Bengaluru Metro

PM inaugurates new Metro line in Bengaluru, takes a ride with staff, worker

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 13.71 km Whitefield (Kadugodi)-to-Krishnarajapuram Metro Line here, which has 12 stations, and was built at a cost of Rs 4,249 crore. He also took a ride on the Metro and interacted with people from different walks of life, including Bengaluru Metro rail staff, metro construction workers and students. The Prime Minister walked up to the ticket counter and then passed through the entry gate, as a common passenger would, to board the Metro train. He was accompanied by Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, among others. Officials said this section was the eastern extension to the operational East-West Corridor (Purple Line) from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield Station. Of the 15.81 km extension under construction, the 13.71 km section from K R Puram to Whitefield was inaugurated on Saturday, which officials said would cut down the journey time on this route by 40 per cent and reduce road traffi

Bengaluru Metro pillar crash: BMRCL's silence on cause being questioned

The BMRCL had suspended three engineers hired on contract basis and sent two notices to the Nagarjuna Construction Company, which is executing the contract

Bengaluru metro on track to complete 175 km of commute by June 2025

Vadiraj Krishnamurthy, Vice President Technology and Innovation, Bosch Global Software Technologies, said the future is software defined fully programmable vehicles

Power Mech-RITES joint venture bags Rs 499.41 cr order from BMRCL

Power Mech Projects Ltd on Thursday said its joint venture with RITES has received an order worth Rs 499.41 crore from the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL). The project has been awarded to RITES- PMPL. According to a regulatory filing, the order is for construction of Depot cum workshop at Challaghatta in Reach-2 Extension of Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-2. "The company has received a Letter of Award (LoA) worth Rs 499.41 crore from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (SMRCL)," the filing said.

Bengaluru rains: How bad infra took Indian Silicon Valley under the weather

The flood on August 30, which brought parts of Bengaluru to its knees, led to a loss of about Rs 225 crore in a single day

BMRCL's move to put up Savarkar's photo in metro station stirs controversy

The move of Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation's (BMRCL) to put up a photo of Veer Savarkar in the flex installed in the premises of Majestic Metro station has stirred a controversy.

China's CRRC's Sri City mfg unit in limbo, may hit Bengaluru metro plans

Company's inability to comply with Make-in-India rules may have a bearing on its role in Indian metro rail sector; firm also risks invocation of Rs 370 cr bank guarantee

Bengaluru's Namma Metro adds 7.5 km to western extension line

The construction on this section was started in Feb 2016.

Union Cabinet approves Bangalore Metro Rail Project phases 2A, 2B

Union minister Piyush Goyal made the announcement

JICA extends Rs 3,717 cr loan for developing Metro Phase 2 in Bengaluru

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an agreement with the Government of India

Godrej Interio bags orders worth Rs 250 crore for three metro projects

The metro projects are located in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kochi

28 Bengaluru Metro staff found Covid positive since it resumed: Official

As many as 28 people associated with the Metro Rail here have tested positive for coronavirus since the services resumed on September 7 after remaining suspended for over five months due to lockdown

SWR, BMRCL sign MoU with BIAL to upgrade connectivity to intl airport

According to the SWR, the construction of this Railway Station is near completion and is scheduled to be operationalised shortly

Unlock 4: Bengaluru's Namma Metro resumes services with Purple Line

Bengaluru's Namma Metro on Monday resumed its service with Purple Line as part of Unlock 4. Trains will operate between 8 am to 11 am and 4

Unlock 4: Bengaluru Metro to resume operations tomorrow in a phased manner

In the Purple Line, the trains will run for six hours till September 10 only during the peak hours -- three hours in the morning from 8 am to 11 am and 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm

Bengaluru metro to begin ops from Sept 7 with fix timing, limited seatings

Further, from September 11, 2020 trains on both the lines will operate from 7 am to 9 pm with a peak hour frequency of 5 minutes and non-peak hour frequency of 10 minutes

Bengaluru Metro services to be restarted soon, says CM Yediyurappa

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said Metro services in the city will be restarted soon, as normalcy is being restored in public life step by step

Bengaluru Metro ready to resume services amid Covid-19, says official

The state-run Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is ready to resume its services in the tech city amid Covid pandemic, an official said on Wednesday.

Hope to complete metro phase 2 project in Bengaluru by 2024: Yediyurappa

The plans also include setting up of food court, traditional cottage industry, fun park for children and provide space for handloom exhibition and sale, he said

India's crumbling cities: Bengaluru Metro eased traffic but problems remain

Bengaluru used to be a Garden City where people enjoying walking. Now they avoid it because there are so few pavements