Central Silk Board
This metro station underYellow Line as of July 2025
General information
Location	Outer Ring Rd, Central Silk Board Colony, Stage 2, BTM Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560068
Coordinates	12°54′59″N77°37′14″E / 12.91652°N 77.62056°E /12.91652; 77.62056
System	Namma Metro station
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line	Yellow LineBlue Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 →Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Platform-2 →Delta Electronics Bommasandra Side platform(TBC) Platform-3 - Train Terminates Here Platform-4 -Krishnarajapura orKIAL Terminals Platform numbers (TBC)
Tracks	4 (2 Operational under Yellow Line + 2U/C under Blue Line)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated,double track
Platform levels	3
Parking	Two-Wheeler Parking only
Accessible	Yes
Architect	HCC - URC ConstructionJV   AFCONS Ltd.
Other information
Status	Operational and Staffed   Under construction
Station code	SBJT
History
Opened	10 August 2025; 3 months ago (10 August 2025)
Opening	December 2026; 12 months' time (December 2026)(TBA)
Electrified	750VDCthird rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station BTM Layout towardsRashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Yellow Line Bommanahalli towardsDelta Electronics Bommasandra Terminus Blue Line (Future Service) HSR Layout towardsKrishnarajapura orKIAL Terminals
Route map Legend Green Line towardsMadavara Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Green Line Green Line towardsSilk Institute Ragigudda Jayadeva Hospital Pink Line Under construction BTM Layout Central Silk Board Blue Line Under construction Bommanahalli Hongasandra Kudlu Gate Singasandra Hosa Road Beratena Agrahara Electronic City Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara Huskur Road Biocon Hebbagodi Hebbagodi Depot Delta Electronics Bommasandra Legend Yellow Line towardsRV Road Central Silk Board Yellow Line HSR Layout Red Line towardsHebbala Agara Red LineU/C Red Line towardsSarjapura Ibbaluru Red LineU/C Bellandur Embassy TechVillage Kadubeesanahalli Kodibeesanahalli Marathahalli ISRO Indian Railways TowardsHosur and Banaswadi orBaiyyappanahalli Doddanekundi Bagmane Developers - DRDO Sports Complex Sarasvathi Nagara Krishnarajapura Purple Line Indian Railways TowardsKrishnarajapuram and Yelahanka Jn orBengaluru Cantt. Baiyappanahalli Depot(U/C) Kasturi Nagar Horamavu HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar HBR Layout Nagawara Pink Line Under construction Veerannapalya Kempapura Orange Line Red Line towardsSarjapura Hebbala Red Line Planned Orange Line towardsJP Nagar 4th Phase Kodigehalli Jakkur Cross Jakkur Plantation(no scope) Indian Railways Towards KSR Bengaluru andYelahanka Jn Yelahanka Bagalur Cross Bettahalasuru(no scope) Chikkajala(future) Doddajala Indian Railways Towards Kolar andYelahanka Jn Doddajala Depot (U/C) (at-grade) Airport City KIAL Terminals
Location

Central Silk Board is an elevated interchange metro station on the north-south corridor of theYellow Line and the upcomingBlue Line^[1] ofNamma Metro inBengaluru, India. This metro station serves theCentral Silk Board area.

In December 2016, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) issued a call for bids to construct the Central Silk Board metro station along the 6.340 km Reach 5 – Package 3 section (Central Silk Board - Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road) of the 18.825 kmYellow Line of Namma Metro. On 16 May 2017,HCC-URC CementationJV was selected as the lowest bidder for this stretch, with their bid closely aligning with the original cost estimates.^[2] Consequently, the contract was successfully awarded to the company, which then commenced construction of the metro station in accordance with the agreements.

TheYellow Line began operations from 10 August 2025 and has been officially inaugurated by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, with four trainsets which are ready for operations after arriving fromTitagarh Rail Systems in Kolkata.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} The opening was delayed from May 2025 as previously announced by theNamma Metro Managing Director, Maheshwar Rao.^[10][11][12]

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  Station under construction in December 2023
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  Station signage being installed in November 2024
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  Station building seen fromRagigudda - Silk Board Flyover in November 2024
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  Final stages of construction in March 2025
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  Station Entrance as of July 2025 entering from Central Silk Board heading towardsHSR Layout
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  Station Entrance as of July 2025 entering from Central Silk Board heading towardsBanashankari
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  Fully constructed Central Silk Board metro station in July 2025

In December 2019, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the Central Silk Board metro station, part of the 9.859 km Reach 2A – Package 1 section (Central Silk Board - Kodibeesanahalli) of the 18.236 kmBlue Line of Namma Metro. On 13 October 2020,Afcons Infrastructure was chosen as the lowest bidder for this segment, with their proposal closely matching the initial cost estimates.^[13] As a result, the contract was awarded to the company, which led to the beginning of the construction works of this metro station as per the agreed terms.

The elevated section ofBlue Line covering a distance of 58.2km from Central Silk Board toKIAL Terminals viaKrishnarajapura is expected to be operational by June 2026.

Yellow Line

Central Silk Board track layout
Legend
P2 toBommanahalli P1 toBTM Layout
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Eastbound	Towards →Delta Electronics Bommasandra Next station:Bommanahalli
	Platform 1 Westbound	Towards ←Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Next station:BTM Layout
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Blue Line(TBC)

Central Silk Board track layout(TBC)
Legend
P# toHSR Layout ** P# to Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms ** Under Construction

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform # Eastbound	Towards →Krishnarajapura ** Next station:HSR Layout
	Platform # Westbound	Towards ← Train Terminates Here
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2	Note:	** To be further extended toKIAL Terminals in future

There are three entry/exit points – A , B and C. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

• Entry/Exit point A: Towards Central Silk Board side
• Entry/Exit point B: Towards Textile Testing Lab side
• Entry/Exit point C: Towards Central Silk Board Colony side
  • Wheelchair accessibility has been provided for both entry/exit points A, B and C.

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