Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli is a metro station on the Purple Line of the Namma Metro serving Hosahalli, Bangalore. It was opened to the public on 16 November 2015.[1][2][3]

Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli
Namma Metro station
General information
Other names	Hosahalli
Location	Chord Rd, Stage 1, Vijaya Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560040
Coordinates	12.974178°N 77.545538°E / 12.974178; 77.545538
Owned by	Namma Metro
Operated by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Baiyappanahalli Platform-2 → Kengeri
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HSLI
History
Opened	16 November 2015; 7 years ago (2015-11-16)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Magadi Road towards Baiyappanahalli Purple Line Vijayanagar towards Kengeri
Route map Legend Whitefield Kadugodi Channasandra Kadugodi Pattandur Agrahara Sri Sathya Sai Hospital Nallurhalli Whitefield TTMC Kundalahalli Sitharama Palya Hoodi Junction Garudacharapalya Mahadevapura Krishnarajapuram (KR Puram) Upcoming  Blue Line  Benniganahalli Baiyappanahalli Swami Vivekananda Road Indiranagar Halasuru Trinity Mahatma Gandhi Road Upcoming  Pink Line  Cubbon Park (Sri Chamarajendra Park) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha Sir M. Visveswaraya Stn., Central College Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic  Green Line  Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station Magadi Road Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli Planned  Orange Line  (TBC) Vijayanagar Attiguppe Vijayanagara TTMC Deepanjali Nagar Mysuru Road Planned  Orange Line  (TBC) Nayandahalli Rajarajeshwari Nagar Jnanabharathi Jnanabharathi Railway Station Pattanagere Kengeri Bus Terminal Kengeri TTMC Kengeri Challaghatta
Location
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History

On 16 November 2015, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers H.N. Ananth Kumar requested the Karnataka Government to rename the station after Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, a Vokkaliga seer. The request was supported by Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had "no objection" to naming the station after the seer and had an "open mind" on the issue. The Hosahalli station is located near the Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana, a religious mutt owned by the Vokkaliga community.[4][5] Although the station has not yet been renamed, it is referred to as "Sri Balagangadhara Natha Swamiji Station – Hosahalli" in announcements on the Namma Metro.[6]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	Towards → Baiyappanahalli next station is Magadi Road
	South West bound	Towards ← Kengeri next station is Vijayanagar
	Side platform No- 2, 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

Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli track layout
Legend
to Vijayanagar to Magadi Road
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Namma Metro.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bangalore.

• 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.

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