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Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd has started the tender process for advertisements on selected piers and portals across five corridors

Why Bengaluru Metro's Blue Line needs to be fast-tracked to ease tech capital’s traffic woes

The Bengaluru Metro is planning to open Blue Line in three phases between Sept 2026 and December 2027. City's ORR and Airport users - frustrated by traffic jams, potholes, and flooding - are complaining that the city cannot afford further delays.

Bengaluru Metro may induct fourth Yellow Line train on Sept 10, frequency to improve

Yellow Line, connecting RV Road and Bommasandra, now runs every 25 minutes. With the fourth train, frequency is expected to improve to 19 minutes.

19 km, 32 minutes: First-hand account of Bengaluru Metro’s RV Road–Bommasandra ride

Moneycontrol boarded the first ride on Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line, which began commercial operations on August 11, a day after PM Modi inaugurated the corridor connecting the tech hub of Electronics City.

Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line set for August 10 launch; fully automated driverless operations to begin later

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) officials told Moneycontrol that fully automated (GoA-4) operations on the Yellow Line (RV Road–Bommasandra) will begin only six months after GoA-2 services commence, following regulatory clearances.

Bengaluru's Electronics City Metro: Safety inspection from July 22 to 25; PM may inaugurate in August

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) ropes in firm to produce documentary of the Yellow Line ahead of likely inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2025

Bengaluru’s Electronics City Metro: 3 trains, 7 stations, BMRCL charts August launch plan

The fully elevated 19-km Yellow Line, connecting RV Road and Bommasandra with 16 stations, was originally scheduled for completion in December 2021 but has missed multiple deadlines.

After Bengaluru Metro's Amul tie-up sparks row, DK Shivakumar says Nandini outlets to open at 8 stations

Bengaluru Metro has signed a licence agreement with Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, which owns the Amul brand, to set up kiosks at 10 stations

Amul kiosks to come up at 10 Bengaluru metro stations; BMRCL signs agreement

Ahead of the 2023 Karnataka polls, the Congress, which was then in opposition, had accused the BJP government of compromising Karnataka’s Nandini brand and dairy farmers' interests by allowing Amul to enter the Bengaluru market

Bengaluru Metro rolls out trains wrapped in advertisements

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has signed separate seven-year agreements with Mudra Ventures and Lokesh Outdoor for exclusive advertising rights on trains operating on the Purple and Green Lines, respectively.

Bengaluru: After 71% fare hike, BMRCL invites tender for illumination of Metro pillars

BMRCL officials told Moneycontrol that around 160 pillars over a 5-km stretch at 10 stations and junctions will be illuminated in the first phase.

Bengaluru Metro to carry out physical pat-down checks, fine passengers consuming chewable tobacco

The decision follows a viral video of a Metro passenger questioning his co-passenger for chewing tobacco on a train on April 18

Bengaluru Metro users demand disclosure of fare fixation report, revenue details

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd has refused to share the fare fixation report and passenger revenue data in response to an RTI plea filed by Moneycontrol

Bengaluru's Electronics City Metro to be operational by May 2025

Yellow Line (RV Road-Bommasandra) was supposed to be ready by December 2021 but was delayed due to multiple reasons, including a rolling stock shortage.

Why Bengaluru Metro's fare hike of up to 71% has raised hackles

BMRCL says the fare hike, the first since 2017, is inevitable, and the additional revenue will be used to improve last-mile connectivity by adding more feeder buses through viability gap funding to BMTC, as well as introducing shared auto-rickshaws.

Bengaluru Metro charges should not exceed 1.5 times non-AC bus fare: E Sreedharan

E Sreedharan, also known as the 'Metro Man' and former MD of Delhi Metro, advised BMRCL to focus on non-farebox revenue, timely project completion, and the identification of routes based on profitability rather than political pressure

Bengaluru Metro fare hike: Karnataka CM asks BMRCL to reduce 'abnormal increases'

The steep hike in fares, making Bengaluru Metro the costliest in the country, has triggered public outrage

Bengaluru Metro fare hike: Siddaramaiah says no control over BMRCL’s decision, Tejasvi Surya raises issue in Parliament

Congress and BJP continue to blame each other for the Metro fare hike, with members of both parties staging separate protests

After BJP, Congress protests against Bengaluru Metro fare hike, seeks reduction

Both BJP and Congress blame each other for the fare hike, which has made Bengaluru Metro the costliest in the country

Bengaluru Metro fare hike sparks political row; BMRCL to review anomalies

Congress and BJP continue the blame-game as passengers protest massive fare hike that is hitting short-distance commuters hardest.

Travellin' Blues: Congested Bengaluru now has the costliest Metro fare in India

While Bengaluru Metro’s maximum fare has surged by nearly 50 percent to a steep Rs 90, Kolkata Metro, operated by Indian Railways, remains the most affordable in the country.

Bengaluru Metro fare hike: Maximum fare up from Rs 60 to Rs 90

BMRCL has also decided that 5 percent discount will be provided only to smart card users and not to QR code passengers. It has also increased the minimum balance required in the smart card from Rs 50 to Rs 90

After bus fare hike, Bengaluru Metro fare to increase as BMRCL board gives nod

Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is yet to reveal the revised fare structure.

Prototype train for Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line shipped from China's CRRC

The prototype train for Bengaluru Metro, which desperately needs new trains, is expected to arrive at the Chennai Port by year-end and in Bengaluru by January 10

Bengaluru Metro: Airport line to open in two phases by 2026

Four out of six coaches on each Blue Line Metro train will have luggage racks for KIA-bound passengers, according to the authorities.