Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station — Interchange Station, Namma Metro
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station is an underground interchange station on Namma Metro in Bengaluru, serving the Purple Line and the Green Line. It opened on 2017-06-18.
Known universally as Majestic, this is the largest and busiest station on the Namma Metro network and the only Purple–Green interchange. BMRCL employed around 2,240 people to build it. It sits directly beneath the Kempegowda Bus Station complex and adjoins KSR Bengaluru City railway station, making it the one point in the city where metro, intercity rail and the BMTC network converge.
Changing Lines at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station
This is the only station where the Purple and Green Lines meet, which makes it the single most important transfer point on Namma Metro. The two lines sit on separate underground levels: Purple runs east to west, Green runs north to south. Changing lines means moving between levels inside the paid area — you do not exit and re-enter, and no additional fare is charged.
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station Platforms
- Platform 1 — Purple Line, towards Whitefield
- Platform 2 — Purple Line, towards Challaghatta
- Platform 3 — Green Line, towards Madavara
- Platform 4 — Green Line, towards Silk Institute
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station Map & Route Map
Namma Metro’s working interchanges today are Nadaprabhu Kempegowda (Majestic) between the Purple and Green Lines, and Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road between the Green and Yellow Lines. Further interchanges are built or planned at Mahatma Gandhi Road (Pink), Jayadeva Hospital (Pink), Central Silk Board (Blue), Nagawara (Blue) and Peenya (Orange), none of which are in service yet.
What is Near Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station
The station connects directly to KSR Bengaluru City railway station and the Kempegowda Bus Station (Majestic) BMTC and KSRTC terminals. A foot overbridge near Gate A links to the KSR main entrance, and Gate D opens onto the walkway through Bus Terminal 1.
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station Entry and Exit Gates
The station has 4 entry and exit points: Gate A — Towards KSR Bengaluru City Railway Station side; Gate B — Towards Chikka Lalbagh side with wheelchair accessibility; Gate C — Towards Upparpete Police Station / Tank Bund Road side with wheelchair accessibility; Gate D — Towards the walkway through Kempegowda Bus Station Terminal 1 and the BMTC bus station complex.
Facilities at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station
Facilities, parking and accessibility details for Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station are listed below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL, which notes that additional trains may be run from selected intermediate stations when travel demand rises and that train times can change for planned works.