BMRCL chief inspects Pink Line's underground section

Bengaluru: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Managing Director J Ravishankar on Friday inspected the Pink Line's underground section. 

A BMRCL statement said Ravishankar reviewed the progress of station construction, tunnel-related works, track-laying, systems installations, testing timelines and other finishing works.

He directed BMRCL officials, contractors and site engineers to enhance coordination across departments to facilitate the completion of the pending works on time. 

The 13.75-km underground metro section — the city's longest — will connect Nagawara in the north to Dairy Circle in the south via MG Road. It has 12 stations. 

While tunnelling was completed in December 2024, the BMRCL is undertaking systems works. Overall progress on the civil work stands at 95%, according to officials. 

The Pink Line's 7.5-km elevated section (Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere) is slated to open in May, while the underground stretch is targeted for completion in December. That will also complete the metro project's Phase 2.