Silk Institute metro station

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Silk Institute
Template:Namma Metro Infobox station line
The station in 2025
Other namesVISL Layout, Anjanapura, Anjanapura Township
LocationKanakapura Rd, VISL Layout, Talaghattapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062
Coordinates12°51′43″N 77°31′48″E / 12.861858203224118°N 77.53000671267947°E / 12.861858203224118; 77.53000671267947
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Template:Rcb
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Template:Stl
Platform-2 → Train terminates here
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, double track
Platform levels2
ArchitectNagarjuna Construction Company (NCC)
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeAPTS
History
Opened21 January 2021; 5 years ago (2021-01-21)[1]
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
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Location
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Silk Institute (formerly called Anjanapura or Anjanapura Township) is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India.[1][2] This station was opened on 21 January 2021 to the public. This station is named after Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute,[3] located at Kanakapura road. The station was inaugurated along with five other stations, as a part of the Green Line extension.[4][5]

Station layout[edit | edit source]

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Silk Institute track layout
Legend
to Template:Stl
P1
P2
to Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street level Exit/entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound 		Towards → Train terminates here
Platform 1
Northbound 		Towards ← Template:Stl
Next station: Template:Stl
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access

Entry/exits[edit | edit source]

There are two entry/exit points – A and B. Commuters can use either for their travel.

  • Entry/exit point A: towards Judicial Layout (BDA) Side
  • Entry/exit point B: towards Jothi Farm Side
A Green Line Namma Metro train at the southern terminus waiting for departure towards Nagasandra in 2022

See also[edit | edit source]

Overhead sign showing the directions to the exits of the Silk Institute Metro Station.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bengaluru's Namma Metro stretch from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute launched; open for public from today". The Financial Express. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Philip, Christin Mathew (16 January 2021). "Bengaluru: 5,000 take Yelachenahalli- Silk Institute Metro line on Day 1". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute
  4. ↑ "Namma Metro's 6 Km Yelachenahalli To Silk Institute Stretch Flagged-off". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Christin Mathew Philip (13 January 2021). "Bengaluru: Namma Metro's Sankranti gift brings cheer to Kanakapura Road residents | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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