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    • Karnataka’s double-decker metro policy delays Centre’s approval for Hebbal-Sarjapur corridor

      Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) flags concerns over state’s plan for all elevated Metro lines to be double-decker, warning it could undermine mass transit benefits.

    • Credit war over Bengaluru Metro fare hike put on hold: DK Shivakumar says Karnataka govt did it, Tejasvi Surya blames state finances

    • After public outrage, Bengaluru Metro puts fare revision on hold: BMRCL sources

      Bengaluru Metro, India’s costliest, which saw fares rise by up to 71% last year, was set to implement an additional 5% hike from February 9.

    • Bengaluru Metro fare rise: DK Shivakumar to meet BMRCL officials on Monday; Khattar assures hike will be temporarily put on hold, says Tejasvi Surya

      Bengaluru Metro, which has already seen fares rise by up to 71%, is set to implement an additional 5% hike from February 9.

    • Why Bengaluru Metro is enforcing annual fare hikes while Delhi resists, despite similar panel recommendations

      A year after imposing a controversial fare hike of up to 71 percent, Bengaluru Metro will raise fares again by 5 percent from February 9, citing binding Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) recommendations. Delhi Metro, despite having similar panel approval for annual revisions since 2019, revised fares only once - in 2025.

    • Bengaluru Metro fares to rise 5% from February 9; Shivakumar says decision by central govt committee

      Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, also the minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development, claimed the matter has not been discussed with the state government or him.

    • After last year’s up to 71% hike, Bengaluru Metro may raise fares by Rs 1 to Rs 5 from February 9 despite public backlash

      Bengaluru Metro now charges a minimum fare of Rs 10 for trips up to 2 km and a maximum of Rs 90 for journeys beyond 25 km, making it the costliest metro system in the country.

    • Bengaluru Metro’s Green Line to get full fleet of CRRC trains; existing rakes to move to Purple Line

      BMRCL sources told Moneycontrol that after the induction of 21 CRRC trains, Purple Line will get 17 additional rakes, while Green Line will get four more trains.

    • BEML unveils prototype train for Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line

      Bengaluru Metro’s 7.5-km elevated stretch of Pink Line (Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere) will begin operations with five “driverless-capable” trains by June.

    • Bengaluru Metro plans 4-minute frequency across all corridors in two years

      Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) also plans to induct first CRRC-made train on Purple Line by April 2026 to reduce overcrowding

    • BEML bags fresh contract worth Rs 414 cr from BMRCL for supply of additional trainsets

      Bengaluru Metro plans additional Yellow Line trainsets for 4-minute headway; 10-12 more needed for Bommasandra-Attibele extension.

    • Bengaluru’s Metro network will reach 175 km by 2027 & 225 km by 2030, says BMRCL MD

      Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) MD J Ravishankar says headway across all stations could reach four to six minutes

    • Bengaluru’s Hebbal-Sarjapur Metro corridor cost likely to be slashed by Rs 2,920 crore

      BMRCL hopes 37-km Hebbal–Sarjapur Metro corridor will get Union government nod between November 2025 and March 2026.

    • Finally, Bengaluru Metro to float Phase 3 civil works tender in November

      The Orange Line, which will have two corridors — JP Nagar 4th Phase-Kempapura stretch along ORR West and Hosahalli–Kadabagere line along Magadi Road — spans 44.6 km

    • Bengaluru metro eyes at least Rs 65 crore annual revenue from ads on pillars

      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.

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