Central Silk Board is an elevated interchange metro station on the north-south corridor of the Yellow Line and the upcoming Blue Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. This metro station serves the Central Silk Board area.
History
Yellow Line In December 2016, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) issued a call for bids to construct the Central Silk Board metro station along the 6.340 km Reach 5 – Package 3 section (Central Silk Board - Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road) of the 18.825 km Yellow Line of Namma Metro. On 16 May 2017, HCC-URC Cementation JV was selected as the lowest bidder for this stretch, with their bid closely aligning with the original cost estimates. Consequently, the contract was successfully awarded to the company, which then commenced construction of the metro station in accordance with the agreements.
The Yellow Line began operations from 10 August 2025 and has been officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with four trainsets which are ready for operations after arriving from Titagarh Rail Systems in Kolkata. The opening was delayed from May 2025 as previously announced by the Namma Metro Managing Director, Maheshwar Rao.
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Blue Line In December 2019, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the Central Silk Board metro station, part of the 9.859 km Phase 2A – Package 1 section (Central Silk Board - Kodibeesanahalli) of the 18.236 km Blue Line of Namma Metro. On 13 October 2020, Afcons Infrastructure was chosen as the lowest bidder for this segment, with their proposal closely matching the initial cost estimates. As a result, the contract was awarded to the company, which led to the beginning of the construction works of this metro station as per the agreed terms.
The elevated section of Blue Line covering a distance of 58.2 km from Central Silk Board to via is expected to be operational by December 2027.
Station layout
GStreet levelExit/entranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossoverL2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform 2EastboundTowards → Delta Electronics BommasandraNext station: Platform 1Westbound Towards ← Next station: Side platform | Doors will open on the left L2 (TBC)
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossoverL2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform #EastboundTowards → ** Next station: Platform #WestboundTowards ← Train Terminates HereSide platform | Doors will open on the left L2Note: ** To be further extended to in future
Entry/Exits There are three entry/exit points – A, B and C. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
Entry/Exit point A: Towards Central Silk Board side Entry/Exit point B: Towards Textile Testing Lab side Entry/Exit point C: Towards Central Silk Board Colony side Wheelchair accessibility has been provided for both entry/exit points A, B and C.
See also Bengaluru List of Namma Metro stations Transport in Karnataka List of metro systems List of rapid transit systems in India
References
External links
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (official site) UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations