Sir M. Visveshwaraya station, Central College metro station

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Sir M. Visvesvaraya Stn., Central College
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Stn., Central College
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Location	Post Office Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560009
Coordinates	12°58′27″N 77°35′02″E / 12.974104°N 77.584017°E
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Template:Rcb
Platforms	Island platform; Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi) ; Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	60 feet
Platform levels	2
Architect	CEC - Soma - CICI JV
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Status	Staffed
Station code	VSWA
History
Opened	30 April 2016; 10 years ago
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
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Sir M. Visvesvaraya Stn., Central College is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. This metro station was opened to the public on 30 April 2016.

The station acquires its name from the nearby University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), which had been named after M. Visvesvaraya, an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.^[1]

The station provides connectivity to the City Civil Court Complex, the Cauvery Bhavan bus stop, and various departments of Bengaluru City University in addition to UVCE.

History[edit | edit source]

The Sir M. Visvesvaraya metro station, like all other underground stations on the Purple Line, was built using the cut-and-cover method.^[2] The station is located at a depth of 60 feet. Authorities carried out 1,200 controlled blasts to dig through the tough rock structure.^[3]

Station layout[edit | edit source]

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Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Station,

Vidhana Soudha

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Nadaprabhu Kempegowda

Station, Majestic

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Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Template:Stl Next station: Template:Stl
	Island platform \| Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Template:Stl Next station: Template:Stl Change at the next station for Template:Rcb

Entry/Exits[edit | edit source]

There are 5 Entry/Exit points – A, B, C, D and E. All entry and exit points are located on Post Office Road. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "A First-hand Account of Namma Metro's Underground Ride". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
↑ "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
↑ "Blasting was done 1,200 times to build Central College Metro station". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

External links[edit | edit source]

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.

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[1] "A First-hand Account of Namma Metro's Underground Ride". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[2] "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[3] "Blasting was done 1,200 times to build Central College Metro station". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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