Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Bengaluru Metro Facilitates Life-Saving Heart Transplant
A doctor in Bengaluru needed a new heart because his old one wasn't working well.
Someone donated a heart, but it had to get to the hospital fast.
To beat the city's traffic, they used the Bengaluru Metro train!
The heart was taken on the train from one station to another, getting there in just 18 minutes.
Doctors then successfully performed the transplant, giving the doctor a new chance at a healthy life.
This special use of the Metro shows how different groups can work together to save lives.
A heart was transported via Bengaluru Metro for a transplant surgery.
The heart was harvested from a donor at a hospital in Yeshwanthpur.
The heart was transported from Goraguntepalya Metro Station to Mantri Square Metro Station.
The transplant surgery was successfully completed at Apollo Hospitals.
The patient was a 33-year-old doctor from Assam with heart failure.
- Who
- A 33-year-old doctor from Assam.
- What
- A heart transplant facilitated by Bengaluru Metro.
- When
- Friday at 4 AM.
- Where
- Apollo Hospitals, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru.
- Why
- To ensure timely heart transplant surgery, using the Metro to avoid traffic.
- Patient Age
- 33
- Patient Condition
- Heart Failure
- Hospital
- Apollo Hospitals, Seshadripuram
- Heart Source
- Private hospital in Yeshwanthpur
- Transit Time
- 18 minutes
- Recipient Origin
- Assam