Richmond Town, Bangalore

Overview

Richmond Town is a residential neighborhood located in the central part of Bangalore. Victoria Layout, CMP Center, Vinayaka Nagar, Wilson Garden, Anepalya, Chickpet, Majestic and RK Puram are its neighboring localities. It houses famous Hockey Stadium KSHA and first Methodist Church of Bangalore Richmond Town Methodist Church. One of the old and historic market “Russell Market”, The Central Business District and MG Road are also located close by. It has close proximity to Hosur Road, Langford Road, Mother Teresa Road, General KS Thimayya Road, Lal Baug Main Road and Museum Road.
 

Connectivity

• Richmond Town is surrounded by the Lal Baug Road, Langford Road, Old Race Course Road, Hosur Road, General KS Thimayya Road and Mother Teresa 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.

• 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. Visveshwarya Station, Cubbon Park, Vidhan Soudha, MG Road, Trinity, Halasuru, Indiranagar, Swami Vivekanand road.

• This locality enjoys excellent connectivity to Kempegowda International Airport via Bellary Road which is located at a distance of 36.5 km.

• This locality is served by BMTC Buses and nearest bus stops being Akkithimmanahalli, Nanjappa Circle and Richmond Road Tower and Richmond Tower Bus Stop.
   

Factors for future growth

• This locality has easy access to Phase-1 alignment of Namma Metro Rail which is at a distance of 2.7 km and the major station is M G Road which is one of the major factor of development in the Richmond Town.

• Phase-2 and Phase-3 alignment of Bangalore Metro Rail with two of its route Marathahalli - Hosakerehalli (21 km) and Gottigere – Nagavara (21.25 km) will pass through the locality. These two infra developments can create a huge demand for residential properties and developments in the Richmond Town.

• Connectivity to Kempegowda International Airport with the major educational institutions and commercial space have a plus point for Richmond Town, driving rental demand and providing consistent rental yield.
   

Infrastructural Development (Social & Physical)

• Richmond Road has many renowned educational centers. Some of them are The Cathedral High School, Baldwin Boys’ High School, Bishop Cotton Girl’s School and St. Joseph’s Boys High School among fews.

• Some of the renowned hospitals providing health care facilities to the residents of Richmond Road are Corporation Hospital, Fortis La Femme, Sita Bhateja Speciality Hospital and Mallya Hospital.

• Some of the major malls in the locality are Garuda Mall, Eva Mall, Embassy Galaxy Mall, 5th Avenue Mall and UB City which serves the daily needs of the people living nearby.
   

Major issues

• Being the commercial hub of Bangalore this locality creates problems for the pedestrian and vehicles in the daytime too. In the evening, traffic congestion is the major issue. Sometimes, people have to wait for hours in the traffic.