Finishing works are going on 24×7 at the six new Metro stations which form part of the Mysuru Road-Kengeri Line, slated for launch on Sunday (August 29) morning. The Kengeri Bus Terminal Metro station, however, […]
The Centre and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday (23rd August 2021) signed a $500 million loan to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru with construction of two new metro lines totaling 56 km […]
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has decided to scrap its earlier proposal to build a tunnel road on Mysuru Road. It was supposed to facilitate the construction of a depot at Challaghatta near Kengeri. […]
The Karnataka high court directed the Bengaluru Metro Railway Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to plant 4,000 trees along the Nagavara-Gottigere route where the new metro track would be laid. The direction has opened up the chances […]
While the state government has allowed electric bike taxis in the city, commuters feel more transport options are needed to and from Metro stations to ensure better first and last-mile connectivity. Namma Metro has been […]
To ensure the safety of commuters, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is stringently cracking down on those violating Covid-19 protocols inside metro stations and trains. BMRCL booked 3,084 cases for not wearing masks in the […]
The first step towards readying the much-awaited Outer Ring Road Line of Metro began a couple of days ago with the commencement of soil testing works. To facilitate smooth work flow, a major co-ordination session […]
With the final deadline, fixed after repeated postponements, of Metro’s KR Puram-Kempegowda International Line expiring on June 29, it has now come to light that five companies had bid for the airport line. The contract […]
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is planning to raise Rs 500 crore through bonds. Namma Metro was suspended for two months (April 27, 2021-June 21, 2021) due to the lockdown to curb the […]
Kengeri residents wait for Namma Metro is likely to get longer. Namma Metro’s Mysuru Road-Kengeri corridor was supposed to be completed by December 2018. The 7.3km section of south-western extension of Namma Metro’s Purple Line […]
Three construction firms, Afcons Infrastructure, ITD Cementation India Ltd and GR Infra Projects Ltd (GRIL) are in the race for Namma Metro’s unfinished section on Bannerghatta Road, as per a TOI news report. In January […]
A total of 3,033 properties have been acquired by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) for its Phase 2, 2A (Outer Ring Road) and 2B (airport) lines, according to its newsletter. “Of this, Rs […]
After a 54-day gap, the first set of Namma Metro trains commenced operations from the four terminal stations of the Metro network at 7 am on Monday, 21st June 2021. Though the occupancy levels in […]
Following chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s announcement on further relaxing the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in several districts of Karnataka including Bengaluru, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited on Saturday, 19th June 2021 said that Namma metro […]
The eighth Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that will carry out drilling work in the Underground Corridor of Bengalore Metro’s Phase-II, between Nagawara and Dairy Circle, began operations on Thursday. It will be tunnelling a distance […]
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