Yelachenahalli metro station

Yelachenahalli is a Namma Metro station on the Green Line located on Kanakapura Road between Yelechenahalli and Konanakunte suburbs. It was opened to the public on 18 June 2017.[3]

Yelachenahalli
Namma Metro station
LocationKanakapura Road, Yelachenahalli, Bangalore
Coordinates12.895983°N 77.570159°E / 12.895983; 77.570159
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)  Green Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 →Nagasandra
Platform-2 → Terminus
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingPaid parking[1][2]
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened18 June 2017
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station   Namma Metro   Following station
toward Nagasandra
Green LineTerminus
Location
Yelachenahalli
Location within Bengaluru
Yelachenahalli
Yelachenahalli (Karnataka)
Yelachenahalli
Yelachenahalli (India)

Next to the Yelachenahalli Metro station, stands the electrical switch yard for the metro line. This area was earlier occupied by Shravanthi Kalyana Mantapa. The land was acquired by Namma Metro to build the Yelachenahalli Metro Station. The station also serves the residents of Reserve Bank Layout, Kumaraswamy Layout, ISRO Layout and neighborhoods beyond Konanakunte, like Kaggalipura.

History

The metro station was initially named Puttenahalli Metro station. The station being closer to Yelachenahalli than Puttenahalli, was renamed to Yelachenahalli metro station in July 2016.[4]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
Southbound Terminus
Northbound →Towards ←Nagasandra
Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
L2

See also

References
  1. "Six stations on Green Line to have parking". The Hindu. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. Kaushal, Ravi (17 June 2017). "Namma Metro: Green line of Bengaluru metro to be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee; all you must know". India.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. "Inaugural Metro ride to south is a sweep of lovely landscapes". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/Puttenahalli-metro-station-renamed-as-Yelachenahalli/articleshow/53345302.cms


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