Yellow Line (Namma Metro)

{{Short description|Line of Bengaluru's Namma Metro}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = 600 | name = Yellow Line | other_name = {{hlist|Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road–Bommasandra Line}} | native_name = ಹಳದಿ ಮಾರ್ಗ (Haḷadi mārga) | native_name_lang = Kannada | color = {{rcr|Namma Metro|Yellow}} | logo = | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = Namma Metro's Yellow Line trainset.jpg | image_width = 300px | image_alt = | caption = This trainset on standby at {{stl|Namma Metro|Jayadeva Hospital}} metro station and heading towards {{stl|Namma Metro|Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road}} metro station | type = [[Rapid transit|Metro]] | system = [[Namma Metro]] | status = Operational | locale = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India | start = [[Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station|Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road]] | end = [[Delta Electronics Bommasandra metro station|Delta Electronics Bommasandra]] | connectinglines = '''''Operational''''' (1): {{rcb|Namma Metro|Green|croute}} '''''Upcoming''''' (2): {{rcb|Namma Metro|Pink|croute}} {{rcb|Namma Metro|Blue|croute}} | stations = 16 | routes = | daily_ridership = | ridership2 = | planopen = | open = {{start date and age|10 August 2025|df=yes}} | yearcommenced = 2017 | yearcompleted = | close =  | event1label = | event1 = | event2label = | event2 = | event3label = | event3 = | owner = Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) | character = Elevated | depot = Hebbagodi | stock = parts of train manufactured by [[CRRC Nanjing Puzhen]] assembled by [[Titagarh Rail Systems]] | linelength_km = 19.15 | linelength = | tracklength_km = | tracklength = | tracks = 2 | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} | load_gauge = | minradius = | racksystem = | routenumber = | linenumber = | electrification = 750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[third rail]] | speed_km/h = | speed_mph = | speed = | signalling = [[Communications-based train control|CBTC Signalling System]] | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation = | website = [https://english.bmrc.co.in/ bmrc.co.in] | map = {{BMR Yellow Line}} | map_name = Yellow Line map | map_state = collapsed }}

The '''Yellow Line''' is a line on the [[Namma Metro]] [[Rapid transit|rail system]]. As of 2025, the line is {{Cvt|19.15|km}} long, connecting [[Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station|Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road]] with [[Delta Electronics Bommasandra metro station|Bommasandra]], and is fully elevated with 16 stations.<ref name="DPRPhase2">bmrc.co.in/pdf/phase2/phase2forweb.pdf</ref> The line passes through the neighbourhoods of South Bengaluru, such as [[Jayanagar, Bengaluru|Jayanagar]], Ragigudda, [[BTM Layout]], [[Central Silk Board]] and goes parallely with Hosur Road where it passes through neighbourhoods such as [[Bommanahalli]], [[Hongasandra]], [[Electronic City]] and [[Bommasandra]]. The line interchanges with the [[Green Line (Namma Metro)|Green Line]] at [[Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station|Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road]], and has two upcoming interchanges with the [[Pink Line (Namma Metro)|Pink Line]] at [[Jayadeva Hospital metro station|Jayadeva Hospital]] and the [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]] at [[Central Silk Board metro station|Central Silk Board]].

The Yellow Line was officially inaugurated on 10 August 2025 by the Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], with the line opening for public use on the following day at [[International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore|IIIT-Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-10 |title=PM Modi to launch yellow line metro, Vande Bharat Express in Bengaluru |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pm-modi-to-launch-yellow-line-metro-vande-bharat-express-in-bengaluru/articleshow/123213566.cms?from=mdr#:~:text=From%20there,%20Modi%20will%20travel%20to%20the%20International%20Institute%20of%20Information%20Technology%20(IIIT)%20Bengaluru,%20where%20he%20will%20be%20laying%20the%20foundation%20stone%20for%20Bangalore%20metro%20phase-3%20and%20officially%20inaugurating%20the%20yellow%20line%20from%20RV%20Road%20(Ragigudda)%20to%20Bommasandra%20station,%20and%20address%20the%20gathering. |access-date=2026-03-01 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2025-08-10 |title=PM Modi Opens Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro Rail |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/pm-modi-opens-yellow-line-of-bangalore-metro-rail-1896630 |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-10 |title=Modi in Bengaluru LIVE: PM Modi inaugurates Bengaluru's Yellow Line metro after four-year wait |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-in-bengaluru-namma-metro-yellow-line-vande-bharat-train-inauguration-august-10-2025/article69915839.ece |access-date=2025-08-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-10 |title=PM Modi flags off Bengaluru metro's Yellow Line |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pm-modi-inaugurates-bengaluru-namma-metro-yellow-line-august-10-2025/article69916112.ece |access-date=2025-08-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ಡೆಸ್ಕ್‌ |first=ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ ವೆಬ್‌ |title='ಹಳದಿ ಮಾರ್ಗ'ಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ: ಅಕ್ಕಪಕ್ಕ ಕುಳಿತು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸಿದ ಸಿಎಂ, ಪಿಎಂ, ಡಿಸಿಎಂ |url=https://www.prajavani.net/district/bengaluru-city/namma-metro-yellow-line-launch-modi-siddaramaiah-dkshivakumar-3461305 |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Prajavani |language=kn}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Singharia |first=Kanishka |date=10 August 2025 |title=PM Modi flags off Yellow Line of Bengaluru's Namma Metro |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/pm-modi-flags-off-yellow-line-of-bangalores-namma-metro-11754803840412.html |access-date=10 August 2025 |website=livemint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Naaz |first=Fareha |date=10 August 2025 |title=PM Modi flags off Namma Metro Yellow line from Bengaluru's Ragigudda, takes first ride to Electronic City {{!}} Watch video |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/pm-modi-flags-off-namma-metro-yellow-line-from-bengalurus-ragigudda-takes-first-ride-to-electronic-city-watch-video-11754804035497.html |access-date=10 August 2025 |website=livemint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Anupriya |date=2025-08-10 |title=As PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Namma Metro Yellow Line, Here's All About This New Route |url=https://curlytales.com/india/ct-scoop/as-pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-namma-metro-yellow-line-heres-all-about-this-new-route/ |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Curly Tales |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=B.P |first=Darshan Devaiah |date=2025-08-01 |title=Bengaluru metro's Yellow Line gets safety clearance from CMRS for operations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-metros-yellow-line-gets-safety-clearance-from-cmrs-for-operations/article69883083.ece |access-date=2025-08-01 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Currently, there are totally 9 trains running during peak time with a frequency of 10 minutes. During non-peak hours, the line only uses 8 trains with a headway of 14 minutes.

The tenth train was delivered to the Hebbagodi depot in April 2026. It will be added to the line in May 2026. After its induction, the frequency will reduce to 8 minutes.

After all the 15 trains are inducted in the future, the wait-time will be reduced to around 5 minutes.

==History== In the late 2000s and early 2010s, traffic began to grow in the Outer Ring Road in Bangalore and there was a lack of connection from the northern suburbs of Bangalore to the southeastern industrial zones. In 2009, BMRCL planned to build a line in the southern end of the city to connect it to the industrial areas of Bommasandra and Electronic City. In 2012, BMRCL submitted the Phase 2 of Namma Metro which included a {{Convert|72.095|km|abbr=on}} metro expansion of the existing metro lines and the construction of two new lines from [[Bannerghatta road|Bannerghatta Road]] to Nagawara and from RV Road to Bommasandra.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-30 |title=Why was project cost of Bengaluru Metro Phase-2 increased by 52% to nearly Rs 40,000 crore? |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/infrastructure-bengaluru-metro-phase-2-increased-by-52-to-nearly-rs-40000-crore-3568860/ |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref> The lines were later named the Yellow Line and Pink Line, and BMRCL explored the option of developing them as a public-private partnership project, but these plans were later abandoned.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-31 |title=BMRCL decides against partial PPP for Namma Metro Phase 2 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bmrcl-decides-against-partial-ppp-for-namma-metro-phase-2/article4361997.ece |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The project received approval from the Central Government in January 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-01-30 |title=Union Cabinet approves Phase 2 of Namma Metro |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/union-cabinet-approves-phase-2-of-namma-metro/article5635926.ece |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Funding== For Phase 2 of the Namma Metro, the Central and State Governments will fund around ₹15,000 crore. The State and Central Governments will bear 30% and 20% of the project cost respectively. The remaining will be obtained through senior term loans. BMRCL is permitted to raise up to ₹9,000 crore through loans.

Indian firms [[Biocon]] and [[Infosys]] announced that they would fund construction of the Biocon Hebbagodi and Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara metro stations respectively on the Yellow Line. Each firm contributed {{INRConvert|100|c}} towards the project. Biocon CMD [[Kiran Mazumdar Shaw]] stated that the company wanted to fund the project because it would help de-congest the city. Both Biocon and Infosys have offices and facilities located near the stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biocon, Infy to Adopt Two Metro Stations – ETtech |url=http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/biocon-infy-to-adopt-two-metro-stations/58727080 |access-date=18 May 2017 |website=ETtech.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Planning == On June 14, 2016, PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation for the line, with BMRCL releasing the first tender for the line from Bommasandra to Hosa Road on 9 December 2016. BMRCL floated civil work tenders in three packages. The work involves the construction of a viaduct with five stations, and includes the construction of the depot entry line leading to Hebbagodi Depot.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Metro floats tenders for Electronics City route |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/dec/10/metro-floats-tenders-for-electronics-city-route-1547548.html |access-date=11 December 2016 |website=The New Indian Express|date=10 December 2016 }}</ref> Tenders for the {{Cvt|6.385|km}} stretch from Hosa Road to Bommanahalli (previously HSR Layout) were floated the next day.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |author=Staff Reporter |title=Electronics City inches closer to being on metro map |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Electronics-City-inches-closer-to-being-on-metro-map/article16791346.ece |access-date=11 December 2016 |website=The Hindu|date=10 December 2016 }}</ref> Both packages were awarded to Thai-based ITD Cementation India in May 2017 for ₹511.35 and 485.52 crores (US$140 mil in total).<ref name=":4">{{cite news |title=Thai company ITD will build stations on e-city line in Bengaluru |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/transportation/railways/thai-company-itd-will-build-stations-on-e-city-line-in-bengaluru/articleshow/58606213.cms |access-date=11 May 2017 |website=The Economic Times|date=10 May 2017 |last1=Menezes |first1=Naveen }}</ref> Civil works began in November 2017. The third tender for construction of the {{Cvt|6.34|km|3}} elevated section and five stations was awarded to a joint venture between Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and URC Construction Pvt Ltd. on 3 July 2017 for {{INRConvert|797.29|c}}. BMRCL began the land acquisition process in early 2017 and civil works started in November 2017. BMRCL awarded the construction of the Hebbagodi Depot to Parnika Commercial & Estates in July 2019 while simultaneously preparing the tender for rolling stock. BMRCL received bids from CRRC, Bombardier, Alstom India, and BEML. CRRC's total bid cost was ₹100 crores less than BMRCL estimates and over ₹175 crores cheaper than the next lowest bid. The firm placed a bid of ₹7.31 crores per coach, compared to BEML ₹9.28 crores per coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Muthi-ur-Rahman |title=First driverless, Chinese train for Namma Metro arrives in Bengaluru |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/first-driverless-chinese-train-for-namma-metro-arrives-in-bengaluru-2893796 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> However, later with escalating tensions between India and China, BEML offered a to re-negotiate a new price with BMRCL if the firm was willing to as India was considering minimizing its business ties with China, which never materialized.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 3, 2020 |author=Naveen Menezes |title=BEML ready to cut Bangalore Metro tender cost |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/shun-china-stun-china-beml-ready-to-cut-metro-tender-cost/articleshow/76759947.cms |access-date=2024-09-20 |newspaper=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref>[[File:NammaMetro-YellowLine.png|frameless|676x676px]]

=== Bidding {{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} === {|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;margin:auto; ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#{{rcr|Namma Metro|Yellow}};" | '''Pre Construction Activity & Civil Work''' |- !Tendering !Section !Length !Successful bid/cost !Contractor !Award |- |Reach-5/2016/Demolition/DLN-3RT |colspan="2"|RV Road to Hongasandra |{{INRConvert|3.64|c}} |B R Chawla Demolition |23 Feb 2016 |- |Reach-5/2015/ Demolition/DLN-4 |colspan="2"|Hongasandra to Bommasandra |{{INRConvert|3.82|c}} |B R Chawla Demolition |25 Jan 2016 |- |Reach 5/P1/Via & Stn/2016/12 |Bommasandra to Hosa Road |style="text-align:center;" |{{Cvt|6.418|km|}} |{{INRConvert|485.52|c}} |style="text-align:center;" |ITD-ITD Cem JV |25 Mar 2017 |- |Reach 5/P2/Via & Stn/2016/13 |Hosa Road to Bommanahalli |style="text-align:center;" |{{Cvt|6.385|km|}} |{{INRConvert|511.35|c}} |style="text-align:center;" |ITD-ITD Cem JV |25 Apr 2017 |- |Reach 5/P3/Via & Stn/2016/18 |Bommanahalli to RV Road |style="text-align:center;" |{{Cvt|6.340|km|}} |{{INRConvert|797.29|c}} |style="text-align:center;" |[[Hindustan Construction Company|HCC]]-URC JV |16 May 2017 |- ! colspan="2" |Total |{{Cvt|19.143|km|}} |{{INRConvert|1801.62|c}} ! colspan="2" | |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#{{rcr|Namma Metro|Yellow}};" | '''Architectural Finishing Works''' |- !Package !colspan="2" | Section !Successful bid/cost !Contractor !Award |- |R5(P1&P2)/Arch.Works/STN/2020/64 |colspan="2" |Bommanahalli to Bommasandra |{{INRConvert|92.89|c}} |style="text-align:center;" |Godrej & Boyce |02 Nov 2020 |- |R5(P3)/Arch.Works/STN/2021/80 |colspan="2" |RV Road to Central Silk Board |{{INRConvert|67.13|c}} |style="text-align:center;" |MR Constructions |05 Jan 2022 |- ! colspan="3" |Total |{{INRConvert|160.02|c}} ! colspan="2" | |- ! colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#{{rcr|Namma Metro|Yellow}};" | '''Miscellaneous''' |- !Package !colspan="2"| Contract !Successful bid/cost !Contractor !Award |- | colspan="3" |Land Acquisition |{{INRConvert|1843|c}} |N/A |2017 |- |Phase-2/ICB No. 1RS-C | colspan="2" |UTO Consultancy |{{INRConvert|1.94|c}} | Systra – Systra MVA |17 Dec 2020 |- |Reach 5/Hebbagodi Depot/2019/43 | colspan="2" |[[Biocon Hebbagodi metro station|Hebbagodi]] Depot | style="text-align:center;" |{{INRConvert|170.00|c}} | style="text-align:center;" | Parnika Commercial & Estates |28 July 2019 |- |Horti Hebbagodi/RT01/2025/127 | colspan="2" |[[Biocon Hebbagodi metro station|Hebbagodi]] Depot finishing works |{{INRConvert|0.47|c}} | style="text-align: center;" |Chaithra Sourabha |3 June 2025 |- |Phase-II/ ICB No. 8 S&T-DM | colspan="2" |CBTC signalling |{{INRConvert|247.71|c}} |style="text-align:center;"|[[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]] |02 Dec 2019 |- |Phase-2/ICB No. 4 RS-DM <ref name=":6">The order was a top up to the 5RS-DM contract signed between BMRCL and BEML on 08 Aug 2023</ref> | colspan="2" |Rolling stock (90 Coaches) |{{INRConvert|657.90|c}} |[[CRRC]] - [[Titagarh Rail Systems|Titagarh]] |20 Feb 2020 |- |5RS-DM <ref name=":6" /> | colspan="2" |Rolling stock (36 Coaches) |{{INRConvert|414|c}} |[[BEML]] |03 Dec 2025 |- | Phase-II/E&M-3 <ref name=":6" /> | colspan="2" |Electrical and Mechanical | style="text-align:center;" |{{INRConvert|85.78|c}} | style="text-align:center;" | Jakson – JSC JV | 07 Jan 2021 |- | Phase-2/60E1 880 Grade Rails/RT01/2020/68 <ref name=":6" /> | colspan="2" | Track Work | style="text-align:center;" |{{INRConvert|17.98|c}} | style="text-align:center;" | [[Jindal Steel]] | 12 Jan 2021 |- | Phase II/ICB No. 4 ELEV-DM <ref name=":6" /> | colspan="2" | Elevators | style="text-align:center;" |{{INRConvert|17.83|c}} | style="text-align:center;" | [[Johnson Lifts]] | 03 Feb 2021 |- | Phase II/ICB No.EP4-CC <ref name=":6" /> | colspan="2" | 750V DC Third Rail electrification | style="text-align:center;" |{{INRConvert|146.88|c}} | style="text-align:center;" | Linxon India | 06 Feb 2021 |- |Phase II/ICB No.7 ESCAL - DM <ref name=":6" /> | colspan="2" |Elevated Station Escalators |{{INRConvert|85.75|c}} |[[Schindler Group|Schindler India]] |2 June 2021 |- | Reach-5/Median Safety Grills/2023/100 | colspan="2" |Fabrication and Installation of Median Safety Grills | style="text-align:center;" |{{INRConvert|4.53|c}} | style="text-align:center;" | Srinivas Construction | 28 Feb 2024 |- |O&M/HR/HKS/R5/2023/1 | colspan="2" |Housekeeping, Services, Supply of Machinery |{{INRConvert|22.16|c}} |Civic International Social Service |20 Aug 2024 |- |Phase-2/Reach-5/Road Work/2025/128 | colspan="2" |Road Works |{{INRConvert|7.80|c}} |ANU Constructions |2 May 2025 |- ! colspan="3" |Total |{{INRConvert|3723.73|c}} ! colspan="2" | |- ! colspan="3" |Total line cost |{{INRConvert|5685.37|c}} ! colspan="2" | |}

==Infrastructure== ===Rolling stock=== BMRC operates driverless trains on the Yellow Line with a [[communications-based train control]] (CBTC) signaling system.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Narendra |title=First Driverless trains likely to run on the Namma Metro's Yellow line by 2021 |url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/first-driverless-trains-likely-to-run-on-the-namma-metros-yellow-line-by-2021/ |website=Metro Rail News |access-date=4 May 2019 |date=13 April 2019}}</ref> On 2 December 2019, BMRC awarded a contract for supplying 90 coaches (15 rakes) to CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co. Ltd with CBTC signaling for the Yellow Line.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BMRCL Tenders|url=http://tenderb.bmrc.co.in/|access-date=8 September 2020|website=tenderb.bmrc.co.in|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811160342/http://tenderb.bmrc.co.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref> CRRC entered into a partnership with [[Titagarh Rail Systems|Titagarh Rail Systems Limited]] (TRSL) to meet the requirement of at least 75% of the coaches to be made in India. As a result, only one prototype train set was manufactured in China. The prototype arrived at the Hebbagodi depot on February 14, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-12 |title=Coaches of driverless metro train to reach Bengaluru from Chennai soon |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/coaches-of-driverless-metro-train-to-reach-bengaluru-from-chennai-soon/article67837772.ece |access-date=2024-02-13 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=First driverless train from China on its way |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/nov/10/1st-driverless-train-from-china-on-its-way-2631685.html |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=The New Indian Express|date=10 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2023 |first=Sridhar |last=Vivan |title=Chinese rakes for Namma Metro soon |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/chinese-rakes-for-namma-metro-soon/articleshow/104951954.cms |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-31 |title=BMRCL officials visit China to inspect Bengaluru metro Yellow Line coaches |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bmrcl-officials-visit-china-to-inspect-bengaluru-metro-yellow-line-coaches/article67480595.ece |access-date=2023-11-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The trainset underwent rigorous and static testing within the depot, inclusive of the tracks present at the depot. The second trainset, the first one assembled in India, arrived at the depot on February 9, 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=B.P. |first=Darshan Devaiah |date=2024-02-14 |title=Finally, driverless coaches for Yellow Line of Namma Metro arrive in Bengaluru |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/finally-driverless-coaches-for-yellow-line-of-namma-metro-arrive-in-bengaluru/article67844374.ece |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Muthi-ur-Rahman |title=Namma Metro's Yellow Line to open with 5-6 trains, 20-min frequency |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/namma-metros-yellow-line-to-open-with-5-6-trains-20-min-frequency-3066156 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

=== Delays === The line was initially scheduled to open in December 2022. However, due to construction delays, the opening was pushed to June 2023, then to April 2024. The civil work for the line finished in March 2024 and BMRCL planned for the line to be opened in July 2024, but the opening was pushed again to December 2024 due to delays in the delivery of rolling stock. Later, TRSL reported that the first train set delivery had been pushed to late 2024, causing a December opening to be unlikely. Later, it was reported that BMRCL may begin operating a "Plan B" which would involve the opening of the line in December with only seven stations opening with a 30-minute frequency, to be reduced later with the opening of the remaining nine stations. BMRCL continued to move the opening of the line until August 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commuters frustrated as Namma Metro's Yellow Line set to open without adequate trains |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/commuters-frustrated-as-namma-metros-yellow-line-set-to-open-without-adequate-trains/article69893780.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=b. p |first1=Darshan Devaiah |title=PM Modi inaugurates long-delayed Yellow Line of Bengaluru Metro, flags off Vande Bharat to Belagavi |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pm-modi-inaugurates-bengaluru-namma-metro-yellow-line-august-10-2025/article69916112.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=b. p |first1=Darshan Devaiah |title=Four years late, Bengaluru metro's Yellow Line ready to run |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/eight-years-late-bengaluru-metros-yellow-line-ready-to-run/article69910569.ece |access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref>

BMRCL then announced that it would decide on the opening of the Yellow Line after receiving the CMRS decision. Two options were reportedly under consideration — opening all stations with a lower frequency of trains or starting operations at a fewer number of stations with a slightly higher frequency. Following the CMRS approval in early August 2025, BMRCL chose to open all stations along the corridor, operating trains at a frequency of 25 minutes. Operations on the line have started as of 11 August 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-04 |title=Namma Metro Yellow Line in Bengaluru to be inaugurated by PM Modi on August 10: Check stations, cost, etc |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pm-modi-inaugurates-bengaluru-namma-metro-yellow-line-august-10-2025/article69916112.ece |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

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==Stations== {{Main|List of Namma Metro stations}} [[File:Namma Metro Ragigudda Station.jpg|thumb|[[Ragigudda metro station]], showing the start of the [[Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover]]]]

There are currently 16 stations on the Yellow Line. All stations are fully elevated, while four stations ([[Ragigudda metro station|Ragigudda]], [[Jayadeva Hospital metro station|Jayadeva Hospital]], [[BTM Layout metro station|BTM Layout]], and [[Central Silk Board metro station|Central Silk Board]]) are built along with the new [[Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover|Ragigudda-Silk Board flyover]] as a rail and road flyover. The depot for the line is located near the [[Hebbagodi metro station|Hebbagodi]] station.

In 2018, the Infosys Foundation and BMRCL signed an Memorandum of Understanding for the construction and maintenance of the Konappana Agrahara metro station. Infosys Foundation will provide {{INRConvert|115|c}} for the construction of the station, while 3000 square feet of the station land was allocated for use by Infosys and a direct construction of a foot over bridge from the metro to the Infosys campus was approved. In 2019 the government approved renaming the station to "Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara" for a period of 30 years. Similarly, in December 2024, BMRCL and Delta Electronics signed an agreement to provide {{INRConvert|55|c}} for the construction of the Bommasandra station. As per the agreement the Bommasandra station was renamed to "[[Bommasandra metro station|Delta Electronics Bommasandra]]" for a period of 30 years.

=== Interchanges === Passenger interchange facilities, connecting to other metro and railway lines, will be provided at the following stations:

*[[Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station|Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road]] (connects to the [[Green Line (Namma Metro)|Green Line]], which runs between [[Madavara metro station|Madavara]] and [[Silk Institute metro station|Silk Institute]]) *{{stl|Namma Metro|Jayadeva Hospital}} (connects to the [[Pink Line (Namma Metro)|Pink Line]], which runs between [[Nagawara metro station|Nagawara]] and [[Kalena Agrahara metro station|Kalena Agrahara]]) *{{stl|Namma Metro|Central Silk Board}} (connects to the [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]], which runs between [[Central Silk Board metro station|Central Silk Board]] and [[KIAL Terminals metro station|KIAL Terminals]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;" |- ! colspan="7" align="center" style="background:#{{rcr|Namma Metro|Yellow}};" | '''Yellow Line''' |- ! rowspan="2" |# ! colspan="2" |Station name ! rowspan="2" |Opening <ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-03 |title=PM Modi to inaugurate Bengaluru metro Yellow Line, launch Phase-3 expansion on August 10 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/pm-modi-inaugurate-bengaluru-metro-yellow-line-august-10-10166672/ |access-date=2025-08-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Philip |first=Christin Mathew |date=July 8, 2025 |title=Bengaluru's Electronics City Metro: 3 trains, 7 stations, BMRCL charts August launch plan |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/bengaluru-s-electronics-city-metro-3-trains-7-stations-bmrcl-charts-august-launch-plan-13242038.html |website=moneycontrol.com}}</ref> ! rowspan="2" |Connections ! rowspan="2" |Station type ! rowspan="2" |Platform type |- ! [[English language|English]]||[[Kannada language|Kannada]] |- |1 |[[Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station|Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road]] |[[Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station|ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ರಸ್ತೆ]] | 11 August 2025 |{{rcb|Namma Metro|Green|croute}} |Elevated |Island & Side |- |2 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Ragigudda}} |[[Ragigudda metro station|ರಾಗಿಗುಡ್ಡ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |3 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Jayadeva Hospital}} |[[Jayadeva Hospital metro station|ಜಯದೇವ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ]] | 11 August 2025 |{{rcb|Namma Metro|Pink|croute}} (''under construction'') |Elevated |{{Abbr|Side|Yellow & Pink Lines under Namma Metro}} |- |4 |{{stl|Namma Metro|BTM Layout}} |[[BTM Layout metro station|ಬಿ ಟಿ ಎಂ ಬಡಾವಣೆ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |5 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Central Silk Board}} |[[Central Silk Board metro station|ಕೇಂದ್ರ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಮಂಡಳಿ]] | 11 August 2025 |{{rcb|Namma Metro|Blue|croute}} (''under construction'') |Elevated |{{Abbr|Side|Yellow & Blue Lines under Namma Metro}} |- |6 |[[Bommanahalli metro station|Bommanahalli]] |[[Bommanahalli metro station|ಬೊಮ್ಮನಹಳ್ಳಿ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |7 |[[Hongasandra metro station|Hongasandra]] |[[Hongasandra metro station|ಹೊಂಗಸಂದ್ರ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |8 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Kudlu Gate}} |[[Kudlu Gate metro station|ಕೂಡ್ಲು ಗೇಟ್]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |9 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Singasandra}} |[[Singasandra metro station|ಸಿಂಗಸಂದ್ರ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |10 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Hosa Road}} |[[Hosa Road metro station|ಹೊಸ ರಸ್ತೆ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |11 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Beratena Agrahara}} |[[Beratena Agrahara metro station|ಬೆರಟೇನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |12 |{{stl|Namma Metro|Electronic City}} |[[Electronic City metro station|ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಸಿಟಿ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated | Side |- |13 |[[Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara metro station|Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara]] |[[Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara metro station|ಇನ್ಫೋಸಿಸ್ ಫೌಂಡೇಷನ್ ಕೋನಪ್ಪನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |14 |[[Huskur Road metro station|Huskur Road]] |[[Huskur Road metro station|ಹುಸ್ಕೂರು ರಸ್ತೆ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |15 |[[Biocon Hebbagodi metro station|Biocon Hebbagodi]] |[[Biocon Hebbagodi metro station|ಬಯೋಕಾನ್ ಹೆಬ್ಬಗೋಡಿ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |- |16 |[[Delta Electronics Bommasandra metro station|Delta Electronics Bommasandra]] |[[Delta Electronics Bommasandra metro station|ಡೆಲ್ಟಾ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ಸ್ ಬೊಮ್ಮಸಂದ್ರ]] | 11 August 2025 | |Elevated |Side |}

== See also ==

* '''[[Namma Metro]]''' ** [[Purple Line (Namma Metro)|Purple Line]] ** [[Green Line (Namma Metro)|Green Line]] ** [[Pink Line (Namma Metro)|Pink Line]] ** [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]] ** [[Orange Line (Namma Metro)|Orange Line]] ** [[Red Line (Namma Metro)|Red Line]] ** [[Grey Line (Namma Metro)|Grey Line]] ** [[Aqua Line (Namma Metro)|Inner Ring Line]] ** [[List of Namma Metro stations]] * [[Rapid transit in India]] * [[List of metro systems]] * [[Raggigudda-Silk Board Flyover]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Namma Metro lines]] [[Category:Railway lines opened in 2025]] [[Category:Japan International Cooperation Agency]] [[Category:750 V DC railway electrification]]