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Bengaluru Metro Pink Line Stretch Clears Safety Inspection
Bengaluru’s Pink Line is getting closer to carrying passengers.
A safety inspection of its first elevated section was completed over three days.
This section is 7.5 kilometres long and has six stations.
Inspectors checked the track, trains and other metro facilities.
Some other approvals had already been received.
The inspection is an important step, but the metro still has not announced when passengers can start using this stretch.
At Jayadeva Hospital, riders will be able to change to the Yellow Line.
This could give people in southern Bengaluru another way to travel around the city.
A statutory safety inspection of the Pink Line’s 7.5-km elevated section was completed from October 6 to 8.
The section runs between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere and includes six planned stations.
Inspection covered the route, trains, Kothanur Depot and the Operations Control Centre at Baiyappanahalli.
The corridor has received prior approvals, including an RDSO speed certificate, provisional rolling-stock sanction and signalling certification.
A passenger-service opening date has not been confirmed; Jayadeva Hospital station will connect the Pink Line with the Yellow Line.
- Who
- The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety, Southern Circle, V. Venkatasubramanian, and the inspection team.
- What
- Completed the statutory safety inspection of the Pink Line’s 7.5-km elevated section.
- Where
- Between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere in Bengaluru, including inspections at Kothanur Depot and Baiyappanahalli.
- When
- October 6 to 8; the year is not stated for the inspection.
- Why
- The inspection is a required step before authorisation for passenger services; the opening date remains unconfirmed.
Expected benefits
Outstanding status
Commuter impact
Expected benefits
The new section is expected to offer southern Bengaluru commuters another public transport option and improve connectivity, including through a Yellow Line interchange.
Outstanding status
These benefits depend on the stretch entering service, and no passenger opening date has been confirmed.
Key facts
- Inspected section
- 7.5 km, between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere
- Stations on first section
- Six
- Inspection dates
- October 6–8
- Full Pink Line length
- 21.25 km
- Full corridor stations
- 18 planned
- Interchange
- Jayadeva Hospital station will connect with the Yellow Line
- Passenger service start
- Date not confirmed
Sources
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