Silk Institute is a southern terminal metro station on the Green Line of the Namma Metro.[2][3] This station was opened on 21 January 2021 to the public. The station was inaugurated along with five other stations, as a part of the Green Line extension.[4][5]

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
Owned by	Namma Metro
Operated by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Nagasandra Platform-2 → Train terminates here
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	APTS
History
Opened	21 January 2021; 22 months ago (2021-01-21)[1]
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Thalaghattapura towards Nagasandra Green Line Terminus
Route map Legend Madavara Chikkabidarakallu Manjunathanagara Nagasandra Dasarahalli Jalahalli Basaveshwara Peenya Industry Peenya Goraguntepalya Planned  Orange Line  (TBC) Yeshwanthpur Sandal Soap Factory Yeshwanthpura TTMC Mahalakshmi Rajajinagar Mahakavi Kuvempu Road Srirampura Mantri Square Sampige Road Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic  Purple Line  Chickpet Krishna Rajendra Market National College Lalbagh South End Circle Jayanagar Jayanagara TTMC Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Upcoming  Yellow Line  Banashankari Banashankari TTMC Jaya Prakash Nagar Planned  Orange Line  (TBC) Yelachenahalli Konanakunte Cross Doddakallasandra Vajarahalli Thalaghattapura Silk Institute
Location
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Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	Towards → Train Terminates Here
	Northbound	Towards ← Nagasandra next station is Thalaghattapura
	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/Exits

There are 2 Entry/Exit points – A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

• Entry/Exit point A: Towards BWSSB (NICE Road) side
• Entry/Exit point B: Towards Anjanapura Township side

See also

• Bangalore
• Green Line
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

Silk Institute track layout
Legend
to Thalaghattapura to Train terminates here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

References