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Bengaluru Metro Update: The eagerly anticipated elevated section of the 21.26-kilometre Pink Line of Namma Metro is expected to be inaugurated by December 2025. Meanwhile, the Blue Line connecting to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is scheduled to open in two phases by 2026.

Officials from the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) announced that the KIA Terminal to Hebbal stretch of the Blue Line is on track to launch between June and September 2026. Following this, the segment from Hebbal to K.R. Pura is expected to open in December 2026.

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The Hindu report quoted a senior BMRCL official stating, “Construction of the Blue Line from KIA to Hebbal is progressing faster than the section from Hebbal to K.R. Pura. Therefore, we will prioritise opening this stretch first instead of waiting for the entire 38-kilometre corridor to be finished.”

Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) is set to start delivering trainsets for the Blue Line in December 2025. Each train will consist of six coaches, four of which will be fitted with luggage racks to cater to passengers heading to the airport.

In contrast, the Pink Line, which will connect Kalena Agrahara (Gottigere) on Bannerghatta Road to Nagawara, is also on schedule for a 2025 opening. This line will be operational in two phases. The first phase, covering a 7.5-kilometre elevated route from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere (Swagath Cross), is expected to begin operations by September 2025. The second phase includes a 13.8-kilometre underground section from Dairy Circle to Nagawara, with a completion target of June 2026.

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BEML will provide the trains for the Pink Line between June 2025 and December 2026. The company has secured a Rs 3,177-crore contract to supply 318 coaches for Bengaluru Metro’s Phase 2, which includes both Phase 2A and Phase 2B. Out of these, 96 coaches are designated specifically for the Pink Line.

The Pink Line project has faced numerous delays due to issues such as tender cancellations, alignment changes requiring new approvals, land acquisition challenges, and complications during underground tunnelling.