Benniganahalli metro station

Station layout

Entry/Exit

Nearby

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Benniganahalli
Benniganahalli
Namma Metro station
	Newly constructed metro station completely operational under Purple Line of Namma Metro
General information
Other names	Tin Factory
Location	316, Old Madras Rd, next to Salarpuria, Pai Layout, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560016
Coordinates	12°59′48″N 77°40′06″E / 12.99655°N 77.66828°E
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platform; Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi) ; Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks	2
Connections	Tin Factory Bus stop towards Hebbal or towards Krishnarajapuram
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Other information
Status	Operational & Staffed
Station code	JTPM
History
Opened	9 October 2023; 12 months ago
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
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	Blue Line
	Under Construction
	Pink Line
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	Orange Line
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Location
Location

Benniganahalli is an elevated metro station on the east-west Purple Line of Bengaluru's Namma Metro transit system. In its vicinity are the Tin Factory Junction leading towards Baiyappanahalli, the Benniganahalli Lake, and the Tin Factory Bus Stop.^[1]^[2] It was opened to the public on 9 October 2023 without any inauguration ceremony.^[3]^[4]

The station lies between the Baiyappanahalli station in the west and the Krishnarajapura (KR Pura) station in the east. Baiyappanahalli, part of the first stretch of the entire Namma Metro system, was inaugurated in 2011,^[5] and the eastern section of the line from KR Pura to the terminus at Kadugodi was inaugurated in March 2023. However, Benniganahalli station could not be opened due to time-consuming work involving the installation of a girder bridge over railway lines.^[6] Trial runs on the stretch commenced on 27 July 2023,^[7]^[8] and operations finally commenced on 9 October 2023, with an official inauguration conducted virtually by the prime minister later.^[9]^[10]

The elevated station stands on pillars above the centre of the Old Madras Road. Access is from a new footbridge connecting it with both sides of the road.^[11]

Usage of the eastern section of the line increased substantially following the opening of the station. Prior to opening an estimated 28,000 daily passenger journeys to Whitefield were made but on the day of opening the figure increased to 61,179 owing to the connection to KR Pura. Additional baggage scanners were installed soon after the station opened to alleviate long queues forming at security checks. The station is popular with IT professionals commuting from Hoskote and Hebbal to the International Technology Park.^[12]

Benniganahalli track layout

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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: Krishnarajapura Change at the next station for Blue Line
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Challaghatta Next Station: Baiyappanahalli
	Side Platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2

There are 2 Entry/Exit points - A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

Entry/Exit point A: Towards Dooravani Nagar side
Entry/Exit point B: Towards Mahadevapura side

to Baiyappanahalli

to Krishnarajapura Blue Line

In connection with the metro line Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has carried out access improvement work and installed facilities at Benniganahalli Lake immediately north west of the station. Pai Layout residents requested that BMRCL name the metro station after the lake.^[13]