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CHAPTER 1

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Namma metro also known as Bangalore Metro, is a metro system for the city of
Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The agency responsible for its implementation is the
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the joint venture company
owned by 50% of Government of India and 50% of Government of Karnataka.
BMRCL was entrusted with Planning, Design, Implementation and Operation of
Metro.

Namma Metro is currently the second longest operational metro network in India after
Delhi Metro. On the other hand, Namma Metro ranked the 83rd largest metro system
in terms of length and 79th largest metro network in terms of number of operating
stations in the world. It also contains the first underground metro line in South India.
The Bangalore (namma) metro system is an Urban Mass Rapid Transit System
(MRTS) serving Bengaluru – Karnataka’s Capital.

PHASE 1

The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Phase-1 of Bangalore Metro Rail Project
was prepared by DMRC and submitted to BMRCL during May 2003. Construction
for the first stretch 42.30 km (Phase-1) started in April 2007 and completed on June
2017. Phase-1 has 41 stations in North-South and East-West corridor. The system has
a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using standard-gauge tracks.
The metro has an average daily ridership of 315,000 passengers.

The Services operate daily between 05:00 and 23:00 running with a headway varying
between 4–20 minutes. The trains are composed of three cars. The power output is
supplied by 750 volt direct current through third rail. Namma Metro was the second
rail transport system in India to use 750 V DC third rail traction, the first is Kolkata
Metro.

The phase-1 comprises of two corridors.

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Starting Completion Length

Line Stations Terminals
date date (km)

20 October 30 April
Purple Line 17 18.22 Baiyyappanahalli Mysore Road
2011 2016

1 March 18 June
Green Line 24 24.20 Nagasandra Yelachenahalli
2014 2017

Total 41 42.42

Out of a total of 42.30 km system about 8.80 km is underground section and balance
about 33.50 km is elevated. Total 40 stations are serving, out of which 7 stations are
underground, 2 at grade and 31 are elevated. On East-West corridor a maintenance
depot with full workshop facilities has been constructed at Baiyappanahalli whereas
for North-South corridor a maintenance depot with full workshop facilities has been
constructed at Peenya.

The metro system is being implemented with 750 v dc third rail traction system, cab
signaling. The rake interchange link is provided at Majestic station.

Purple Line

The first 6.7-kilometre, 6-station stretch (Reach 1) of the Purple Line between
Baiyappanahalli and Mahatma Gandhi Road opened on 20 October 2011. The second
6.4-kilometre, 6-station stretch (Reach 2) of the Purple Line between Mysore Road
and Magadi Road opened on 16 November 2015. The first underground section of
South India, a 4.8 km stretch from Cubbon Park to Bengaluru City (KSR) Railway
Station opened on 29 April 2016, thereby completing the entire 18.22 km Purple Line
stretch of the metro network.

Green Line

The first 9.9-kilometre, 10-station stretch (Reach 3/3A) of the Green Line opened 1
March 2014. The stretch connected Sampige Road to Peenya Industry. The second
2.5-kilometre, 3-station stretch (Reach 3B) of the Green Line, operating between
Peenya Industry and Nagasandra, opened 1 May 2015. The last stretch connecting

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Sampige Road to Yelachenahalli was inaugurated on 17 June 2017 thereby

completing the entire Phase 1.

The Green Line is the second line of the Metro and it connects Nagasandra in the
north to Yelachenahalli in the south, covering a distance of 24.2 kilometres and
serving 24 stations. It is partly elevated and partly underground, with one station at
grade. The southern section of the line, beyond Majestic was thrown open to the
public for commercial operations on 18 June 2017. It was inaugurated by the
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee on 17 June 2017.

Construction

Construction work for Phase 1 of the project was scheduled to start in 2005 but was
delayed due to change of government in Karnataka and continued debate over
whether the project was financially feasible and appropriate for the city. Finally, on
25 April 2006 the Indian Cabinet approved the project, which was then budgeted at
more than ₹5,400 crore (Later revised to ₹11,609 crore). Civil construction on Reach
I of the line, between M.G. Road and Baiyyappanahalli, commenced on 15 April
2007.

Underground construction

The underground construction work of Phase 1 commenced in May 2011. Each

corridor consists of two tunnels, which are the first underground tunnels built for
trains in South India. The tunnels, dug using tunnel boring machines (TBM), are
located approximately 60 feet below ground level, have a diameter of 5.5 metres and
are 5 metres apart. A total of 5 TBMs were used for work in the underground section
of Phase 1. They were nicknamed Helen (TBM-1), Margarita (TBM-2), Kaveri
(TBM-3), Krishna (TBM-4) and Godavari (TBM-5).

Underground UG1 (east to west corridor) tunneling work was completed on 17 March
2014 after tunnel boring machine Helen (TBM 1) finished its task of tunneling 229m
between Bangalore City railway station underground (UG) station and Kempegowda
UG station (Majestic). Trackwork and 3rd rail electrification works are completed on
the 4.8 km eastbound tunnel of Bangalore metro's Purple line between Cubbon Park

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and Magadi Road, and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) began
end to end trials on the entire 18.1 km Purple line which stretches from
Baiyappanahalli to Mysore Road on 23 Nov 2015. The entire Purple Line stretch was
operational on 29 April 2016.

The UG2 (north to south corridor), from Majestic to K.R Market is finished entire
tunnelling works by August 2016, after which the Green Line would be opened for
service.

Phase 2

The State Government accorded approval vide Order No. UDD 127 BMR 2010 dated
4 January 2011 for preparation of the detailed project report (DPR) for Phase 2 by the
DMRC. The high power committee (HPC), in July 2011, gave in-principle clearance
to proceed with Phase 2. The Karnataka government gave in-principle approval to
Phase 2 of the Namma Metro project on 3 January 2012. Phase 2 was cleared by the
expenditure finance committee (EFC) in August 2013. The Union Cabinet announced
that it had approved plans for phase 2 on 30 January 2014. The estimated total cost for
Phase 2 is around ₹26,405 crore. The State Government will contribute ₹9,000 crore.
The project cost of ₹26,405 is the 2011–12 price level, which it is set to escalate at 5
per cent every year with increasing cost of inputs. The Union government will share
that part of cost escalation due to increase in central levies, while the Karnataka State
and BMRCL have to bear any other escalation. According to the experts, the total
project cost for Phase 2 is estimated to reach at least ₹30,000 crore at the start of
construction itself.

Phase 2 spans a length of 72.095 km – 13.79 km underground, 0.48 km at grade and

57.825 km elevated, and adds 61 stations to the network, of which 12 are
underground. Phase 2 includes the extension of the two Phase 1 corridors, as well as
the construction of two new lines. The south-end of the Green Line will be extended
from Yelachenahalli to Anjanapura Township along the Kanakapura Road and the
north-end from Hesarghatta Cross to Bangalore International Exhibition Center
(BIEC) on Tumkur Road (NH-4). The east-end of the Purple Line will be extended
from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield and the west-end from Mysore Road to Kengeri.
A new 18.82 km long fully elevated R V Road – Bommasandra line will be

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constructed under Phase 2. The second new line is the 21.25 km Gottigere–Nagawara
line. The line is mostly underground (13.79 km), but also has a 6.98 km elevated and
0.48 km at-grade sections. There are 18 stations on the line, of which 12 are
underground and 6 are elevated. Unlike Phase 1 of the project, all stations in Phase 2
will have parking facilities.

The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) is responsible for

acquiring land for the Phase 2. A total of 102.02 hectares (252 acres) of land is
required for Phase 2 of the project. BMRCL spent ₹5000 crore on land acquisition.

In September 2016, Siddaramaiah announced that a new 17 km long line connecting

Silk Board with K.R. Puram would be included in Phase 2 of the project. The line will
be called the Outer Ring Road Metro (ORR Metro) and is proposed to have 13
stations – Silk Board, 14th Main Road in HSR Layout, Agara, Iblur Junction,
Bellandur, RMZ Ecospace, New Horizon College, Rainbow Hospital,
Kadubeesanahalli, Marathahalli, Doddanekundi, Mahadevapura and K.R. Puram. It is
estimated to cost ₹4202 crores. The cost will be shared equally by the Centre and the
State Government. The BMRC hopes to procure up to ₹2,000 crore in funding from
private companies whose offices are located along the Outer Ring Road. The ORR
Metro will have interchange stations with the extended Purple Line at K.R. Puram and
with the proposed R V Road – Bommasandra line at Silk Board.

The BMRCL prepared the detailed project report on the proposed line, and submitted
the DPR to the state government on 28 October 2016. Phase 2 was approved by the
State Cabinet on 1 March 2017.

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Fig 1 :- Phase 2 consists of extensions for all four reaches of the metro and three new
lines.

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Proposed new lines and extensions to existing lines – under Phase 2

New Expected
Line Terminals Length
Stations Completion date
Purple
Mysore Road – Challegatta 8.81 km 6 December 2018
Line
Purple
Baiyyappanahalli – Whitefield 15.50 km 13 March 2023
Line
Green
Yelachenahalli – Anjanapura 6.29 km 5 December 2018
Line
Green
Hessarghatta Cross – BIEC 3.77 km 3 March 2023
Line
Line 3 R V Road – Bommasandra 18.82 km 16 March 2023
Gottigere – Nagawara –
Line 4 21.25 km 18 March 2023
Bangalore Airport
ORR
Silk Board – K.R. Puram 17 km 13 2020
Metro

SAILENT FEATURES OF THE SIX LINES IN PHASE-2

Baiyappanahalli to ITPL – Whitefield (Extension of E-W Line)

The Line starts from south side of Bangalore Chennai Railway line and crosses
Kasturinagar road and outer ring road and reaches the old Madras road. Then the
alignment reaches the Whitefield Road and runs along the median of Whitefield road
and then on the median of Graphite India road. After this, the alignment runs along
the median of the road and touches the ITPL and Whitefield Sathya Sai Ashram. The
corridor has 14 stations namely, Jyothipuram, K. R. Puram, Narayanapura,
Mahadevapura, Garudacharyapalya, Doddanakundi, Visveswaraiah Industrial Estate,
Kundalahalli, Vaidehi Hospital, Satyasai Medical Institute, ITPL, Kadugodi, Ujwala
Vidyalaya and Whitefield.

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Mysore Road Terminal to Kengeri (Extension of E-W Line)

The line continues to be on the median of the Mysore Road till it reaches the Kengeri
Station. The corridor has 5 stations namely: Nayandahalli, Rajarajeshwari Nagar,
Bangalore University Cross, R.V. college of engineering and Kengeri.

Hesaraghatta cross to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre(BIEC)

(Extension of N-S Line)

The line continues to be on the RHS of the Tumkur Road and traverses along the road
up to BIEC beyond NICE road crossing. There are 3 stattions namely:
Manjunathanagar, Jindal, and BIEC terminal. Bangalore International Exhibition
Centre will be the main and initial beneficiary of this extension, so not much of traffic
is expected initially on this line. Therefore this line will be more viable if BIEC shares
cost of this line. Therefore the work on this line can begin after BIEC agrees to share
the cost.

Puttenahalli Cross to Anjanapura Township (up to NICE Road Crossing)

(Extension of N-S Line)

The line continues to be on the median of Kanakpura Road and traverses along the the
median of the road up to the Anjanapura Township. There are 5 stations namely,
Anjanapura Road Cross, Krishnaleela Park (ISKON), Vajarahalli, Talaghattapura and
Anjanapura Township.

R. V Road to Bommasandra (E-W New Line)

the line traverses along the R. V. Road and turns left to the Marenhalli road and
traverses on the median of Marenahalli Road till short of Jayadeva Hospital Junction
Flyover. At the Jayadeva Hospital Junction the alignment shifts to the left and
traverses on the footpath of the grade road. After crossing Jayadeva Junction Flyover
the alignment comes back to the median and traverses on the median of the road till
the Silk Board Junction. At the Silk Board Junction the alignment turns towards right
to reach the Western Side of Hosur Road. Then the line runs on the centre of Western
Side Service Lane of the Hosur Road.

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There are 16 stations on the corridor namely: R V Road, Ragogudda Temple,

Jayadeva Hospital, BTM Layout, Silk Board, HSR Layout, Oxford College,
Muneshwara Nagar, Chikkabegur, Basapur Road, Hosa Road, Electronic City-1,
Electronic City, Huskur Road, Hebbagodi and Bommasandra.

Gottigere – IIMB – Nagawara (N-S new Line)

The line traverses along Bannerghatta road as elevated line up to Swagath Road cross
and then goes underground just after Sagar hospital near fire station. The entire length
from this point is underground. The line passes through the dairy circle, and runs
along the MICO industries and then reaches Hosur road, crossing Rochmond Road at
Vellara. After this the line traverses below Brigade Road and crosses the m. g. road
underneath the phase-1 east- west metro line and reaches Kamaraj Road. Here the
underground integrated station is planned which is 90 meters from the platform edge
of the existing elevated m. g road station and is connected through escalators and
stairs. After this the underground alignment crosses Cubbon Road to reach
Shivajinagar bus stand. Further, the alignment traverses below the Queens Road and
reaches Cantonment Railway Station. From here the line traverses below Nandidurga
Road, Tannery Road and reaches Nagawara after crossing OOR.

There are 18 stations on this corridor, 6 elevated and 12 underground. The elevated
stations are Gottigere, Hulimavu, IIMB, J P Nagar 4th Phase, Jayadeva Hospital, and
Swagath Road Cross. The 12 underground stations are Dairy Circle, MICO Industries,
Langford Town, Vellara jn, M G Road, Shivajinagar, Cantonment Railway Station,
Pottery Town, Tannery Road, Venkateshpura, Arabic college and Nagawara.

Construction

The Indian Institute of Science prepared the design for the extension of Reach 1. The
BMRCL spent ₹107 crore to acquire 57 properties for the extension of Reach 2. An
estimated 313 heritage trees are planned to be cut down to build Phase 2. On 28
February 2015, the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah set December 2020 as the deadline
to complete Phase 2. In March 2017, the Karnataka Government postponed the
deadline to 2022.

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In October 2016, the BMRCL floated tenders for the extension of the Green Line
from Nagasandra up to the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). The
3.031 km extension is estimated to cost ₹247.41 crore. The contract includes the
construction of the viaduct, road widening works, and construction of three elevated
stations – Manjunathanagar, Jindal and BIEC. The BMRCL estimates that the work
will be completed within 27 months from date that construction begins. The BMRCL
also began civil work on the southern extension of the Green Line from
Yelachenahalli to Anjanapura Road (6.29 km) and the western extension of the Purple
Line from Mysore Road to Kengeri (8.81 km). Construction work on the Purple Line
corridor was awarded in two packages for ₹660 crore, while the Green Line extension
was awarded to Nagarjuna Constructions Company Ltd for ₹508.86 crore. The
BMRCL floated tenders for the construction of the 15.5-km stretch from
Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield in December 2016.

Tenders for the construction of the R V Road – Bommasandra line were floated in 3
packages. On 9 December 2016, the agency floated tenders for the construction of
6.418 km stretch from Bommasandra to Hosa Road station, including depot entry line
to Hebbagodi depot. The work involves the construction of five Metro stations —
Bommasandra, Hebbagodi, Huskur Road, Electronic City-II and Electronic City-I.
Tenders for the 6.38 km stretch from Hosa Road to HSR Layout were floated the next
day. Work is expected to begin by June 2017, and be completed within 27 months.
Both packages were awarded to Thailand-based ITD Cementation India in May 2017.

The BMRC plans to float the tenders for the construction of the 21.25 km Gottigere-
Nagawara in five packages. Tunnelling and construction of the underground stations
will be taken up in four packages, while the elevated viaduct and stations will make
up the remaining package. The total cost of the line is estimated to be ₹11,014 crore.
The elevated section is estimated to cost ₹575.52 crore. In March 2017, the BMRC
floated tenders for the construction of a 7.5 km elevated section between Gottigere
and Swagat Cross stations (called Reach 6). The tender includes construction of the
elevated viaduct, 5 stations and car depot on a 34-acre plot in Kothanur. A separate
tender will be floated for the 13.9 km section of the line from Dairy Circle to
Nagawara. The agency also floated tenders for the remaining section of the RV Road-
Bommasandra line, the RV Road to Silk Board stretch (called Reach 5).

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Phase 2 is expected to be completed in 2022.

The State Urban Development Ministry proposed that Phase 2 have a total length of
127 km. The Phase will include two lines that cover the Outer Ring Road (ORR) on
the eastern and western side, and additional lines to connect the lines constructed in
the previous phase. A 33 km line is proposed to cover the eastern portion of the ORR
from Silk Board to Hebbal, while a 31.37 km line will cover the western portion of
the road. A 21.31 km line linking Hosakerehalli to ORR at Marathahalli passing
through Old Airport Road is also proposed to serve the areas of Domlur, Konena
Agrahara and HAL. Other proposed lines include a 33-km line from
Carmelaram(Sarjapur Road) to Yelahanka, passing through Central College, Palace
Guttahalli, Mehkri Circle and Hebbal; and an 8.89 km line from Nice Road to Toll
Gate (Magadi Road).

Airport Rail Link

There was a proposal to build a 33 km line known as Bangalore High-Speed Rail

Link, from MG Road to Bengaluru International Airport (BIA), at a cost of ₹5,767
crore. Previously, there was plan for an independent body, but later it was decided
that BMRC will manage this project. It was later decided to build the airport link as a
regular metro line.

In September 2016, RITES suggested nine possible extensions from the existing and
proposed metro lines to the airport. The state government invited the public to submit
feedback on their preferred route. The nine proposed extensions have an average
length of 30 km, and each is estimated to cost between ₹4,500 crore and ₹7,000 crore.
A 25.9 km extension from Nagawara via Kannur and Bagaluru was the shortest, while
the 35.4 km extension Yeshwanthpur via Yelahanka, Kannur and Bagaluru was the
longest of the proposed routes. The BMRC received 1,300 responses from the public.

A 25.9 km extension of the Gottigere–Nagawara line via Kannur and Bagaluru up to

the airport emerged as the most popular choice. In February 2017, the Centre
requested the BMRC to start work on the airport link before the rest of Phase 3. The
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) forbid constructing an underground
road or metro tunnel from the southern side of the airport due to security reasons.

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Such a construction would have to pass underneath the airport's second runway before
entering the terminal buildings. This restriction eliminated three of the 9 proposed
extensions to the airport. All three proposals were extensions of the Gottigere-
Nagwara line to the airport.

Bangalore Development Minister K.J. George announced on 12 May 2017 that the
government had finalized the Nagawara-Ramakrishna Hegde Nagar-Jakkur-
Yelahanka route to the airport.

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