The 7.5-km elevated Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere stretch of Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line is scheduled for a safety inspection from October 6 to 8, 2026. Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety clearance will pave the way for its opening, taking the operational network beyond 100 km. BMRCL missed opening targets set for September 2025, March 2026, May 2026, August 2026 and September 2026.

Residents along Bannerghatta Road symbolically inaugurated the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line on September 28, demanding an early opening. BMRCL missed its September-end target for the 7.5-km elevated stretch from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere and is awaiting inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety.

Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda inspected the corridor on September 2 and said civil and elevated works were ready. He had said the stretch could open after required Centre approvals. The target had previously been August 15, 2026. The remaining underground section, between Tavarekere and Nagawara, was expected to be completed by March 2027.

The Pink Line is 21.3 km long, with 7.5 km elevated and 13.8 km underground. Its underground section will connect Dairy Circle, M.G. Road, Shivajinagar and Tannery Road, providing a north-south link through central Bengaluru.

Railway Board provisionally approved six-coach BEML trains for the 7.5-km Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere elevated section. Trains may run at 80 kmph with the secondary air spring inflated and 49 kmph when deflated, under GoA2 semi-automatic operation; driverless operation requires separate approval after Unattended Train Management System capability testing and independent assessment of risks.

BMRCL submitted documents to CMRS Southern Circle commissioner V. Venkatasubramanian on Wednesday. The statutory safety inspection was expected by September-end; passenger service also requires government approvals. BMRCL plans six trains, every six minutes at peak and every 10 minutes off-peak. The signalling system has received Independent Safety Assessor certification. Jayadeva Hospital station will interchange with the operational Yellow Line.

The elevated section was previously targeted for May–June 2026, August 15 and September, after earlier overall Pink Line targets of 2020 and December 2025. The full 21.25-km line from Kalena Agrahara to Nagawara will have 18 stations, including about 13.76 km underground, serving MG Road and Pottery Town; the southern section serves IIM Bangalore, JP Nagar and Hulimavu.

• The Bengaluru Blue Line (Airport line), being built by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), is expected to be fully operational by March 2028, later than the earlier December 2027 target.
• Phase 2A, from Silk Board to K.R. Puram, is likely to open by mid-2027, versus its earlier December 2026 deadline. The Hebbal–Airport stretch of Phase 2B is expected to open by September 2027; Hebbal–Nagawara is scheduled for March 2028 because of station and interchange construction challenges.
• Trial runs between K.R. Puram and Iblur and between Central Silk Board and Iblur are due to begin in October and December, respectively.
• The 21-km Pink Line comprises a 7.5-km elevated Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere section, ready pending railway approval, and an underground Tavarekere–Nagawara section expected to be operational after March 2027. The elevated section is slated for inauguration next month. The project costs about ₹12,000 crore and is around 1.5 years delayed. The underground work is expected to continue for another six months.
• The minister said suburban rail and RRTS should be explored to connect Bengaluru with nearby cities and hubs.

The Pink Line connects Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere (Swagath Cross Road) via a 2.5-kilometer elevated section and a 13.76-kilometer underground route, making it one of the city's most complex metro projects.