Silk Institute metro station

Silk Institute
Namma Metro station
A Green Line Namma Metro train at the southern terminus waiting for departure towards Nagasandra in 2022
General information
Other names	VISL Layout, Anjanapura, Anjanapura Township
Location	Kanakapura Rd, VISL Layout, Talaghattapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062
Coordinates	12°51′43″N 77°31′48″E
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Madavara Platform-2 → Train terminates here
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC)
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	APTS
History
Opened	21 January 2021; 4 years ago (2021-01-21)[1]
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Thalaghattapura towards Madavara Green Line Terminus
Route map Madavara Chikkabidarakallu Manjunath Nagar Nagasandra Dasarahalli Jalahalli Basaveshwara Peenya Depot Peenya Industry Peenya Orange Line Approved Goraguntepalya Yeshwanthpur Sandal Soap Factory Yeshwanthpura TTMC Mahalakshmi Rajajinagar Mahakavi Kuvempu Road Srirampura Indian Railways Towards Yesvantpur Jn and KSR Bengaluru Mantri Square Sampige Road Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Purple Line Chickpet Krishna Rajendra Market National College Lalbagh South End Circle Jayanagar Jayanagara TTMC Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Yellow Line Final stages before operations Yellow Line towards Bommasandra Banashankari Banashankari TTMC Jaya Prakash Nagar Orange Line Approved Yelachenahalli Konanakunte Cross Doddakallasandra Vajarahalli Thalaghattapura Silk Institute Anjanapura Depot (U/C)
Location

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

Silk Institute track layout
to Thalaghattapura 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
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Train terminates here
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Madavara Next station: Thalaghattapura
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/exits

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

• Entry/exit point A: towards BWSSB (NICE Road) side
• Entry/exit point B: towards Anjanapura Township side

See also

• Central Silk Board metro station
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

References

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.

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.