Bengaluru Metro Pink Line Opens: PM Modi Flags Off Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere Stretch; Public Rides From 14 November
The 7.2 km elevated section with six stations opens to passengers on Saturday with fares of ₹10–₹30, taking Bengaluru’s metro network past 100 km.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to open the first section of Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line on Friday, 13 November. He will flag off the elevated stretch and ride the train from Tavarekere to the IIM Bangalore (IIMB) station at around 12:45 pm, according to India TV.
The 7.2 km section runs between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere and will open to passengers on Saturday, 14 November. Fares will range from ₹10 to ₹30 under the network’s standard fare slabs. With this addition, the city’s operational metro network will go past 100 km for the first time.
Six stations on the first stretch
- Kalena Agrahara
- Hulimavu
- IIMB (Bilekahalli-IIMB)
- JP Nagar 4th Phase
- Jayadeva Hospital
- Tavarekere
The full Pink Line
When complete, the Pink Line will be 21.26 km long with 18 stations: six elevated and 12 underground. The underground section will run through Dairy Circle, Lakkasandra, Langford Town, National Military School, MG Road, Shivaji Nagar, Cantonment, Pottery Town, Tannery Road, Venkateshpura and Kadugundanahalli to Nagawara. The whole corridor from Tavarekere to Nagawara is likely to be finished by 2027.
Other projects in the package
The metro opening is part of projects worth more than ₹15,600 crore in Bengaluru. They include the flag-off of the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express between Yesvantpur and Madgaon in Goa (about 13 hours), the Phase-II power transmission scheme for the Koppal-II and Gadag-II renewable energy zones (about ₹4,450 crore), a foundation stone for transmission links to the Davanagere/Chitradurga and Ballari renewable energy zones, and the dedication of India’s largest underground LPG storage cavern in Mangaluru (over ₹850 crore).
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