Overview

• Final safety approval is pending a CMRS inspection after BMRCL secured its Independent Safety Assessment certificate earlier this week.
• BMRCL is evaluating whether to start with seven stations at 20-minute headways or to run the full corridor at 30-minute intervals.
• The fourth train from Titagarh is due by mid-August; five additional CBTC trains are expected by October to support 8–9 minute service frequencies.
• Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya launched a 36-day public countdown campaign to hold BMRCL accountable for its August launch commitment.
• Officials plan to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Yellow Line alongside planned Green Line extensions when services begin.