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Inner Ring Line
The Inner Ring Line is a proposed Rapid transit, metro Rail transport, rail line for the Namma Metro's network in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), featuring 24 stations and Six to Eight interchanges with other lines. A study by the institute has projected that the loop line would increase the overall ridership of Namma Metro by 77 percent. IISC has recommended the loop line as a better alternative for Government of Karnataka's proposal of city wide tunnel roads. Funding The proposal to build Metro along the city's Inner Ring Road, Bengaluru, Inner Ring Road was mentioned in the government's Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) 2031. It is unclear if the 34-km underground line, which is expected to cost about ₹ 10,000 crore, will be a part of Namma Metro’s upcoming Phase III expansions. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is yet to finalise the new lines including the Inner Ring Line. Stations See also * Namma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railway, electric railways, that unlike buses or trams operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between metro station, stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use rubber-tyred metro, guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairy Circle Metro Station
Dairy Circle is an upcoming underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Pink Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India with plans to make an interchange with the proposed Red Line. This metro station consists of the main Dairy Circle Flyover where to the east leads towards Silk Board junction and Christ University, to the west leads towards NIMHANS Hospital, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Hospital, to the north leads towards Bosch (Bengaluru South Campus), Karnataka Federal Foundation and to the south leads towards Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, a healthcare institute in South Bengaluru. As per the latest updates, this metro station, under the second phase (Pink Line), covering the total distance of 13.8 km stretch (Dairy Circle - Nagawara) is expected to be operational around ''December 2026.'' History Pink Line In June 2017, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) sought bids for constructing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Metro Systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), metrô or U-Bahn. 204 cities in 65 countries operate 917 metro lines. The London Underground first opened as an underground railway in 1863 and its first electrified underground line, the City and South London Railway, opened in 1890, making it the world's first deep-level electric metro system. The Budapest Millennium Underground Railway, which opened in 1896, was the world's first electric underground railway specifically designed for urban transportation and is still in operation today. The Shanghai Metro is both the world's longest metro network at and the busiest with the highest annual ridership reaching approximately 2.83 billion passenger trips. The New York City Subway has the greatest number of stations, with 472. the country with the most metro systems is Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit In India
Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit, Regional Rapid Transit System, suburban rail, monorail, and tram systems. According to a report published in 2025, a total of 36.5 billion people traveled annually in metro systems across India's fifteen major cities, placing the country as one of the busiest urban rapid transit hubs in the world in terms of commuters. In 2025, the Delhi Metro alone carries an average of 46.3 lakh (4.63 million) passengers daily, and the Delhi-Meerut RRTS has an operational speed of 160 kmph according to Wikipedia. Across all metro systems in India, daily ridership is expected to be significantly higher, possibly exceeding 10 million. As of 2025, the cumulative length of of eighteen metro systems in India makes it the List of metro systems#List by country, third longest in operation in the world. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Namma Metro Stations
The Namma Metro ('), also known as Bangalore Metro, is the rapid transit system serving the city of Bangalore in India. Out of the operational 68 metro stations of Namma Metro as of November 2024, there are 59 elevated stations, eight underground stations and one at-grade station. The first section (on the Purple Line) of the Namma Metro system opened on 20 October 2011 between Baiyappanahalli and M.G Road. The system is operated by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). On 25 March 2023, a new section of the Purple Line from Krishnarajapura to Whitefield (Kadugodi) (13.71 km) with 12 new stations was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. After the inauguration, the Purple Line was complete and the Namma Metro became the second longest metro system in India (76.95 km) after Delhi Metro. Each line of Namma Metro is identified by a specific color. The system uses rolling stock of standard gauge and has a combination of elevated, undergroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Line (Namma Metro)
The Grey Line or Hosahalli-Kadabagere-Tavarekere-Magadi Line is an upcoming metro line serving Bangalore as part of the Namma Metro network in the city. This metro line will serve the industrial areas, manufacturing units, Engineering and Textile Manufacturing Units on Magadi Road, providing connectivity to the Westren part of the city, thereby improving last-mile connectivity to commercial centres, industrial hubs, educational institutions, and healthcare facilities. The line was approved by the Union Cabinet on August 17, 2024 and is scheduled for completion in 2029. History BMRCL began planning Namma Metro Phase-III in 2013, shortly after announcing Phase-II, which included the Yellow Line and Pink Line. Later in June 2013 BMRCL partnered with RITED Limited to conduct a pre-feasibility study for each proposed corridor By 2016, BMRCL submitted its Phase-III proposal to the Ministry of Urban Development, which initially spanned 150.94 km. However, following the feasib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Line (Namma Metro)
The Orange Line or ORR-West Line is an upcoming metro line serving Bangalore as part of the Namma Metro network in the city. This metro line will serve the industrial areas, manufacturing units, educational institutions, providing connectivity to the southern part of the city, thereby improving last-mile connectivity to commercial centres, industrial hubs, educational institutions, and healthcare facilities. The line was approved by the Union Cabinet on August 17, 2024 and is scheduled for completion in 2029. History BMRCL began planning Namma Metro Phase-III in 2013, shortly after announcing Phase-II, which included the Yellow Line (Namma Metro), Yellow Line and Pink Line (Namma Metro), Pink Line. Later in June 2013 BMRCL partnered with RITED Limited to conduct a pre-feasibility study for each proposed corridor By 2016, BMRCL submitted its Phase-III proposal to the Ministry of Urban Development, which initially spanned 150.94 km. However, following the feasibility the net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Line (Namma Metro)
The Blue Line or ORR-Airport Metro Line is part of the Namma Metro rail network for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It consists of two sections - Phase-2A (Central Silk Board to Krishnarajapura) and Phase-2B (Krishnarajapura to Airport). Construction of Phase-2A began in August 2021. Construction of Phase-2B began in February 2022. The 58.19 km line connects Central Silk Board with the Kempegowda International Airport. The Line is mostly elevated but also has 2 at-grade (surface) sections, at the AFS Yelahanka Campus Bengaluru, and the airport. There are 30 stations on the line of which the two station/s at the Airport may be at surface level or underground. Blue Line will have interchanges with the Yellow Line at Central Silk Board, Purple Line at KR Pura, Pink Line at Nagawara and with the future /proposed Orange Line at Hebbal. In June 2022, the BMRCL launched the first ever U Girder span on ORR-Airport metro line. The extension of the Purple Line and constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Line (Namma Metro)
The Pink Line of Namma Metro is under construction and will form part of the metro rail network for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The line connects Kalena Agrahara station (previously named Gottigere) on Bannerghatta Road in the south with Nagawara station on Outer Ring Road in the north. The Pink Line is mostly underground () but also has a elevated section and a at-grade (surface) section. There are 18 stations on the line, including 12 underground and 6 elevated ones.bmrc.co.in/pdf/phase2/phase2forweb.pdf Pink Line will have an interchange with the Purple Line at MG Road station. It will also have interchanges with the Yellow line at Jayadeva Hospital station and with the Blue Line at Nagawara. Both these lines are under construction. The entire line is planned to open in two phases where the first phase, covering a total distance of 7.5km stretch ( Kalena Agrahara - Tavarekere), is expected to be operational around March 2026 instead of December 2025, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Line (Namma Metro)
The Yellow Line of Namma Metro is a nearly-completed part of the metro rail network of Bengaluru, India. The -long line connects R.V. Road with Bommasandra, and is fully elevated with 16 stations.bmrc.co.in/pdf/phase2/phase2forweb.pdf R.V. Road station is the terminal station within the city, with an interchange with the Green Line. Jayadeva Hospital station will serve as another elevated interchange station with the Pink Line, which is under construction. Upon its opening, Jayadeva Hospital station will emerge as the tallest and largest metro station in Bengaluru, with five levels of transport, including the metro lines. station will be another interchange, between the Yellow and Blue Lines. The other end of the Yellow Line will terminate at Bommasandra. Construction work is largely complete on the line, with delays in the delivery of rolling stock. One completed trainset, imported from China, is currently undergoing testing on the line, while other sets, being manufactur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Line (Namma Metro)
The Green Line is a line on the Namma Metro rail system. As of 2021, the line is long and connects Madavara in the northwest to Silk Institute in the south. The line connects the north western suburbs and neighbourhoods of Bengaluru, such as Madavara, Jalahalli, Peenya, Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar and Malleshwaram along Tumkur Road with the central hub of Majestic and the southern residential areas of Bangalore such as Basavanagudi, Jayanagara, Banashankari, Konanakunte and Thalaghattapura along Kanakapura Road. The Green Line is mostly elevated, with 26 elevated and 3 underground stations. There is an interchange with the Purple Line at Majestic station. History Green Line sections were opened as indicated below. Phase I Construction work on Reach 3 and 3A of Phase I of the Namma Metro began in 2009–10. The total cost of the project on this stretch was 2,100 crore. Work on the underground section commenced in May 2011. Tunnel boring machines named ''Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Line (Namma Metro)
The Purple Line is a line on the Namma Metro rapid transit, rail system. The Extension of Challaghatta to Ramanagara in 2025. As of 2023, the line is long and spans 37 stations from Challaghatta metro station, Challaghatta in the southwest to Whitefield metro station, Whitefield (Kadugodi) to the east. It is mostly elevated, with 31 elevated stations, 5 underground stations and 1 at-grade station. The line passes through many major activity centers and business districts of the city, including Whitefield, Bangalore, Whitefield, Krishnarajapura, M G Road, Bangalore, MG Road, Vidhana Soudha, Vijayanagar, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Kengeri. There is an interchange with the Green Line (Namma Metro), Green Line at Majestic metro station, Majestic station. Phase I of the Purple Line was the first underground metro section constructed in South India. Construction Sections of the Purple Line were opened as below: Phase I Civil construction work on Phase I of the line began on 15 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
