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 Station Layout
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossoverL2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform 1EastboundTowards → Next Station: Magadi RoadPlatform 2Westbound Towards ← Next Station: VijayanagarSide platform | Doors will open on the left L2 Station Layout (TBC)
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossoverL2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform #EastboundTowards → Train Terminates HerePlatform #Westbound Towards ← Next Station: KHB ColonySide 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
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.