Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and rode the elevated Pink Line stretch in Bengaluru on Friday, November 13, flagging off services between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere.
- Passenger operations on the 7.5‑km elevated section are scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. on November 14 with trains running about every eight minutes using five trains allocated to the corridor.
- The elevated stretch adds six stations and was built at an estimated cost of around Rs 3,470 crore, completing formal safety steps that included a CMRS inspection in October and a safety clearance announced on October 28.
- Tight security accompanied the VVIP visit, with a temporary one‑kilometre no‑fly zone declared for key venues and deployments that included the Special Protection Group and thousands of police personnel.
- The inaugurated segment is part of the 21.25‑km Pink Line whose 13.7‑km underground portion remains under construction for 2027, and the PM also dedicated or laid foundations for over Rs 15,600 crore of rail, energy and petroleum projects that will boost storage, transmission and regional connectivity.