City Railway Station Metro Station

City Railway Station Metro Station — Purple Line, Namma Metro

City Railway Station Metro Station is an underground station on the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, at Majestic. The Purple Line is the network’s east-west corridor, running 43.49 km from Whitefield in the north-east to Challaghatta in the south-west across 37 stations. It is the oldest line on the network: its first section opened on 20 October 2011. City Railway Station Metro Station opened on 2016-04-30.

The station is officially Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Station, this underground station serves KSR Bengaluru City railway station, the city’s principal rail terminus.

City Railway Station Metro Station Map & Route Map

The station has two platforms. Platform 1 serves trains towards Whitefield; Platform 2 serves trains towards Challaghatta. The Purple Line interchanges with the Green Line at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda (Majestic), from where you can reach Jayanagar, Silk Institute and Madavara, and connect onward to the Yellow Line at Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road for Electronic City. Mahatma Gandhi Road is the planned interchange with the Pink Line.

City Railway Station Metro Station Entry and Exit Gates

The station has 5 entry and exit points: Gate A — Towards KSR Bengaluru Railway Stn.; Gate B — Towards Shree Angala Parameshwari Temple side; Gate C — Towards Tank Bund Road side; Gate D — Towards Tank Bund Road side with wheelchair accessibility; Gate E — Towards Minerva Mills Road side.

City Railway Station Metro Station Timings

Purple Line services start at 04:15 on Mondays and 05:00 from Tuesday to Saturday, and at 07:00 on Sundays. The last train leaves Whitefield at 22:45 and Challaghatta at 23:05. Trains run every 8 minutes at peak and 10 to 15 minutes off peak. BMRCL notes that additional trains may be run from selected intermediate stations when travel demand rises, and that train times can change for planned works. Per-direction first and last train times for City Railway Station Metro Station are shown below.

Facilities at City Railway Station Metro Station

Facilities, parking and accessibility details for City Railway Station Metro Station are listed below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL.