Hosahalli metro station

Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli
General information
Other names	Hosahalli
Location	Chord Rd, Stage 1, Vijaya Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560040
Coordinates	12.974178°N 77.545538°E / 12.974178; 77.545538
System	Namma Metro station
Owner	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operator	Namma Metro
Lines	Purple Line Grey Line Inner Ring Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi) Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Ahluwalia Contracts (India)
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HSLI
History
Opened	16 November 2015 (2015-11-16)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Magadi Road towards Whitefield (Kadugodi) Purple Line Vijayanagar towards Challaghatta Terminus Grey Line (Future service) KHB Colony towards Kadabagere
Route map Whitefield (Kadugodi) Kadugodi Kadugodi Depot Hopefarm Channasandra Kadugodi Tree Park Pattandur Agrahara Sri Sathya Sai Hospital Nallurhalli Whitefield TTMC Kundalahalli Seetharamapalya Hoodi Garudacharapalya Singayyanapalya Indian Railways towards Whitefield Blue Line towards Central Silk Board Krishnarajapura (KR Pura) Blue Line Under construction Benniganahalli Tin Factory Indian Railways towards Yelahanka Jn Blue Line towards KIAL Terminals Indian Railways Towards Hosur and Banaswadi or Baiyyappanahalli Baiyappanahalli Swami Vivekananda Road Indiranagar Halasuru Trinity Mahatma Gandhi Road Pink Line Under construction Cubbon Park Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha Sir M. Visveswaraya Stn., Central College Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Green Line Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station Magadi Road Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli Orange Line Proposed Vijayanagar Attiguppe Vijayanagara TTMC Indian Railways Towards Kengeri and KSR Bengaluru Deepanjali Nagar Mysuru Road Orange Line Proposed Pantharapalya–Nayandahalli Rajarajeshwari Nagar Jnanabharathi Jnanabharathi Railway Station Pattanagere Kengeri Bus Terminal Kengeri TTMC Kengeri Challaghatta Depot (U/C) Challaghatta
Location

Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli (formerly known as Hosahalli) is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro serving the Hosahalli area in Bengaluru, India. It was opened to the public on 16 November 2015 as a part of the Magadi Road-Mysuru Road section of the Purple Line.

This station is named after Indian religious leader, Balagangadharanatha Swamiji.

History

Upon inauguration, the station was simply named Hosahalli. Proposals to have the station renamed after Balagangadharanatha Swamiji were first brought up by several political leaders at the inauguration ceremony of the Magadi Road-Mysuru Road stretch of the Purple Line, within which the station is. It was implied that these proposals were politically motivated and attempts to please their respective constituencies. This was (at the time) a deviation from BMRCL's norm of not naming railway stations after notable persons.

As of today, the station has officially been renamed, and is referred to as "Sri Balagangadharanatha Natha Swamiji Station – Hosahalli" in announcements on the Namma Metro.

Station layout

Purple Line Station Layout

Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli track layout
P1 to Magadi Road P2 to Vijayanagar
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 1 Eastbound	Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) Next Station: Magadi Road
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Challaghatta Next Station: Vijayanagar
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Grey Line Station Layout (TBC)

Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli track layout
P1 to Train Terminates Here P2 to KHB Colony **
Station with two tracks and two side platforms ** Planned

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 # Eastbound	Towards → Train Terminates Here
	Platform # Westbound	Towards ← Kadabagere Next Station: KHB Colony
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/Exits

There are 3 Entry/Exit points – A, B and C. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

• Entry/Exit point A: Towards BSNL Telephone exchange – has stairs as well as escalator service to provide entry or exit to/from the metro station
• Entry/Exit point B: Elevator (located towards Shri Adichunchanagiri Mutt)
• Entry/Exit point C: Towards Shri Adichunchanagiri Mutt – has stairs to provide entry or exit to/from the metro station (Escalator is in construction)

See also

• Bangalore
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

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.