Bengaluru metro: Yellow Line peak-hour wait time reduces to 9 mins, off-peak hours to 14 mins

Bengaluru: Starting Friday, Namma Metro trains on the Yellow Line will run every nine minutes during peak hours and every 14 minutes during non-peak hours. 

The current frequency is 10 minutes and 18 minutes, respectively. 

The peak hours run from 8 am to noon and 4 pm to 9 pm. 

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) received the eighth Yellow Line trainset on January 19, raising hopes that frequency would improve during both peak and non-peak hours. 

Although the eighth train was inducted into passenger service recently, the frequency remained unchanged because one train is being kept as a maintenance spare for emergencies, sources aware of the matter said. 

However, amid growing passenger frustration, the BMRCL has decided to increase train frequency from Monday to Saturday. There will be no change on Sundays. First- and last-train timings from terminal stations (RV Road and Bommasandra) also remain unchanged, the BMRCL stated. 

The 19.15-km RV Road-Bommasandra metro line, which opened on August 11 last year and connects the tech hub of Electronics City, has average daily ridership of one lakh. 

Third train for Pink Line

Bengaluru-headquartered BEML delivered the third trainset for Namma Metro's Pink Line on Thursday, sources have told DH. 

At the Kothanur depot, all six coaches were assembled into a train and moved to the Inspection Bay Line (IBL) for further inspections. 

The PSU had rolled out the Pink Line's prototype train on December 11, 2025, and then dispatched the second train on February 3. 

The prototype needs statutory clearances before induction into revenue service, a process that could take months. 

The BMRCL, which aims to open the Pink Line's 7.5-km Kalena Agrahara-Taverekere section in May, will use the trains to conduct anti-collision tests. BEML aims to supply six trains for the Pink Line by May. 

Metro chief inspects airport line

BMRCL Managing Director J Ravishankar conducted an on-site inspection of the Blue Line (KR Pura-Airport) on Thursday. 

Accompanied by senior officials and contractors, he reviewed the civil and station work progress from Kasthurinagar to Kodigehalli Cross. 

He emphasised the need for early viaduct completion to minimise traffic disruption along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and reviewed the progress of station architectural finishing works, which were recently awarded. 

The BMRCL aims to open the 27-km Hebbal-Airport section in June 2027 and the 11-km Hebbal-KR Pura stretch in December that year.