Text Box: BANGALORE STATION – 7 ELEVATED STATIONS-SECTION R3

 

Bangalore Metro Rail project comprises four arms emanating from Majestic square underground station. These four arms are termed as four packages of consultancy called R1 (East of Majestic Square), R2 (West of Majestic Square), R3 (North of Majestic Square) and R4 (South of Majestic Square). Station package R3, being designed by S N Bhobe-TCPL-Fountaihead JV comprises seven stations namely:

 

  1. Yeshwanthpur
  2. Soap Factory
  3. Mahalakshmi
  4. Rajaji Nagar
  5. Maleshwaram
  6. Kuvempu Road and
  7. Swastik

 

Out of the above stations, Swastik being off road station, shall be made in conventional cast-in-situ structure.   All other stations being over the existing narrow roads, need to employ precast concrete solution to minimize construction time and inconvenience to the running traffic during construction.