Richmond Road

Overview :
Richmond Road is a residential neighborhood located in the central part of the Bangalore. This locality comes under the limits of BBMP. It is in close proximity to Museum Road, Brigade Road, Residency Road, Commissariat Road, Lavelle Road, Lower Agaram Road, Langford Town and Old Race Course Road are all parallel to each other. The Central Business District and MG Road are also located close by. The famous Hockey Stadium KSHA and first Methodist Church of Bangalore Richmond Town Methodist Church are also located here. One of the old and historic market “Russell Market” is also located here. Recently developed Phase-1 of the Okalipuram eight-lane corridor and a part of a multi-storey parking facility at Freedom Park are the major attraction. Surrounded by hospitals, schools, and recreational centres, Richmond Road also enjoys close proximity to famous commercial places like Brigade Road, MG Road, and Richmond Road. This locality is surrounded by the Magrath Road, Lower Agaram Road, Old Race Course Road and Mother Teresa Road.

Connectivity :
This locality is served by BMTC and KSRTC buses with the nearest bus stops being Richmond Circle, Richmond Road Tower, Pallavi Talkies, Mallya Hospital, Subbaiah Circle and Mission Road Bus Stop.

It has excellent connectivity to Kempegowda International Airport which is located at a distance of 36 km via Bellary Road.

There are two main road passing through the locality M G Road and Hosur Road which has direct access to East and South parts of Bangalore.

Bangalore Cantt. Is the nearest railway station to Richmond Road which is located at a distance of 4.6 km via Museum Road.

This locality also enjoys excellent connectivity to eastern and central parts of city via Phase-1 Namma Metro which is lies at a distance of 1.2 km. Major stations are Kempegowda Metro Station, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Station, Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha, MG Road, Trinity, Halasuru, Indiranagar, Swami Vivekananda.

Proposed and Planned Infra :

Proposed Okalipuram eight-lane corridor.

Factors for future growth :

Phase-3 alignment of Namma Metro Rail with one of its route Marathahalli - Hosakerehalli (21 km), will pass through the locality can create growth of residential demand and development in coming years.

Proximity to Kempegowda International Airport along with the major educational institutions and commercial space have a plus point for Richmond Road driving rental demand and providing consistent rental yield.
 

Infrastructural Development (Social & Physical) :

This locality houses many renowned educational institutions in its vicinity. Some of them are The Cathedral High School, Baldwin Boys’ High School, Bishop Cotton Girls School and St. Joseph’s Boys High School among fews.
Healthcare facility is also good in the locality. Some of the prominent hospitals providing health care facilities to the residents of Richmond Road are Corporation Hospital, Fortis La Femme, Sita Bhateja Speciality Hospital and Mallya Hospital.
Garuda Mall, Eva Mall, Embassy Galaxy Mall, 5th Avenue Mall and UB City are the nearby malls. Apart from that, it houses some retail outlets of national and international brands.