Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Bengaluru)

Mahatma Gandhi Road
Namma Metro station
Church Street entrance of the station, October 2024
General information
LocationM.G. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
India
Coordinates12°58′32″N 77°36′25″E / 12.975536°N 77.606830°E / 12.975536; 77.606830
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line Pink Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks2 + 2 (U/C)
Connections Upcoming Pink Line
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels5 (2 Elevated + 2 UG)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Architect  Punj Lloyd - Sembawang Infrastructure (India) JV
  Larsen & Toubro
Other information
Station codeMAGR
History
Opened  20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)
Opening  December 2026 (December 2026) (TBC)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Trinity Purple Line Cubbon Park
towards Challaghatta
Shivaji Nagar
towards Nagawara
Pink Line
(Operational around December 2026)
National Military School
Location

Mahatma Gandhi Road (commonly referred to as MG Road) is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. Purple line station was constructed by Punj Lloyd and opened to the public on 20 October 2011. The station MG Road has a bicycle stand next to the Urban Square, from where commuters can rent cycles. This metro station will serve as Purple line's 2nd interchange station after Majestic metro station for the upcoming Pink Line, being constructed by Larsen & Toubro.

As per the latest updates, this metro station, under the second phase (Pink Line), covering the total distance of 13.8km stretch (Dairy Circle - Nagawara) is expected to be operational around December 2026.