Bengaluru Metro News: The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is set to develop five feeder bus routes to enhance last-mile connectivity to four stations on the proposed Namma Metro Pink Line. The upcoming services will operate with 30 buses, which will make 415 daily trips at a frequency of about ten minutes. The Hulimavu, Tavarekere, Jayadeva Hospital, and JP Nagar 4th Phase metro stations would be connected to nearby residential areas and significant locations via the proposed feeder routes.

The BMTC and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) want to leverage API-based data integration and information exchange to deliver real-time information on approaching buses at Pink Line stations.

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According to BMTC, the suggested services are subject to final operating arrangements.

5 BMTC Feeder Bus Routes To Cover These Areas

With separate services linking metro stations to residential and business sectors, the five proposed routes will span the Bannerghatta Road corridor and surrounding areas.

Detailed Route Plan

- The MF-18J route will run for 9.5 km from Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station to Uttarahalli, passing through Delmia Circle, JP Nagar Metro Station and Kadirenahalli Cross. Seven buses will operate 85 trips daily.

- The MF-18JT route will connect Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station to Tavarekere Metro Station via BTM 16th Main, Tavarekere and Suddaguntepalya. It will be a 6km route and will have five buses running 75 trips every day.

- The MF-18JP route will operate as a 7.5km circular service between JP Nagar 4th Phase Metro Station and IIMB Metro Station. It will cover Delmia, Inchara Hotel, Brigade Palm Springs, Arekere Cross and Bilekahalli, with six buses making 90 trips daily.

- The MF-22HS route will connect Hulimavu Metro Station to Singasandra Metro Station via DLF Layout, Begur Lake and Chikka Begur. The 7km route will have six buses operating 90 trips a day.

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- The MF-18T route will run as an 11km ring service connecting Tavarekere Metro Station, Jayanagar 4th Block, Banashankari, Delmia Circle and Jayadeva Hospital before returning to Tavarekere. Six buses will operate 75 trips daily.

How Many Metro Feeder Services Does BMTC Run

Currently, BMTC already runs 71 metro feeder services across Bengaluru. It connects 54 stations on the existing metro network- 19 services on the Green Line, 25 on the Purple Line and 10 on the Yellow Line.

Three feeder services are already connecting four Pink Line stations. They are Jayadeva Hospital, IIMB, JP Nagar 4th Phase and Hulimavu. It also operates 545 trips daily on routes beyond Kalena Agrahara, the Pink Line’s terminal station, serving Bannerghatta Road and nearby areas.

 


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