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Bengaluru Metro Sets November Target for Pink and Blue Line Trial Runs
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Moneycontrol•15-10-2026, 15:34
Bengaluru Metro Sets November Target for Pink and Blue Line Trial Runs
- •Trial runs for Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line underground section and Blue Line Outer Ring Road corridor are expected to start by November.
- •Both critical corridors are targeted for commercial operations and opening by May 2027.
- •BMRCL Managing Director PC Jaffer noted that platform screen door installation and signalling integration remain key challenges for the underground stretch.
- •The elevated stretch of the Pink Line recently completed its statutory safety inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety and awaits clearance.
- •The opening of the elevated Pink Line section will push Bengaluru Metro's operational network beyond 100 kilometers.
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Trial runs on the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line underground section connecting Dairy Circle to Nagawara and the Blue Line's Outer Ring Road corridor are likely to begin in November.
Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited is targeting May 2027 to open both the Pink Line underground section and the Blue Line's Outer Ring Road corridor, subject to testing and statutory clearances.
The underground section faces major challenges regarding the installation of platform screen doors and their integration with the signalling system to ensure coordinated operation with train doors.
