Urban Nest by 5 Elements
2 & 3 BHK homes at Kambipura, off Mysore Road, planned around families across generations, with the RERA number on the page.
Explore Urban NestMysore Road, Bengaluru:
a buyer’s guide to the
Kengeri–Kambipura corridor.
The Kengeri–Kambipura stretch of Mysore Road is Bengaluru’s south-west edge: the Purple Line metro ends here at Challaghatta, and the Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway begins beside it. It is a corridor of colleges, hospitals and industry with new residential land behind them, and home prices that still sit below the city’s eastern and northern belts. This page gives the facts a buyer needs, with a source for each.
Facts reviewed on . Every figure carries a numbered source; distances and travel times are unit-specific and should be tested from the project gate.
9 Oct 2023Challaghatta, the Purple Line’s western terminus, opens 2.05 km beyond Kengeri [1]
43.49 kmPurple Line from Challaghatta to Whitefield (Kadugodi), 37 stations [2]
118 kmBengaluru–Mysuru Expressway (NH-275), ten lanes, starts beside Challaghatta station [5]
6 stationsKengeri extension of 7.5 km, open since 30 August 2021 [3]
7,481 acresGreater Bengaluru Integrated Township at Bidadi, cabinet-approved, notified June 2026, contested locally [6]
How you moveThe corridor,
The corridor,
mode by mode.
What is operational today, what it connects to, and where the fact comes from.
| Mode | What it is | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro, Purple Line | Challaghatta (terminus) · Kengeri · Kengeri Bus Terminal · Pattanagere · Jnanabharathi · Rajarajeshwari Nagar · Nayandahalli · Mysore Road, then Majestic, MG Road and Whitefield on one line | Operational; ten-minute headway on the Mysore Road–Challaghatta stretch at opening | [2] |
| Expressway | NH-275 Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway, 118 km, ten lanes with service roads; the city-side entry is at Challaghatta | Operational since March 2023 | [5] |
| NICE Road | The peripheral corridor from Mysore Road to Kanakapura Road, Bannerghatta Road, Hosur Road and Electronic City; tolled | Operational | [1] |
| Rail | Kengeri station on the Bengaluru–Mysuru railway line; Jnanabharathi metro has an elevated link to its railway station | Operational | [3] |
| Bus | Kengeri bus terminal with a foot-over-bridge to the metro; two-level parking at Kengeri Bus Terminal station | Operational | [3] |
What is changing
Dated, not promised.
Only events with a public record appear here. Plans without a sanction or a date are listed as pending, never as a benefit.
The Purple Line reaches Kengeri: 7.5 km, six stations. [3]
The Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway opens. [5]
Challaghatta opens; the Purple Line runs end to end, Whitefield to Mysore Road’s edge. [1]
The Satellite Town Ring Road’s northern arc (Dobbaspet–Hoskote, 80 km) opens; the western arc past Magadi, Ramanagara and Kanakapura is in later phases. [9]
Bidadi township: cabinet approval, final notification in June, a master-planning tender in June, and continuing farmer protests. [7]
Pending, not promised: the STRR western arc; a pedestrian bridge at Challaghatta; township construction at Bidadi. [4]
Everyday life
What is already here.
Named for orientation. Verify the distance that matters to your family from the project gate, at the hour you would travel.
Learning
- RV College of Engineering, Mysore Road
- Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi campus
- ACS College of Engineering, Kambipura
- Schools across Kengeri Satellite Town and Rajarajeshwari Nagar
Health
- BGS Global Hospital, Kengeri
- Hospitals and clinics in Rajarajeshwari Nagar
- City hospitals a metro ride away
Work
- Global Village Tech Park, off Mysore Road
- Bidadi industrial belt, anchored by Toyota Kirloskar
- Kengeri’s own retail and services
- Majestic and MG Road by one metro line
Weekends
- Mysuru, Srirangapatna and Ramanagara by the expressway
- Turahalli forest and the Kanakapura Road greens by NICE Road
- Kengeri’s lakes and the university campus for walks
Before you buy hereSix things to check
Six things to check
on this corridor.
The questions a careful buyer asks any builder on this road, including us.
- Match the RERA number on the certificate with rera.karnataka.gov.in, including the registered name and the phase the certificate covers.
- Ask which authority sanctioned the plan and what the khata says; this corridor crosses city and planning-authority limits, and the paper should say which.
- The expressway cuts both ways: ask how the project reaches it, and where the noise buffer and the service road sit relative to the homes.
- Walk the metro last mile at the hour you would use it. Challaghatta’s road crossing was reported as difficult pending a foot-over-bridge.
- Kengeri has several lakes; ask about buffer zones, storm-water handling and the site’s own drainage.
- Insist on two dates in writing: the RERA completion date and the builder’s own target. A builder who states both is telling you how it manages time.
5 Elements on this corridorOur homes here,
Our homes here,
then and now.
Ongoing homes carry their RERA number on the project page; completed communities carry their record in the archive.
Mysore Road boutique high-rise
An early introduction, kept separate from homes currently marketed. Register interest to be told first.
Register interestVasundra Cyber Nest
A completed community on the Mysore Road corridor, now in the project archive.
Read the recordGR Lotus · Temple Bells · Jnana Nivas · YGR Grandeur
Four completed communities in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, the neighbourhood along the Purple Line’s Mysore Road stations.
See the archiveBefore you decideQuestions buyers ask
Questions buyers ask
about this corridor.
Short answers, each tied to a source or to the project page.
Where does the Purple Line end on Mysore Road?
At Challaghatta, the western terminus, which opened on 9 October 2023 on a 2.05 km extension beyond Kengeri. Boarding at a terminus usually means a seat in the morning peak.
How far is Kambipura from Challaghatta metro?
Urban Nest states about 2 km from its canonical map pin. Measure it from the project gate at the hour you would travel, on foot and by auto.
Does the Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway start at Kengeri?
Its city-side entry is beside Challaghatta station, next to Kengeri. The expressway is 118 km long with ten lanes including service roads and opened in March 2023.
What is the Bidadi township and should it change my decision?
It is a ₹18,133 crore, 7,481-acre integrated township approved by the Karnataka Cabinet and finally notified in June 2026, with an AI and innovation zone planned. It is contested by farmers and is years from being built. Buy on today’s connectivity; treat the township as upside, not as a reason.
Is Mysore Road good for families?
The corridor has engineering and medical colleges, a university campus, hospitals and established neighbourhoods in Kengeri and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, with the metro and the expressway for reach. The right question is the specific address: the gate, the approach road and your daily routes.
Which 5 Elements homes are on Mysore Road?
Urban Nest at Kambipura is ongoing; a boutique high-rise on Mysore Road is upcoming; Vasundra Cyber Nest and four Rajarajeshwari Nagar communities are completed and in the archive.
Which metro stations serve Rajarajeshwari Nagar?
Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Jnanabharathi and Nayandahalli on the Purple Line, all on Mysore Road; the Rajarajeshwari Nagar station sits at the neighbourhood’s Mysore Road edge. Four completed 5 Elements communities are in this neighbourhood.
Where is Global Village Tech Park and how do I reach it from Kambipura?
On Mysore Road at Mylasandra, near the RV College of Engineering campus, between the Pattanagere and Kengeri metro stations. From Kambipura it is a short drive along Mysore Road; test it at office hours.
What should I verify before booking on this corridor?
The RERA certificate and its phase, the sanctioning authority and khata, the expressway and metro approach, lake buffers, and both the RERA date and the builder’s target in writing.
Sources
Where each fact comes from.
Public records and reporting, with the date read. If a source changes, the fact changes with it.
- [1] Wikipedia, "Challaghatta metro station": terminus opened 9 October 2023; 2.05 km extension from Kengeri; the NH-275 Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway runs alongside the station. en.wikipedia.org (read 29 Oct 2026)
- [2] BMRCL press release via Rail Analysis, October 2023: Purple Line complete from Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Challaghatta, 43.49 km, 37 stations; 10-minute headway Mysore Road–Challaghatta at opening. news.railanalysis.com
- [3] The News Minute, August 2021: 7.5 km Mysuru Road–Kengeri extension with six stations opened 30 August 2021; foot-over-bridge to Kengeri bus terminal; elevated link to the railway station at Jnanabharathi; two-level parking at Kengeri Bus Terminal. thenewsminute.com
- [4] Deccan Herald, October 2023: Whitefield–Challaghatta in about 82 minutes; pedestrian crossing at Challaghatta station noted as difficult pending a foot-over-bridge. deccanherald.com
- [5] National Highways Authority of India: Bengaluru–Mysuru Expressway (NH-275), 118 km, ten lanes including service roads, opened March 2023. Figures as published by NHAI at inauguration.
- [6] Oneindia, 2026: Karnataka Cabinet approves the ₹18,133 crore Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township at Bidadi, about 7,481 acres across nine villages; landowners offered compensation or developed plots; farmers seeking higher compensation. oneindia.com
- [7] Deccan Herald, 17 June 2026: ₹26 crore master-planning tender for the Bidadi township; about 1,800 acres for residential layouts; farmers' agitation against acquisition of agricultural land. deccanherald.com
- [8] Swarajya, 30 July 2026: final notification June 2026 under the KUDA Act; first phase 518.45 acres across three villages; Bidadi apartment prices reported down about 15% in the previous year. swarajyamag.com
- [9] The Metro Rail Guy, Satellite Town Ring Road: 80 km Dobbaspet–Hoskote section inaugurated 11 March 2024; the corridor is planned to reach Magadi, Ramanagara and Kanakapura in later phases. themetrorailguy.com
- [10] Urban Nest by 5 Elements project page: stated distances of 500 m to the expressway and about 2 km to Challaghatta metro, from the project's canonical map pin; verify from the gate. 5elementsrealty.com/projects/urban-nest/
Walk the corridor with us.
A site visit includes the route test: the metro walk, the expressway approach and the everyday roads, at the time you would use them.