Sir M. Visvesvaraya Stn., Central College is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. This metro station was opened to the public on 30 April 2016.
The station acquires its name from the nearby University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), which had been named after M. Visvesvaraya, an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
The station provides connectivity to the City Civil Court Complex, the Cauvery Bhavan bus stop, and various departments of Bengaluru City University in addition to UVCE.
History The Sir M. Visvesvaraya metro station, like all other underground stations on the Purple Line, was built using the cut-and-cover method. The station is located at a depth of 60 feet. Authorities carried out 1,200 controlled blasts to dig through the tough rock structure.
Station layout
GStreet levelExit/EntranceMMezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shopsPPlatform 1EastboundTowards → Next station: Island platform | Doors will open on the right Platform 2WestboundTowards ← Next station: Change at the next station for
Entry/Exits There are 5 Entry/Exit points – A, B, C, D and E. All entry and exit points are located on Post Office Road. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
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
References
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.