Overview :
Majestic or Majestic Bus Stand which is often known as Kempegowda Bus Stand, is a large bus station, situated in central Bangalore. The station got the name Majestic Bus Station or "Majestic" from a famous cinema hall of the same name located nearby. It is located just opposite the Bangalore City Railway Station. This is located in Gandhi Nagar area. It is one of the most rapidly-growing areas in terms of social and civic infrastructure. It is Bangalore’s transit point. The Bangalore City Railway Station, the Namma Metro, Majestic Bus terminal, and the City Bus Terminal are all within stone throw away distance. This locality offers easy access to the major business hubs in Bangalore and has excellent transportation facilities. Some of the prominent localities include Akkipete, Chickpet, Lakshmanpuri, Okalipuram, Balepet, Shastri nagar, Hanumanthapuram, Ramachandrapuram, Rajajinagar, Malleshwaram West etc. One side of the bus station is used for intra-city buses by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) while the other side is used by outstation buses operated by various state road transport corporations. Recently, two major bus terminals of the city started free of cost health care facilities for sick passengers at Majestic and Yeshwantpur bus terminals.
Connectivity :
BMTC and KSRTC bus service connect Majestic to all other parts of the city. Reaching the Kempegowda Metro station or Majestic Metro Station is still a walk of nearly 600 m for those coming from the railway station.
The Majestic interchange metro station is now linked to the city bus stand, the KSRTC bus terminal and the city railway station.
It has the largest metro rail network in India. Namma Metro’s Green and Purple line is operational and has station here “Majestic Metro Station”. It allows its passengers to switch between the Green & Purple Lines of Namma Metro. Namma Metro’s Majestic and Baiyappanahalli stations are the busiest stations in terms of ridership.
It has excellent connectivity to Kempegowda International Airport, which is located at a distance of 34.9 km via Bellary Road.
Bangalore City Railway Station, Majestic Railway Station, and Bangalore Cantt. Railway Stations are its nearby railway stations. However, Majestic is the nearest railway stations to Majestic, situated at a distance of 650 m.
Factors for past growth :
Due to excellent connectivities to the main business areas of the city, along with the IT parks in close proximity, this locality offers impressive appreciation potential, in comparison to most of its adjoining localities.
Employment hubs near Majestic :
Koramangala - 10.7 km via Hosur Road
Embassy Manyata Business Park - 13 km via Bellary Road
Bagmane Tech Park - 12 km via Swami Vivekananda Road
Wipro Corporate Office - 22.8 km via Sarjapur Main Road
Electronic City- 23 km via Hosur Road
International Tech Park (ITPB) - 29.3 km via NH 75
KIADB Industrial Area - 42.5 km via NH48
Proposed & Planned Infra :
The proposed construction of the elevated expressway in Bengaluru.
The proposed Peripheral Ring Road will also serve to reduce the burden of traffic along the entire corridor.
KSRTC is planning to build a 45-storey an integrated transport hub at Majestic.
Proposed for upgradation of Majestic Bus Depots under PM’s Smart City Mission.
Infra Development ( Social & Physical) :
Leading schools in Majestic include the NKS English High School, New Presidency High School, New Oxford School, St. Catherine High School, BBMP Girls School, Morning Star English School, Venus International School, National Public School RNR, Neev Pre-school Queen’s Road, New Oxford School, Little Flower High School etc. The Locality house some good college as well. These are Seshadripuram College, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Mount Carmel College, BMS College of Engineering among few.
Healthcare facilities are also good in the locality. Sreenivasa Hospital, Vanivilas Hospital, Mallya Hospital, Apollo Hospital, Manipal Hospital Malleshwaram, Vikram Hospital, Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital to name a few.
Srirampuram Shopping Complex, The Grand Majestic Mall, Mantri Square Mall, Orion Mall, Aishwarya Mall, City Centre, Coupon Mall etc are the prominent malls located in and around the locality. The locality has a number of standalone retail outlets of both national and international brands such as The Raymond Shop, Mega Mart, Arvind Limited, Bombay Dyeing , My Jio Store, Cantabil Retail India Ltd among few.
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