Mahatma Gandhi Road (Namma Metro)
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Mahatma Gandhi Road
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| Namma Metro station | |||||||||||
MG Road Station at night
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| Location | M.G. Road, Bangalore | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°58′32″N 77°36′25″E / 12.975536°N 77.606830°ECoordinates: 12°58′32″N 77°36′25″E / 12.975536°N 77.606830°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 October 2011 | ||||||||||
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Mahatma Gandhi Road, commonly referred to by the abbreviation MG Road, is a station on the Purple Line of the Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. It was constructed by Punj Lloyd and opened to the public on 20 October 2011. The station MG Road has a bicycle stand next to the Urban Square, from where commuters can rent cycles.
The old MG Road boulevard was demolished to build Namma Metro. The reconstruction work was contracted to Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation and Karnataka Land Army Corporation. The deadline for completion was fixed as March 2012. However, the work was delayed when the ground was found to be unstable and had to be reinforced.
The new boulevard cost ₹50 million (US$770,000) and portions of it were inaugurated on 5 September 2012. It spreads across 850 square metres.
Further plans include a two-tier walkway with a museum, art gallery, amphitheatre and children's play area located on the ground floor. The first floor of the walkway will lead to the first floor/concourse of the metro station and both floors will be equipped with internationally designed toilets. The area where the dummy coach is parked will have ramps leading up to the boulevard.
BMRCL plans to open an exhibition of the life of Mahatma Gandhi on one floor of the station. It was scheduled to open in 2013.
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