Bengalurus Namma Metro Stations Get New Names Following Central Approval
The Karnataka government has received approval to rename three Namma Metro stations in Bengaluru, enhancing local identity.
Bengaluru, November 12 (Daily Kiran) : Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda announced on Thursday that the central government has approved the Karnataka government’s proposal to rename three stations on the elevated section of the Namma Metro Pink Line.
The stations will now be known as follows: ‘Bilekahalli-IIMB’ instead of IIMB, ‘NS Palya-JP Nagar Fourth Phase’ instead of JP Nagar Fourth Phase, and ‘SG Palya’ instead of Tavarekere.
Byre Gowda expressed his happiness about the approval, stating, “I am pleased to announce that the central government has approved our proposal to rename the stations on the elevated section of the Pink Line.” He noted that these changes were made in response to local demands. Discussions and final decisions were made in the presence of Karnataka’s Forest, Ecology, and Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, and MLAs Satish Reddy and Uday Garudachar.
According to the order, a state committee reviewed requests related to naming and renaming stations under Corridor-4 of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Project Phase-2 and submitted recommendations to the center.
The name of the ‘Kalena Agrahara’ metro station remains unchanged, as it corresponds to the name of the local revenue village. No requests were received to rename the Hulimavu and Jayadeva metro stations.
The committee recommended adding ‘Bilekahalli’ to the IIMB metro station name, reflecting the name of the area’s revenue village. Thus, the station will be referred to as ‘Bilekahalli-IIMB.’
Similarly, the JP Nagar Fourth Phase station will be renamed ‘NS Palya-JP Nagar Fourth Phase’ to incorporate ‘NS Palya,’ which is also the name of the revenue village in that area.
The existing Tavarekere station will be renamed ‘SG Palya’ (Saddaguntepalya). Although Tavarekere is the name of a revenue village, it is located some distance from the station. SG Palya, which is named after a ward in Greater Bengaluru Authority, is more commonly recognized in the area, prompting the recommendation for the name change.
Suryanarayan Jha, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has informed the Additional Chief Secretary of Karnataka’s Urban Development Department about the center’s approval.
The three renamed stations are part of the 7.5-kilometer elevated section of the Pink Line, situated between Kalena Agrahara and the station previously known as Tavarekere. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this section on Friday.
The Prime Minister will flag off the metro service at Dairy Circle at 12:30 PM and travel to the Bilekahalli-IIMB station for the main event.
With the opening of this new section, Bengaluru’s metro network will expand from 96.1 kilometers to 103.6 kilometers, surpassing the 100-kilometer mark and becoming the second-largest metro network in India.
Commercial services on this new stretch are expected to commence on Saturday.
