The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has moved a step closer to mainline testing on the Blue Line, with trial runs progressing from Byappanahalli towards KR Puram and Doddanekundi, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda confirmed.
The 58.19 km corridor is designed to connect Central Silk Board with Kempegowda International Airport via the city's technology belt.
The minister shared the update on Deepavali, stating the government is committed to completing all pending works and bringing the Blue Line into public service at the earliest.
Kinematic test runs are expected in November 2026, whilst the Blue Line's 33kV cables and third rail are being progressively charged from 30 October between Baiyappanahalli depot and Marathahalli.
The 19.75 km Phase 2A section between Central Silk Board and KR Puram is targeted to open by mid-2027, with the full corridor to the airport expected to become operational by March 2028.
BMRCL aims to run trial trains from Byappanahalli depot via KR Puram to Marathahalli by 15 November, though signalling integration remains the key hurdle before full testing can commence.
The corridor will feature 29 stations serving major employment centres whilst connecting with other Namma Metro corridors and providing a direct metro link to the airport.
Both the Blue Line's Outer Ring Road corridor and the Pink Line's underground stretch are expected to open by May 2027. Construction on the Blue Line began in August 2021 after earlier contractual setbacks.
Work on the corridor is largely complete apart from signalling, whilst around 2 km of track installation and construction work at some stations remain pending.
The elevated metro line will traverse Bengaluru's bustling Outer Ring Road technology corridor, home to numerous IT firms and residential hubs, before branching towards the airport terminal in the second phase.
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