Silk Institute metro station

Station layout

Entry/exits

References

Station layout

Entry/exits

See also

References

Route map
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	Yellow Line
	Final stages before operations
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Silk Institute
Silk Institute
Namma Metro station
	A Green Line Namma Metro train at the southern terminus waiting for departure towards Nagasandra
General information
Other names	VISL Layout
Location	Kanakapura Rd, VISL Layout, Talaghattapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062
Coordinates	12°51′43″N 77°31′48″E / 12.861858203224118°N 77.53000671267947°E
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Side platform; Platform-1 → Nagasandra ; Platform-2 → Train terminates here
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	APTS
History
Opened	21 January 2021; 3 years ago
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Route map
Route map
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	Orange Line
	Planned
	Yellow Line
	Final stages before operations
	Orange Line
	Planned
Location
Location

Silk Institute is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India.^[1]^[2] This station was opened on 21 January 2021 to the public. This station is named after Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute,^[3] located at Kanakapura road. The station was inaugurated along with five other stations, as a part of the Green Line extension.^[4]^[5]

Silk Institute track layout

Legend

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 → Train terminates here
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Nagasandra Next station: Thalaghattapura
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2

There are two entry/exit points – A and B. Commuters can use either for their travel.

Entry/exit point A: towards BWSSB (NICE Road) side
Entry/exit point B: towards Anjanapura Township side

^ ^a ^b "Bengaluru's Namma Metro stretch from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute launched; open for public from today". The Financial Express. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ Philip, Christin Mathew (16 January 2021). "Bengaluru: 5,000 take Yelachenahalli- Silk Institute Metro line on Day 1". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute
^ "Namma Metro's 6 Km Yelachenahalli To Silk Institute Stretch Flagged-off". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ Christin Mathew Philip (13 January 2021). "Bengaluru: Namma Metro's Sankranti gift brings cheer to Kanakapura Road residents | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[open1-1] "Bengaluru's Namma Metro stretch from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute launched; open for public from today". The Financial Express. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[2] Philip, Christin Mathew (16 January 2021). "Bengaluru: 5,000 take Yelachenahalli- Silk Institute Metro line on Day 1". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[3] Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute

[4] "Namma Metro's 6 Km Yelachenahalli To Silk Institute Stretch Flagged-off". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[5] Christin Mathew Philip (13 January 2021). "Bengaluru: Namma Metro's Sankranti gift brings cheer to Kanakapura Road residents | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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to Thalaghattapura

to Train Terminates Here