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The much-awaited Phase 3 of Namma Metro is yet acceptable to determination forward, with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) preparing to invitation tenders for civilian works this month.
Nearly a twelvemonth aft securing support from the Union Cabinet, the project, popularly known arsenic the Orange Line, is entering a important signifier of implementation.
A elder BMRCL authoritative confirmed that tenders for the project’s civilian components volition beryllium invited soon. “We are successful the last stages of preparing tender documents. The program is to contented them successful aggregate packages covering viaduct construction, presumption works, way installation, and depot development. Once the bidding process concludes, groundwork is expected to statesman by December 2025 oregon January 2026,” the authoritative said.
The operation volition beryllium divided into astatine slightest 8 declaration packages to guarantee faster execution and easier coordination among contractors.
Phase 3 of Namma Metro volition diagnostic 2 large corridors spanning a full of 44.65 km with 31 elevated stations. Corridor 1 volition screen 32.15 km from J.P. Nagar Phase 4 to Kempapura, portion Corridor 2 volition screen 12.5 km from Hosahalli to Kadabagere.
The ₹15,611-crore task was officially launched connected August 10, 2025, erstwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Yellow Line connecting R.V. Road to Bommasandra and simultaneously laid the instauration chromatic for Phase 3.
One of the unsocial features of this signifier is the incorporation of double-decker flyovers on prime stretches of the corridor.
According to the BMRCL officials, the inclusion of double-decker viaducts required important plan changes. “These modifications accrued the wide tallness of the alignment, which successful crook called for further road-widening and astir 25% much onshore for the presumption structures,” an authoritative explained.
Deadline
While the task initially aimed for completion by 2029 oregon mid-2030, the revised deadline present stands astatine May 2031. “We expect operation to instrumentality astir 5 and a fractional years erstwhile it starts. The inclusion of double-decker flyovers volition adhd important semipermanent worth by easing congestion, but it besides extends the wide timeline by astir a year,” the authoritative added.
The Phase 3 is strategically designed to heighten interconnectivity with existing and upcoming metro lines, ensuring smoother question crossed the city. The caller corridors volition connection aggregate interchange points with cardinal lines of the Namma Metro web - Peenya and J.P. Nagar stations connected the Green Line, Mysuru Road connected the Purple Line, and Sumanahalli connected the Hosahalli–Kadabagere corridor.
J.P. Nagar Phase 4 volition supply a nexus to the Pink Line adjacent Bannerghatta Road, portion Hebbal volition go an important interchange hub connecting the Blue Line towards Kempegowda International Airport and the Red Line moving betwixt Hebbal and Sarjapur. These interconnections are expected to importantly amended last-mile entree and trim dependence connected roadworthy transport for cross-city travel.
Projected ridership
The full estimated outgo of the task is ₹15,611 crore. Of this, astir ₹7,577 crore volition beryllium raised done loans, portion astir ₹450 crore is expected from non-fare gross sources specified arsenic presumption naming rights, commercialized advertising, and spot development. The remainder volition beryllium financed done budgetary enactment from some the Central and State governments.
Once operational, the Orange Line volition widen metro connectivity to the occidental stretches of the Outer Ring Road and less-served areas on Magadi Road. The enactment is projected to transportation astir 7.85 lakh passengers daily, providing a large alleviation to commuters.
With the completion of Phase 3, Bengaluru’s metro web volition grow to a full magnitude of 222.2 km.
