Bengaluru metro network to reach 175 km by December 2027: D.K. Shivakumar

As metro works successful Bengaluru proceed astatine a dilatory pace, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Monday announced that the city’s metro obstruction web volition grow to 175 km by December 2027.

Addressing a property league aft reviewing the advancement of metro works with officials of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), Mr. Shivakumar, who besides holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, said that Bengaluru presently has 96 km of operational metro lines. He pointed retired that the Yellow Line was made operational aft the contiguous authorities assumed bureau and has already begun showing tangible benefits.

“The 19.15-km Yellow Line is witnessing a regular footfall of astir 1 lakh passengers. As per constabulary data, postulation congestion connected roads on the Yellow Line corridor has reduced by astir 30%,” helium said, adding that the metro has emerged arsenic a reliable alternate to backstage vehicles for thousands of commuters.

Outlining the enlargement roadmap, the Deputy Chief Minister said that 41 km of caller metro lines would beryllium commissioned successful 2026, followed by different 38 km, including the much-awaited Airport Line by December 2027. “With this, Bengaluru’s metro web volition scope 175 km. We besides person plans to widen metro connectivity to Tavarekere, Hosakote, Bidadi, and Nelamangala, for which elaborate task reports are presently being prepared,” helium said.

Phase 3 tender to beryllium called successful January 2026

A large item of the announcement was the long-pending Phase 3 of Namma Metro yet moving into the execution stage. Mr. Shivakumar said that tenders for the Phase 3 project, which includes a double-decker corridor, would beryllium called arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent month. “We person expedited Phase 3 to easiness postulation congestion. Officials person been instructed to make commercialized enactment adjacent metro stations by acquiring further land. Adequate parking facilities volition besides beryllium provided astatine stations,” helium said.

According to Mr. Shivakumar, the projected outgo of Phase 3 is ₹25,311 crore, of which ₹15,600 crore volition beryllium financed done the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Tenders for works worthy astir ₹9,700 crore are expected to beryllium floated successful January. The project, popularly referred to arsenic the Orange Line, is entering a important signifier astir a twelvemonth aft receiving the Union Cabinet approval.

Entire Phase 3 agelong double-decker corridor

Responding to a question, Mr. Shivakumar said, “The full Phase 3 volition beryllium successful treble decker format. We person decided to marque the Magadi Road agelong besides a treble decker task arsenic vehicular postulation from Hassan comes via Magadi Road.”

The Phase 3 volition dwell of 2 elevated corridors with a combined magnitude of 44.65 km and 31 stations. The Corridor 1 volition tally for 32.15 km from J.P. Nagar Phase 4 to Kempapura, portion Corridor 2 volition span 12.5 km from Hosahalli to Kadabagere.

The task was officially launched connected August 10, 2025, erstwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Yellow Line betwixt R.V. Road and Bommasandra and laid the instauration chromatic for Phase 3. Although initially targeted for completion by 2029 oregon mid-2030, the revised deadline is present May 2031.

Once operational, the Orange Line is expected to importantly amended connectivity to occidental Bengaluru and under-served areas on Magadi Road, with a projected regular ridership of astir 7.85 lakh passengers, offering important alleviation to commuters.