Benniganahalli metro station

{{Short description|Namma Metro's Purple Line metro station}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}

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| name = Benniganahalli

| type = {{Namma Metro Infobox station line|line=Purple}}

| other_name = Tin Factory

| style = Namma Metro

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|foot_montage=Newly constructed metro station completely operational under Purple Line of Namma Metro

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| address = 316, Old Madras Rd, next to Salarpuria, Pai Layout, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560016

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| line = {{rcb|Namma Metro|Purple|croute}}

| other = {{rint|bus|1}} Tin Factory Bus stop towards Hebbal or towards Krishnarajapuram

| structure = Elevated, Double track

| platform = Side platform

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Platform-2 → {{stl|Namma Metro|Challaghatta}}

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| opened = {{start date and age|9 October 2023|df=yes}}

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| electrified = 750 V DC third rail

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| status = Operational & Staffed

| code = JTPM

| owned = Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)

| operator = Namma Metro

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Benniganahalli is an elevated metro station on the east-west Purple Line of Bengaluru's Namma Metro transit system. In its vicinity are the Tin Factory Junction leading towards Baiyappanahalli, the Benniganahalli Lake, and the Tin Factory Bus Stop.{{Cite web |title=Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/sep/14/baiyappanahalli-whitefield-metro-stretch-to-have-13-stops-1656993.html |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite web |title=Bengaluru Metro: Whitefield-Challaghatta Line Opening in August - TimesProperty |url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/bengaluru-metro-whitefield-challaghatta-line-set-to-commence-operations-by-august-end-blid5154 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=timesproperty.com}} It was opened to the public on 9 October 2023 without any inauguration ceremony.{{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}}{{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}}

The station lies between the Baiyappanahalli station in the west and the Krishnarajapura (KR Pura) station in the east. Baiyappanahalli, part of the first stretch of the entire Namma Metro system, was inaugurated in 2011,{{Cite news |date=2011-10-17 |title=Bangalore Metro opens to public at 4pm on Thursday |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/newsbyindustry/transportation/shipping/transport/Bangalore-Metro-opens-to-public-at-4pm-on-Thursday/articleshow/10386960.cms |access-date=2023-10-28 |issn=0013-0389}} and the eastern section of the line from KR Pura to the terminus at Kadugodi was inaugurated in March 2023. However, Benniganahalli station could not be opened due to time-consuming work involving the installation of a girder bridge over railway lines.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=Bengaluru Metro: Trial runs on Baiyappanahalli-K R Puram segment from July |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-metro-baiyappanahalli-k-r-puram-trail-run-8652583/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} Trial runs on the stretch commenced on 27 July 2023,{{Cite web |date=2023-07-27 |title=Metro trial run begins on KR Pura and Baiyappanahalli route {{!}} Purple Line {{!}} Bengaluru |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/video/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/metro-trial-run-begins-on-kr-pura-and-baiyappanahalli-route-purple-line-bengaluru-1241340.html |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Trial run begins on Bangalore Metro's Byappanahalli-KR Pura stretch {{!}} Metro Rail Today |url=https://metrorailtoday.com/news/bengaluru-metro-trials-connect-byappanahalli-to-kr-puram-nears-whitefield-link |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry}} and operations finally commenced on 9 October 2023, with an official inauguration conducted virtually by the prime minister later.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=Whitefield-Challaghatta Bengaluru Metro Line Ready To Operate? Check Date and Details |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/bengaluru/whitefield-challaghatta-bengaluru-metro-line-ready-to-operate-check-date-and-details-article-104096483 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=8 October 2023 |title=Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line to be fully operational from Oct 9 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/bengaluru-metros-purple-line-to-be-fully-operational-from-oct-9-2717614 }}

The elevated station stands on pillars above the centre of the Old Madras Road. Access is from a new footbridge connecting it with both sides of the road.{{Cite web |last=Lalitha |first=S |date=17 April 2023 |title=Commuters await BMRCL bridge completion to reduce traffic woes at Tin Factory area |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2023/apr/17/commuters-await-bmrcl-bridge-completion-to-reduce-traffic-woesat-tin-factory-area-2566772.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=The New Indian Express}}

Usage of the eastern section of the line increased substantially following the opening of the station. Prior to opening an estimated 28,000 daily passenger journeys to Whitefield were made but on the day of opening the figure increased to 61,179 owing to the connection to KR Pura. Additional baggage scanners were installed soon after the station opened to alleviate long queues forming at security checks. The station is popular with IT professionals commuting from Hoskote and Hebbal to the International Technology Park.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 October 2023 |title=New baggage scanners at Benniganahalli |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/new-baggage-scanners-at-benniganahalli/articleshow/104351691.cms |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}