Chikkabidarakallu metro station

Chikkabidarakallu
station
Station Board as of February 2025
Location	Tumkur Road, Anchepalya, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560073
Coordinates	13°03′09″N 77°29′17″E
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)
Platforms	Side platform<br> Platform-1 → Madavara<br>Platform-2 → Silk Institute
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	(TBC)
Architect	Simplex Infrastructure
Other information
Status	Operational & Staffed
Station code	JIDL
History
Opened	7 November 2024 (7 November 2024)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Route map Madavara Chikkabidarakallu Manjunathanagara Nagasandra Dasarahalli Jalahalli Basaveshwara Peenya Industry Peenya Goraguntepalya Orange Line (Planned) Yeshwanthpur Sandal Soap Factory Yeshwanthpura TTMC Mahalakshmi Rajajinagar Kuvempu Road Srirampura Sampige Road Majestic Chickpet Krishna Rajendra Market National College Lalbagh Southend Circle Jayanagar Jayanagara TTMC Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Banashankari Banashankari TTMC Jayaprakash Nagar Orange Line (Planned) Yelachenahalli Konankunte Cross Doddakallasandra Vajarahalli Talaghattapura Silk Institute
Location

Chikkabidarakallu is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. The main Prestige Jindal City run by the Prestige Group of Companies in Bengaluru, Karnataka is located around this metro station.

The Madavara-Nagasandra stretch trial run was conducted on August 6, 2024<ref>Ghoshal, Sudeshna (6 August 2024). "Bengaluru metro update: New trains on Green line for THESE stations in Bangalore; trial run today". Mint. Retrieved 7 August 2024.</ref><ref>Sridhar Vivan (5 August 2024). "Green line trial runs kick off in August". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 7 August 2024.</ref> and with a successful trial run, the metro station was opened on November 6, 2024, with the commercial run starting from November 7, 2024.<ref>"Extended Namma Metro Green Line operation launch likely on November 6". The Times of India. 5 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 November 2024.</ref><ref>"Bengaluru Metro's Green Line extension set to open on Nov 7". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2024.</ref> This metro station was opened without any inauguration ceremony but will be formally inaugurated at a later date. <ref>"Day before public launch, DK Shivakumar takes metro ride to Madavara". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2024.</ref><ref>"After 7 years, extended Green Line opens today". The Times of India. 6 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 November 2024.</ref><ref>"Extended Metro green line from Nagasandra to Madavara inaugurated - Public TV English". 6 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.</ref>

Station layout

Chikkabidarakallu track layout
to Madavara P1 P2 to Manjunath Nagar
<div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover<br>
L2	<small>Side platform | Doors will open on the left </small>
	<span style=color:#009933>Platform 2<br/>Southbound</span>	Towards → Silk Institute<br><small>Next Station: Manjunath Nagar</small>
	<span style=color:#009933>Platform 1<br>Northbound</span>	Towards ← Madavara
	<small>Side platform | Doors will open on the left </small>
L2

See also

• Bengaluru
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

External links

• Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.