Sampige Road metro station

Sampige Road
Namma Metro station
Station platform
Location	Sampige Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore
Operated by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	1 March 2014
Services
Preceding station   Namma Metro   Following station Srirampura toward Nagasandra Green Line Majestic toward Puttenahalli

The Mantri Square mall.

Sampige Road, officially named Mantri Square Sampige Road, is a metro station on the Green Line of the Namma Metro serving the Malleswaram area of Bangalore, India. It was opened to the public on 1 March 2014.^[1][2] The metro station was constructed by Mantri Developers. Mantri Square is a shopping mall located near the station.^[3]

The station area covers around 80,000 sq feet. A bridge connecting the station to the first floor of the mall was inaugurated on 20 August 2014. This was the first bridge in India directly linking a metro station with a mall.^{[4] [5][6]}

History

The BMRCL acquired 5.03 acres of land from Mantri Developers for the station in 2007. The former then entered into an agreement with Mantri for joint development of the land.^[7] The station and two towers will occupy 1,77,885.10 square metres of land. The project is a joint venture of the BMRCL and Mantri Infrastructure Private Limited. ^[8][9]

Shoppers accessing Mantri Square mall have created traffic problems on Sampige Road. However, traffic experts believe that the construction of the two new towers will not affect the traffic flow in the area. Traffic engineering expert M.N. Sreehari stated that a new 24 metre-wide access road will improve the situation.^[9]

References

1. "Peenya-Sampige Road Metro Service From March 1". The New Indian Express. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
2. "'This one feels like Namma Metro as it's closer home'". The Hindu. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
3. "Location Map". Mantri Square. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
4. "Mantri Square Creates an Unique Shopping Experience station". TWB. This Week Bangalore. thisweekbangalore. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
5. "Largest mall, Mantri Square to have metro connectivity". The Economic Times. PTI. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
6. "Bangalore's largest mall, Mantri Square to have metro connectivity". The Hindu. PTI. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
7. "Scrap pact with Mantri for metro station: MLA". The Hindu. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
8. "Mantri Square Metro station gets nod". Deccanherald.com. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
9. Special Correspondent (2013-09-08). "Malleswaram's own twin towers". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-03-29.

External links

• Video of the inauguration of the bridge between the station and the mall