The Yellow Line of Namma Metro is almost complete and will form part of the metro rail network for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The 18.82 km (11.69 mi) line connects R.V. Road with Bommasandra, and is fully elevated with 16 stations.[1] R.V. Road station is the terminal station on the city side where an interchange is being provided with the Green Line. Jayadeva Hospital station will serve as another elevated interchange station with the Pink Line[2] that is also under construction in Phase 2 of Namma Metro's expansion. Upon its opening, the Jayadeva Station will be the tallest and largest metro station in Bengaluru, with 5 levels of transport, including the metro lines. Central Silk Board station will be another interchange station between the Yellow Line and Blue Line. The other end of the Yellow Line will terminate at Bommasandra.[3] The line was scheduled to open in June 2023, but due to construction delays the new date was estimated to be July 2024.[4][5] As per the latest reports, the Yellow Line will be operational from November 2024. [6] This postponement has been attributed to a delay in the delivery of coaches from China. [7]
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.jpg) The newly revealed trainset for this metro line under Namma Metro which was launched under CRRC Nanjing Puzhen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Owner | Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | bmrc.co.in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Namma Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depot(s) | Hebbagodi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Planned opening | November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 18.82 km (11.69 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is reported that the CMRS for this upcoming line under Namma Metro is scheduled to conduct a full and thorough safely inspection by the end of October 2024.[8] [9][10][11]
Planning
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Namma Metro's Phase ll includes four to five new lines - Yellow and Pink Lines, as well as extensions of Purple Line and Green Line.[1] Phase II spans a length of 72.095 km (44.798 mi) (13.79 km (8.57 mi) underground, 0.48 km (0.30 mi) at grade and 57.825 km (35.931 mi) elevated) and adds 61 stations to the network of which 12 are underground.[12]
Tenders for the construction of the Yellow Line (between R V Road and Bommasandra) were floated in 3 packages.[13] On 9 December 2016, BMRC floated tenders for the construction of 6.418 km (3.988 mi) stretch from Bommasandra to Hosa Road station. The work involves the construction of a viaduct with five stations and includes the construction of the depot entry line leading to Hebbagodi depot.[14] Tenders for the 6.385 km (3.967 mi) stretch from Hosa Road to Bommanahalli (previously HSR Layout) were floated the next day.[15] Both packages were awarded to Thai-based ITD Cementation India in May 2017 for ₹511.35 and 485.52 crores (US$140 mil totally).[16] Civil works began in November 2017.
The third tender for construction of the 6.34 km (3.94 mi) elevated section and 5 stations was awarded to a joint venture between Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and URC Construction Pvt Ltd. on 3 July 2017 for ₹797.29 crore (US$96 million).
Bidding
edit| Yellow Line | |||||
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| Package | Stations | Cost | Contractors | ||
| 1 (Bommasandra-Hosa Road) | Bommasandra, Hebbagodi, Huskur Road, Electronic City, Konappana Agrahara, Beratena Agrahara | ₹485.52 crore (US$58 million) | ITD-ITD Cem JV | ||
| 2 (Hosa Road-Bommanahalli) | Bommanahalli, Hongasandra, Kudlu Gate, Singasandra, Hosa Road | ₹511.35 crore (US$61 million) | ITD-ITD Cem JV | ||
| 3 (Bommanahalli-RV Road) | RV Road, Ragigudda, Jayadeva Hospital, BTM Layout and Central Silk Board | ₹797.29 crore (US$96 million) | HCC-URC JV | ||
| CBTC Signalling | ₹247.71 crore (US$30 million) | Siemens | |||
| Hebbagodi Depot | ₹170 crore (US$20 million) | Parnika Commercial & Estates | |||
Funding
editFor Phase-2 of Namma Metro, the Central and State Governments will fund around ₹15,000 crore. The State and Central Governments will bear 30% and 20% of the project cost respectively. The remaining will be obtained through senior term loans. BMRCL is permitted to raise up to ₹9,000 crore through loans.
Indian firms Biocon and Infosys announced that they would provide funding construction of the Biocon Hebbagodi and Infosys metro stations respectively on the Yellow Line. Each firm will contribute ₹100 crore (US$12 million) towards the project. Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw stated that the company wanted to fund the project because it would help de-congest the city. Both Biocon and Infosys have offices located near the stations.[17]
Infrastructure
editRolling stock
editBMRC plans to operate driverless trains on the Yellow Line with Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) signaling system.[18] On 2 December 2019, BMRC awarded a contract for supplying 90 coaches (15 rakes) to CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd with CBTC signaling for the Yellow Line.[19] CRRC had entered into partnership with Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) to meet the condition of at least 75% of the coaches be made in India. As a result, only one prototype train set will be manufactured in China. The prototype has been shipped from China to Bengaluru at the Hebbagodi Depot, which arrived on February 14, 2024, at 3:45 am.[20][21][22][23] With the arrival of the trainset, this will undergo rigorous and static testing within the depot, inclusive of the tracks present at the depot. It is slated to start operations around December 2024, subject to arrival of train sets. [24][25]
The contract for the construction of the Hebbagodi depot was awarded to Parnika Commercial & Estates(P) Ltd in July 2019.[26]
Delays
editThe line was initially scheduled to open on December 2022. However, due to construction delays the opening was pushed to June 2023 before being pushed to April 2024 again. The civil work for the line finished on March 2024 and BMRCL announced for the line to be opened in July 2024, however the opening was then pushed again to November 2024 and again to December 2024 due to delay in delivery of rolling stock. Later TRSL reported that the first train set delivery was now pushed to November-December causing the December opening to be unlikely. Later it was reported BMRCL began operating a "Plan-B" which would involve the opening of the line in December with only 7 stations opening with a 30 minute frequency which would be reduced later with the opening of the remaining 9 stations. [27][28][29][30][31]
Stations
editThe line will have a total of 16 stations. All the 16 stations are fully elevated while 4 stations (Ragigudda, Jayadeva Hospital, BTM Layout, and Central Silk Board) are built along with the new Ragigudda-Silk Board flyover as a rail-cum-road flyover. In addition the lines depot is located near the Hebbagodi station. In 2018, the Infosys Foundation and BMRCL signed an MoU for the construction and maintenance of the Konappana Agrahara metro station. Infosys Foundation will provide 115 crores for the construction of the station while 3000 square feet of the station land was allocated to the Foundation for its own use and a direct construction of a Foot Over Bridge from the Metro to the Infosys Campus was approved. In 2019 the government approved renaming the station to "Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara" for a period of 30 years.
Interchanges
editPassenger interchange facilities, connecting to other metro and railway lines, will be provided at the following stations:
- Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road (Connects to the Green Line, which runs between Nagasandra and Silk Institute)
- Jayadeva Hospital (Connects to the Pink Line, which runs between Nagawara and Kalena Agragara)
- Central Silk Board (Connects to the Blue Line, which runs between Central Silk Board and KIAL Terminals)
List of Stations
edit| Yellow Line | ||||||
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| # | Station Name | Opening | Connections | Station Layout | Platform Level Type | |
| English | Kannada | |||||
| 1 | Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road | ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ರಸ್ತೆ | Under construction |  Green Line
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Elevated | Side |
| 2 | Ragigudda | ರಾಗಿಗುಡ್ಡ | Under construction | Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover | Elevated | Side |
| 3 | Jayadeva Hospital | ಜಯದೇವ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ | Under construction | Pink Line (Under Construction)
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Elevated | Side |
| 4 | BTM Layout | ಬಿ ಟಿ ಎಂ ಬಡಾವಣೆ | Under construction | Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover | Elevated | Side |
| 5 | Central Silk Board | ಕೇಂದ್ರ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಮಂಡಳಿ | Under construction | Blue Line (Under Construction)
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Elevated | Side |
| 6 | Bommanahalli (Roopena Agrahara) | ಬೊಮ್ಮನಹಳ್ಳಿ (ರೂಪೇನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ) | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 7 | Hongasandra (Garvebhavi Palya) | ಹೊಂಗಸಂದ್ರ (ಗಾರ್ವೇಬಾವಿ ಪಲ್ಯ) | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 8 | Kudlu Gate | ಕೂಡ್ಲು ದ್ವಾರ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 9 | Singasandra | ಸಿಂಗಸಂದ್ರ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 10 | Hosa Road | ಹೊಸ ರಸ್ತೆ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 11 | Beratena Agrahara | ಬೆರಟೇನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 12 | Konappana Agrahara | ಕೋಣಪ್ಪನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 13 | Electronic City | ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಸಿಟಿ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 14 | Huskur Road | ಹುಸ್ಕೂರು ರಸ್ತೆ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 15 | Hebbagodi | ಹೆಬ್ಬಗೋಡಿ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
| 16 | Bommasandra | ಬೊಮ್ಮಸಂದ್ರ | Under construction | Elevated | Side | |
See also
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