Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pink Line of Namma Metro on November 13, taking the city’s operational Metro network beyond 100 km, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Tuesday. He shared the development on the X social media platform.
Delighted to share that our work with BMRCL and all concerned agencies to resolve bottlenecks, accelerate execution and keep the Pink Line project on track have paid off !Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pink Line on November 13, taking Bengaluru’s operational Metro network beyond 100 km.We will build on this momentum and work towards our target of expanding the Metro network to 170 km by 2027.#BetterBengaluru
"Delighted to share that our work with BMRCL and all concerned agencies to resolve bottlenecks, accelerate execution and keep the Pink Line project on track has paid off," Gowda said.
According to officials, the elevated 7.5 km stretch of Pink Line will connect Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere and will take the Bengaluru metro to 103.6 km.
"We will build on this momentum and work towards our target of expanding the Metro network to 170 km by 2027," the Minister said.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya too shared the news, saying that this was another major step towards easing traffic congestion, improving quality of life and building a Bengaluru where public transport comes first.
"Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate Namma Metro’s Pink Line on November 13. He will travel from Tavarekere to IIMB-Bilekahalli Station and launch the services," he said, in a post on 'X'.
With this, the MP said that the Bengaluru Metro will cross the 100 km milestone, reaching 103.6 km and becoming India’s second-largest Metro network after Delhi.
"In 2014, Bengaluru had just 7 km of operational Metro. Today, that network has grown nearly 15-fold, with over 96 km added since 2014," he said.