Baiyappanahalli metro station

Baiyappanahalli Namma Metro station
Baipanahalli metro station entrance
Station statistics
Address	Bennigana Halli
Coordinates	12°59′30″N 77°39′19″E / 12.99166°N 77.65540°E / 12.99166; 77.65540Coordinates: 12°59′30″N 77°39′19″E / 12.99166°N 77.65540°E / 12.99166; 77.65540
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Parking available
Other information
Opened	October 20, 2011
Operator	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Services
Preceding station   Namma Metro   Following station Swami Vivekananda Road toward Mahatma Gandhi Road Purple Line Terminus

Station platform

Baiyappanahalli metro station is the eastern terminal point on the east-west corridor of the Namma Metro in Bangalore, India.^[1]

BMRCL proposes to introduce travelators, which is a walkway equipped with electric cars, on a 10 acre lifestyle centre at the Baiyappanahalli station. The project is expected to cost about 600 crore and will be a part of the 10 acre Commuter Lifestyle Centre at the Baiyappanahalli Metro Station. The travelators will circumnavigate the entire building complex and provide commuters easy access between the Centre and the Metro station.^[2] If the project is implemented, Bangalore will be first city in the country to introduce this facility.

BMRCL will construct a skywalk from the Baiyappanahalli station to BMRCL's traffic integration area on the NGEF side (Kashthurinagar). The commissioner of metro railway safety (Southern Circle) has given permission to construct the skywalk.^[3]

Initially, there were no toilets at Namma Metro stations, despite demand from commuters. BMRCL countered the demand by arguing that constructing toilets was not part of the metro construction plan, and that building toilets in the city was the responsibility of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). They also justified the decision by saying that commuters spent "hardly five minutes" at stations, so restrooms were not required, and also that none of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus stops in the city had toilets for passengers. However, BMRCL eventually heeded public demand, and the metro's first toilets were opened at Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar stations on 21 June 2013.^[4]

Parking

Baiyappanahalli station has a 2600m² asphalted parking area. It is being operated by Central Parking Services, under contract, till 2015.^[5] The parking lot can accommodate 100 fourwheelers and 150 two-wheelers.^[6]

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