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The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) volition deploy astir 500 elevators and astir 1,000 escalators crossed its expanding metro web arsenic portion of efforts to fortify rider information and guarantee creaseless commuter movement.
Speaking astatine the 2nd variation of Smart Lift & Mobility World 2026 present connected Thursday, BMRCL Director (operations and maintenance) Sumit Bhatnagar said, “The large-scale deployment of vertical mobility systems reflects the changing demands of a rapidly expanding metro strategy and increasing ridership successful the city.”
The Namma Metro network, which presently spans astir 96 km with 83 stations, is acceptable to grow to astir 175 km with astir 127 stations implicit the adjacent 2 years. Nearly 78 km of metro corridors are presently nether operation crossed Bengaluru, importantly expanding the request for elevators, escalators and travelators, peculiarly astatine interchange stations and different high-footfall locations, according to Mr. Bhatnagar.
“As the metro web grows, managing rider question wrong stations becomes arsenic important arsenic bid operations. In the adjacent phase, we volition beryllium operating an inventory of astir 500 elevators and adjacent to 1,000 escalators, on with travelators astatine prime stations, to amended information and guarantee seamless question for commuters,” Mr. Bhatnagar said.
With regular ridership touching astir 1 million, businesslike circulation wrong stations has emerged arsenic a captious operational priority, particularly during highest hours.
Mr. Bhatnagar said that the precocious elevator and escalator technologies play a cardinal relation successful enhancing information and accessibility, peculiarly for elder citizens, persons with disabilities and passengers carrying luggage.
