{{Short description|Namma Metro's Purple Line terminal metro station}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox station | name = Challaghatta | style = Namma Metro | type = {{Namma Metro Infobox station line|line=Purple}} | image = {{Photomontage|position=center |photo1a=Challaghatta metro station (Platform).jpg |photo2a=Namma Metro train terminating at Challaghatta metro station.jpg |size=300 |spacing=2 |color=white |border=0 |foot_montage=Namma Metro train terminating at this metro station }} | caption = | address = Mysore Main Road, Mysore Rd, BSM Extension, Kengeri Satellite Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560060 | coordinates = {{coord|12.89742|77.46124|display=inline,title}} | owned = Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) | operator = Namma Metro | lines = {{rcb|Namma Metro|Purple|croute}} | platforms = Side platform<br> Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi) <br>Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here | tracks = 2 | structure = Elevated, Double track | levels = 2 | parking = {{parking symbol}} Two Wheeler only | accessible = Yes {{access icon}} | status = Operational & Staffed | code = CLGA | opened = {{start date and age|9 October 2023|df=yes}} | opening = | architect = Soma Enterprise Ltd. | electrified = 750 V DC third rail | services = {{adjacent stations|system=Namma Metro|line=Purple|left=Kengeri||to-left=Whitefield (Kadugodi)|right= |to-right=Challaghatta}} | route_map = {{BMR Purple Line}} | map_state = collapsed | mapframe = yes | mapframe-marker = rail | mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Namma Metro|Purple}} | mapframe-zoom = 14 }}
'''Challaghatta''' is the elevated western terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in the Bengaluru border, India. It is on a 2.05 km extension from Kengeri metro station.<ref>{{Cite news |last=B.P |first=Darshan Devaiah |date=2023-10-09 |title=Operations begin on entire Whitefield-Challaghatta Purple Line metro corridor, connecting east and west Bengaluru |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/operations-begin-on-entire-whitefield-challaghatta-purple-line-metro-corridor-connects-east-and-west-bengaluru/article67398826.ece |access-date=2023-10-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Alongside the station passes the main Bengaluru - Mysuru NH 275 Expressway which leads towards the cities of Mysore and Mangalore. Trial runs on the new '''Kengeri - Challaghatta''' section of the line commenced on 29 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-29 |title=Slow-speed trial run begins on Kengeri-Chellaghatta metro line in Bengaluru |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/slow-speed-trial-run-begins-on-kengeri-chellaghatta-metro-line-in-bengaluru-1242017.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-30 |title=Namma Metro trial run begins from Kengeri to Challaghatta |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/namma-metro-trial-run-begins-from-kengeri-to-challaghatta/articleshow/102244583.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Direct Metro Line from Whitefield to Challaghatta: Namma Metro To Start Trials on Missing Links on August 22 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/bengaluru/direct-metro-line-from-whitefield-to-challaghatta-namma-metro-to-start-trials-on-missing-links-on-august-22-article-101757610 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> The station was opened and scheduled services commenced on 9 October 2023. No inauguration ceremony was held,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-09 |title=Ops on full Purple Line to start today; formal launch of 2 new stretches later |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/ops-on-full-purple-line-to-start-today-formal-launch-of-2-new-stretches-later/articleshow/104269068.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-09 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Muthi-ur-Rahman |title=Bengaluru Metro's full Purple Line opens on Oct 9; Check timings, frequency & fare |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-metros-full-purple-line-opens-on-oct-9-check-timings-frequency-fare-2717768 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> but the new section of line was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on 20 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agarwal |first=Ayushi |date=2023-10-20 |title=PM Modi virtually inaugurates Bengaluru Metro Purple Line extension |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/bengaluru-namma-metro-purple-line-east-west-corridor-pm-narendra-modi-inaugurate-baiyappanahalli-krishnarajapura-kengeri-challaghatta-whitefield-18112541.htm |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref>
== History == In the 2011 plans for Phase 2 of the Metro extension, its western terminus was to be at Kengeri, where a train depot was to be built. However, the anticipated site could not be procured and so plans were revised to construct the depot and a further Metro station at Challaghatta.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lallitha |first=S. |date=3 September 2021 |title=Bengaluru Metro's land issue at Kengeri a boon for Challaghatta |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/sep/03/bengaluru-metros-land-issue-at-kengeri-a-boon-for-challaghatta-2353559.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The Karnataka government gave approval for the station in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kidiyoor |first=Suchith |date=2019-04-20 |title=Multi-level parking facility to come up near metro stations |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/multi-level-parking-facility-to-come-up-near-metro-stations/article26901181.ece |access-date=2023-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027224434/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/multi-level-parking-facility-to-come-up-near-metro-stations/article26901181.ece |archive-date=27 October 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The station was scheduled to open by March 2022 but delays put down by an official of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited to "land acquisition issues", complications in building the overhead structure and labour shortages from waves of COVID-19 set back the project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lalitha |first=S. |date=21 January 2022 |title=Challaghatta Metro station to be ready for train operations by August |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2022/jan/21/challaghatta-metro-station-to-be-ready-for-train-operations-by-august-2409557.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
Challaghatta is the smallest of the Phase I and II Bengaluru Metro stations and unlike the others, this metro station has no concourse. The distance from the train to the stairs and escalators is half that found at most other Metro stations. The station has two each of staircases, lifts and escalators. It is anticipated that between five and six hundred travellers will use the station daily.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geetha |date=15 June 2022 |title=ಚಲ್ಲಘಟ್ಟ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಶೇ.40ರಷ್ಟು ಪೂರ್ಣ! (tr. Challaghat Metro work is 40% complete!) |url=https://kannada-webdunia-com.translate.goog/article/karnataka-news/bengaluru-namma-metro-chalagatta-station-40-percent-compited-122061500034_1.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Webdunia |language=kn }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Shortly after opening, access to the station was criticised by students at nearby colleges, who must cross a busy road to reach the entrance. A pedestrian bridge over the road scheduled for construction by National Highways Authority of India has been delayed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lalitha |first=S. |date=11 October 2023 |title=Students risk lives to reach Challaghatta Metro station |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2023/oct/11/students-risk-lives-to-reach-challaghatta-metro-station-2622814.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=B.P |first=Darshan Devaiah |date=2024-04-17 |title=Namma Metro to construct pedestrian bridge at Challaghatta station in Bengaluru |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/namma-metro-to-construct-pedestrian-bridge-at-challaghatta-station-in-bengaluru/article68071977.ece |access-date=2024-04-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
According to estate agents, the station has led to a significant increase in property prices in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prakash |first=V L |date=21 October 2023 |title=BM Property: Property boost: Kudos to metro connectivity |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/bm-property-property-boost-kudos-to-metro-connectivity/articleshow/104593086.cms |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref>
== Station layout == {{stack|{{Routemap | title = Challaghatta track layout | title-bg = #{{rail color|Namma Metro|Purple}} | legend = track | collapsible = no | map = vCONTgfa cPLT\vSTRgf\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Namma Metro|Kengeri}} *'''P1'''\cPLT\vSTRgf\cPLT\*'''P2''' cPLT\vSTRgf\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to Train Terminates Here vENDEe | bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms<br/></div> }}}} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" |- | rowspan="4" valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''P''' | colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |<small>Side Platform<nowiki> | Doors will open on the left </nowiki>{{access icon}}</small> |- | width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |<span style="color:#{{rail color|Namma Metro|Purple}}">'''Platform 1'''<br >'''Eastbound'''</span> | width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → {{stl|Namma Metro|Whitefield (Kadugodi)}}<br><small>'''Next Station:''' {{stl|Namma Metro|Kengeri}}</small> |- |<span style="color:#{{rail color|Namma Metro|Purple}}">'''Platform 2 Westbound'''</span> |Towards ← Train Terminates Here |- | colspan="2" align="center" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |<small>Side Platform<nowiki> | Doors will open on the left </nowiki>{{access icon}}</small> |- | valign="top" width="30" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" |'''G/C''' | valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level and Concourse | valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance, Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |}
== Entry/Exit == There are 2 Entry/Exit points - A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
* Entry/Exit point A: Towards Mysore Road side * Entry/Exit point B: Towards Challaghatta side.
== Nearby == * Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital * ACS College of Engineering iON Digital zone<ref>https://www.acsce.edu.in/</ref>
== 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
== References == {{reflist}} {{Portal bar|Bangalore|Trains|Transport|Engineering}}{{Namma Metro|purple line=yes}}
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2023 Category:Namma Metro stations