On Karnataka Rajyotsava day, Namma Metro to introduce fifth train on Yellow Line in Bengaluru

On the juncture of the 70th Karnataka Rajyotsava, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) volition induct the 5th bid into work connected the Yellow Line of Namma Metro successful Bengaluru from November 1.

Commuters connected the Yellow Line, who person been facing terrible overcrowding due to the fact that of a constricted fig of trains, are expected to get immoderate alleviation with the instauration of a 5th train.

According to BMRCL officials, the summation of the caller bid is expected to importantly heighten connectivity and trim waiting clip for commuters on the 19-km Yellow Line, which runs betwixt R.V. Road and Bommasandra. “With the induction, bid frequence during highest hours volition amended from the existent 19 minutes to 15 minutes,” authoritative added.

BMRCL stated that portion the frequence of trains volition increase, determination volition beryllium nary changes to the archetypal and past bid timings from either terminal. Services volition proceed arsenic accustomed passim the day, but with the improved headway benefiting thousands of regular passengers.

BMRCL received its 5th trainset astatine the depot connected September 30, 2025. The coaches had been dispatched from Kolkata-based Titagarh Rail Systems Limited connected trailers connected September 19. After arriving successful Bengaluru, the bid underwent a 20-day investigating cycle, according to officials.

The Yellow Line, a important metro corridor successful Bengaluru, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected August 10 and opened for nationalist operations the adjacent day. The enactment connects the city’s confederate neighbourhoods and Electronics City to the broader metro network. However, with conscionable 3 trains successful work astatine the clip of launch, commuters experienced agelong waits of implicit 25 minutes during highest hours, resulting successful dense overcrowding. The summation of a 4th trainset connected September 10 brought lone a small improvement, reducing the frequence to 19 minutes.

Officials said the summation of the 5th trainset is expected to further easiness congestion connected the Yellow Line, though much trains volition beryllium needed to execute optimal work levels. Each bid connected the corridor is fitted with Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) technology, which allows for driverless operations a archetypal for Namma Metro. While the CBTC strategy tin shorten the spread betwixt trains from the existent 150 seconds to conscionable 90 seconds, services are presently being operated manually by trained locomotive pilots during the archetypal phase.