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.
General information
Other namesSri Chamarajendra Park
LocationAmbedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
India
Coordinates12°58′52″N 77°35′49″E / 12.981095°N 77.596860°E / 12.981095; 77.596860
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeCBPK
History
Opened30 April 2016 (2016-04-30)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Mahatma Gandhi Road
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Vidhana Soudha
towards Challaghatta
Location

Cubbon Park is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of 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]

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

Cubbon Park track layout
to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha
P2
P1
to Mahatma Gandhi Road Pink Line **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
** Under Construction
G Street level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 1
Eastbound		 Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) next station is Mahatma Gandhi Road Change at the next station for Pink Line
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Westbound		 Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha

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 - HAL office side
  • Entry/Exit point B - Chinnaswamy Stadium side
  • Entry/Exit point D - BSNL Office / Cubbon Park side

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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