Bengaluru metro's Yellow Line to get operational after second week of January 2025

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is all set to begin the operations of Yellow Line, in January 2025, said a report in Deccan Herald. This 19.5 kilometers metro line will connect RV Road with Bommasandra and the route will have crucial stations like BTM layout, Silkboard junction and Electronic City. According to the report, Namma Metro expects to get all clearances by the end of December to operate the Yellow Line. “BMRCL is aiming to get all approvals by the end of this year from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), and we will be set to begin operations in the month of January,” Namma Metro MD M Maheshwar Rao told the publication. The trains are yet to arrive to Bengaluru as they are being manufactured in West Bengal’s Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL). Rao further said, “We already have one train delivered and we are expecting the second one by the end of December. Third one is expected in the first week of January and with three trains, we will hit the operations on this route.” However, the trial runs using a prototype train, which arrived in Bengaluru earlier this year, are ongoing. The Research, Design, and Standards Organisation (RDSO) is overseeing these trials to ensure compliance before the metro's official launch.