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Zameer Ahmed Khan seeks renaming of Kadugondanahalli Metro station

The Bengaluru Housing Minister has requested Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to name the station after the Arabic College area.

Bengaluru Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan has submitted a representation to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to rename the proposed Kadugondanahalli Metro station as ‘Arabic College Metro Station’, according to The Hindu.

The Minister stated in a social media post that he submitted the request to the Chief Minister on Wednesday. He requested that the station on Namma Metro’s Pink Line be named after the Arabic College area.

Khan said the request aims to reflect the local significance and geographical identity of the area through an appropriate station name.

The proposed station is part of the Pink Line of Namma Metro. This line will connect Nagawara in the north with Kalena Agrahara in south Bengaluru.

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