Bengaluru Pink Line Metro expected to get final approval within five days

Official approvals for the opening of the Bengaluru Namma Metro Pink Line elevated section are expected within the next four to five days, officials said. Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda shared these details after reviewing the progress of metro construction works. Safety and electrical tests for the 7.5-km elevated stretch between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere have been completed over the past seven to eight months.

The minister stated that a letter has been sent to the Central Government to finalize the inauguration date for the Pink Line. Once the formal clearances arrive, train services will be thrown open to the public.

Meanwhile, trial runs on the Blue Line route between KR Puram and Central Silk Board are scheduled to begin by the end of October. The minister inspected the delayed Blue Line corridor, which connects KR Puram, Hebbal, and Kempegowda International Airport.

He noted that the project was delayed by over a year due to court stay orders on tree felling and challenges in shifting Cauvery water supply pipelines and underground drainage lines. Officials have been directed to accelerate the remaining works without further delays.