Central Silk Board metro station

Central Silk Board
Namma Metro station
Final Stages of this metro station under Yellow Line and upcoming Blue Line under Namma Metro
General information
Location	Outer Ring Rd, Central Silk Board Colony, Stage 2, BTM Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560068
Coordinates	12.91652°N 77.62056°E / 12.91652; 77.62056
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Yellow Line Blue Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Platform-2 → Delta Electronics - Bommasandra Side platform (TBC) Platform-3 - Train Terminates Here Platform-4 - Krishnarajapura or KIAL Terminals Platform numbers (TBC)
Tracks	4 (TBC)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, double track
Platform levels	(TBC)
Parking	(TBC)
Accessible	(TBC)
Architect	HCC - URC Construction JV   AFCONS Ltd.
Other information
Status	Awaiting trainsets and ready for operations   Under construction
Station code	(TBC)
History
Opening	May 2025 (May 2025) (TBA)   December 2026 (December 2026) (TBA)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station BTM Layout towards Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Yellow Line (operational around May 2025) Bommanahalli towards Bommasandra Terminus Blue Line (Future Service) HSR Layout towards Krishnarajapura or KIAL Terminals
Route map Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Green Line Ragigudda Jayadeva Hospital Pink Line Under construction BTM Layout Central Silk Board Blue Line Under construction Bommanahalli Hongasandra Kudlu Gate Singasandra Hosa Road Beratena Agrahara Electronic City Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara Huskur Road Biocon Hebbagodi Hebbagodi Depot (U/C) Delta Electronics - Bommasandra Yellow Line towards RV Road Central Silk Board Yellow Line Under construction HSR Layout Red Line towards Hebbala Agara Red Line Proposed Ibbaluru Red Line Proposed Red Line towards Sarjapura Bellandur Embassy TechVillage Kadubeesanahalli Kodibeesanahalli Marathahalli ISRO Indian Railways Towards Hosur and Banaswadi or Baiyyappanahalli Doddanekundi Bagmane Developers - DRDO Sports Complex Sarasvathi Nagara Krishnarajapura Purple Line Indian Railways Towards Krishnarajapuram and Yelahanka Jn or Bengaluru Cantt. Baiyappanahalli Depot (U/C) Kasturi Nagar Horamavu HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar HBR Layout Nagawara Pink Line Under construction Veerannapalya Kempapura Orange Line Red Line towards Sarjapura Hebbala Red Line Planned Orange Line towards JP Nagar 4th Phase Kodigehalli Jakkur Cross Jakkur Plantation (no scope) Indian Railways Towards KSR Bengaluru and Yelahanka Jn Yelahanka Bagalur Cross Bettahalasuru (no scope) Chikkajala (future) Doddajala Indian Railways Towards Kolar and Yelahanka Jn Doddajala Depot (U/C) (at-grade) Airport City KIAL Terminals
Location

Central Silk Board is an important, upcoming elevated interchange metro station on the north-south corridor of the Yellow Line and Blue Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. This metro station serves the Central Silk Board area.

As per latest reports, the Yellow Line is slated to be operational around May 2025 instead of April 2025 which was announced by the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister DK Shivakumar and with four trainsets which will be ready for operations after arriving from Titagarh Rail Systems in Kolkata.

Meanwhile, the elevated section of Blue Line covering a distance of 58.2km (Central Silk Board - KIAL Terminals via Krishnarajapura), is expected to be operational around June 2026.

History

Yellow Line

In December 2016, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) issued a call for bids to construct the Central Silk Board metro station along the 6.340 km Reach 5 – Package 3 section (Central Silk Board - Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road) of the 18.825 km Yellow Line of Namma Metro. On 16 May 2017, HCC-URC Cementation JV was selected as the lowest bidder for this stretch, with their bid closely aligning with the original cost estimates. Consequently, the contract was successfully awarded to the company, which then commenced construction of the metro station in accordance with the agreements.

Blue Line

In December 2019, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the Central Silk Board metro station, part of the 9.859 km Reach 2A – Package 1 section (Central Silk Board - Kodibeesanahalli) of the 18.236 km Blue Line of Namma Metro. On 13 October 2020, Afcons Infrastructure was chosen as the lowest bidder for this segment, with their proposal closely matching the initial cost estimates. As a result, the contract was awarded to the company, which led to the beginning of the construction works of this metro station as per the agreed terms.

Station layout

Yellow Line (TBC)

Central Silk Board track layout (TBC)
to BTM Layout P1 P2 to Bommanahalli
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 2 Southbound	Towards → Delta Electronics - Bommasandra Next station: Bommanahalli
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Next station: BTM Layout
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Blue Line (TBC)

Central Silk Board track layout (TBC)
to HSR Layout P# P# to Train terminates here
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 # Northbound	Towards → Krishnarajapura / KIAL Terminals Next station: HSR Layout
	Platform # Southbound	Towards ← Train Terminates Here
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

See also

• Bengaluru
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

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