Bengaluru Metro

Operational Operator: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Since: 20/10/2011 Official site ↗

Namma Metro, run by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), is India’s second-largest operational metro after Delhi and the fastest-growing among the major systems. Its Purple and Green lines form an operational cross through the city centre, and a dense pipeline of new corridors – Yellow, Pink, Blue, Orange, Silver and Red – is at various stages of construction and approval.

The Yellow Line to Bommasandra, serving the city’s electronics and manufacturing belt, and the Blue Line along the Outer Ring Road toward the airport are the corridors that will most change how Bengaluru moves, connecting the IT corridor and Kempegowda International Airport to the core network for the first time.

Why it matters

Bengaluru is where India’s metro build-out is racing hardest against the growth of the city it serves. The programme’s scale – nearly a dozen lines planned or building simultaneously – makes it a stress test for rolling-stock supply chains, driverless-train adoption and the coordination of elevated and underground works across a congested tech metropolis. Delays on the Yellow Line’s train deliveries became a national talking point about India’s rolling-stock manufacturing capacity.

Key facts (verify before publish)

  • Operator: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)
  • Operational core: Purple Line (Challaghatta–Whitefield) + Green Line (Madavara–Silk Institute)
  • Major additions: Yellow (RV Road–Bommasandra), Blue/ORR + Airport, Pink, Orange
  • First opened: 20 October 2011
  • Ridership: confirm latest (TMRG lists 7.5 lakh/day, October 2023)

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Official source: bmrc.co.in

Latest ridership: 7.5 lakh/day (2023 - verify)

Route map coming soon.

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