Cubbon Park metro station

Cubbon Park is a station on the Purple Line of the Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. It was opened to the public on 30 April 2016. The station is located a few metres away from one of the entrances to Cubbon Park.[1]

Cubbon Park
Namma Metro station
First level of the interior, after the ticket turnstiles. The platform level is seen at the foot of the stairs.
LocationAmbedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
India
Coordinates12.981095°N 77.596860°E / 12.981095; 77.596860
Owned byNamma Metro
Operated byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Line(s)  Purple Line
PlatformsIsland platform Platform-1 →Baiyappanahalli
Platform-2 → Mysore Road
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeCBPK
History
Opened30 April 2016 (2016-04-30)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station   Namma Metro   Following station
Purple Line
toward Mysore Road
Location
Cubbon Park
Location in Bangalore
Cubbon Park
Location in Karnataka
Cubbon Park
Location in India

History

The Cubbon Park metro station, like all other underground stations on the Purple Line, was built using the cut-and-cover method.[2]

There was a proposal to build a 35 km line known as Bangalore High-Speed Rail Link, from Cubbon Road to the Bengaluru International Airport in Devanahalli, according to BMRCL sources.[3] This proposal was later shelved.

Art

Cubbon Park permits artists and students to showcase their work at the station under a project called "Art in Transit". An art installation by Prathmi Mehta, a student of Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, features a board with the question, "What makes Bangalore?" in English and Kannada. The board instructs the viewer to pick up a thread from the tray next to board, and place it on one of 36 options on the board. The options available include Cubbon Park, Kesari bath, Copper Road, Russell Market, Lalbagh, Manyata Tech Park, Lumbini Gardens, Bull Temple, Indiranagar, Vidhana Soudha, Kengeri drain, Set Dosa, Namma Metro, Electronics City, Bisi bele bath, Bellandur Lake, Gulmohar tree, MG Road, Sankey Tank, and Ragi mudde. As of April 2017, the most popular choices were Electronics City, Bisi bele bath and Cubbon Park.[4]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Eastbound Platform 1 → Toward →Baiyappanahalli
Island platform, doors will open on the right
South West bound Platform 2 Toward ← Mysore Road

See also

References
  1. "Curious commuters flock to metro for a 'test' ride". The Hindu. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. Metro will have high-speed link to BIA - Times Of India
  4. "To Bengalureans, the city is about Cubbon Park, IT & bisi bele bath". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 13 April 2017.


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