Baiyyappanahalli or New Baiyyappanahalli Extension is one of the neighbourhoods in
Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
. It is part of
C. V. Raman Nagar in East Bengaluru. The area is a transport hub and popular for
Baiyappanahalli metro station and
Baiyyappanahalli railway station.
History
Old Baiyyappanahalli
Baiyyappanahalli Manavarthe Kaval or Old Baiyyappanahalli is one of the early settlements in Bengaluru. It is part of C. V. Raman Nagar Assembly constituency in East Bengaluru. This former village was included in the Bangalore Mahanagara Palik ...
, a village in Bangalore South Taluk, was called as
Baiyyappanahalli Manavarthe Kaval populated with 2742 inhabitants (1429 Male and 1313 Female) in 1981 and was considered as uninhabited during 1991 Census. It was merged with
Vimanapura (which was then called as Baiyyappanahalli Vimanapura) which hosted 11441 citizens (6157 Male and 5284 Female) in 1981. Baiyyappanahalli NMCT (Non Municipal Census Town) consisted of Baiyyappanahalli Manavarthe Kaval, Benniganahalli and Baiyyappanahalli Vimanapura and was a home to 14905 persons (7873 Male and 7032 Female) during 1991 Census.
In January 2007, the Karnataka Government issued a notification to merge the areas under then
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven City municipal council (CMC)'s, one Town municipal council (TMC) and 110 villages around the city (including Baiyyappanahalli NMCT) to form a single administrative body,
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The process was completed by April 2007 and the body was renamed
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation).
Transport
Metro station
Baiyappanahalli metro station is the eastern terminal point on the east–west corridor of the
Namma Metro in
Bangalore,
India.
Baiyappanahalli also hosts the Coaching depot for Metro service.
Railway station
Baiyyappanahalli railway station is an
Indian Railways train station located in Baiyyappanahalli,
Bangalore which is located about 13 km away from the
Bangalore City railway station and serves Baiyyappanahalli and
Krishnarajapuram areas.
Third coaching Terminal
An
Indian Railways train station being built at the same space where Baiyyappanahalli Yard once stood. This will be the city's third major Railway Terminal after
KSR Bengaluru
Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna - Bengaluru Station, commonly known as KSR Bengaluru station, Bengaluru City railway station or Bangalore City railway station (station code: SBC) is the main railway station serving the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, ...
and
Yesvantpur— is all set to be commissioned. Its façade modeled after the Kempegowda International Airport terminal, the new facility is bound to dramatically alter the departure and arrival experience of rail commuters. An Over bridge is being constructed on the approach road which leads to this station from Old Madras Road.
Satellite bus station, NGEF
A bus station was built at former NGEF land in Baiyyappanahalli which was a halt station for many buses of
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and neighbouring state buses. There was a plan to make it a Terminal station for interstate buses which was never materialized. However the facility was decommissioned due to poor response.
Location
References
Neighbourhoods in Bangalore
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