Yellow Line (Namma Metro)
The Yellow Line of Namma Metro is under construction and will form part of the metro rail network for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The 18.82 km line connects R.V. Road with Bommasandra and is fully elevated with 16 stations.[1] R.V. Road station is the terminal station on city side where an interchange is being provided with the Green Line. Jayadeva Hospital station will, in future serve as another interchange station with the Pink Line[2] that is also under construction in Phase ll of Namma Metro's expansion. Silkboard station will be another interchange station between Yellow Line and Blue Line. The other end of Yellow Line terminates at Bommasandra.
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| Owner | Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Bommasandra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | bmrc.co.in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Namma Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depot(s) | Hebbagodi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Planned opening | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 18.82 km (11.69 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Planning
Namma Metro's Phase ll includes two new lines - Yellow and Pink Lines, as well as extensions of Purple Line and Green Line.[1] Phase II 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.[3]
Tenders for the construction of Yellow Line (between R V Road and Bommasandra) were floated in 3 packages.[4] On 9 December 2016, BMRC floated tenders for the construction of 6.418 km stretch from Bommasandra to Hosa Road station. The work involves construction of viaduct with five stations and includes construction of the depot entry line leading to Hebbagodi depot.[5] Tenders for the 6.385 km stretch from Hosa Road to Bommanahalli (previously HSR Layout) were floated the next day.[6] Both packages were awarded to Thai-based ITD Cementation India in May 2017 for ₹511.35 and 485.52 crores (US$140 mil totally).[7] Civil works began in November 2017.
The third tender for construction of the 6.34 km elevated section and 5 stations was awarded to a joint venture between Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and URC Construction Pvt Ltd. on 3 July 2017 for ₹797.29 crore (US$100 million).[8]
| Yellow Line | |||||
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| Section | Length
(km) |
Stations (All Elevated) | Contract cost | Contractor(s) | Expected completion |
| Bommasandra - Hosa Road | 6.418 | Bommasandra, Hebbagodi, Huskur Road, Electronics City, Konappana Agrahara, Beratena Agrahara | ₹511.35, 485.52 crores
(US$140 mil totally) |
ITD-ITD Cem India JV | December 2022 |
| Hosa Road -
Bommanahalli |
6.385 | Hosa Road, Singasandra, Kudlu Gate, Hongasandra, Bommanahalli | |||
| Bommanahalli -
RV Road |
6.340 | Central Silk Board, BTM Layout, Jayadeva Hospital, Ragigudda, RV Road | ₹797.27 crores
(US$110 mil) |
HCC-URC JV | May 2023 |
Funding
For Phase-2 of Namma Metro, the Central and State Governments will fund around ₹15,000 crore. The State and Central Governments will bear 30% and 20% of the project cost respectively. The remaining will be obtained through senior term loans. BMRCL is permitted to raise up to ₹9,000 crore through loans.
Indian firms Biocon and Infosys announced that they would provide funding construction of the Hebbagodi and Konappana Agrahara (now renamed 'Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara') metro stations respectively on the Yellow Line. Each firm will contribute ₹100 crore (US$13 million) towards the project. Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw stated that the company wanted to fund the project because it would help de-congest the city. Both Biocon and Infosys have offices located near the stations.[9]
Infrastructure
Rolling stock
BMRC plans to operate driverless trains on the Yellow Line with Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) signaling system.[10] On 2 December 2019, BMRC awarded a contract for supplying 90 coaches (15 rakes) to CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co.Ltd with CBTC signaling for the Yellow Line.[11]
The contract for construction of Hebbagodi depot was awarded to Parnika Commercial & Estates(P) Ltd in July 2019.[12]
Stations
The Yellow Line is fully elevated and will have 16 stations.
| Yellow Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Connections | |
| English | Kannada | ||
| 1 | Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road | ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ರಸ್ತೆ |  Green Line |
| 2 | Ragigudda | ರಾಗಿಗುಡ್ಡ | |
| 3 | Jayadeva Hospital | ಜಯದೇವ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ | Pink Line (Under Construction) |
| 4 | BTM Layout | ಬಿಟಿಎಂ ಬಡಾವಣೆ | |
| 5 | Central Silk Board | ಕೇಂದ್ರ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಮಂಡಳಿ | Blue Line (Under Construction) |
| 6 | Bommanahalli | ಬೊಮ್ಮನಹಲ್ಲಿ | |
| 7 | Hongasandra | ಹೊಂಗಸಂದ್ರ | |
| 8 | Kudlu Gate | ಕುಡ್ಲು ಗೇಟ್ | |
| 9 | Singasandra | ಸಿಂಗಸಂದ್ರ | |
| 10 | Hosa Road | ಹೊಸ ರಸ್ತೆ | |
| 11 | Beratena Agrahara | ಬೆರಾಟೆನಾ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ | |
| 12 | Konappana Agrahara | ಕೊನಪ್ಪನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ | |
| 13 | Electronic City | ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಸಿಟಿ | |
| 14 | Huskur Road | ಹುಸ್ಕೂರ್ ರಸ್ತೆ | |
| 15 | Hebbagodi | ಹೆಬ್ಬಗೋಡಿ | |
| 16 | Bommasandra | ಬೊಮ್ಮಸಂದ್ರ | |
See also
References
- bmrc.co.in/pdf/phase2/phase2forweb.pdf
- "Know the location of new Red Line metro stations". The Hindu. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Metro gets poll push for Phase II". Deccan Chronicle. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "Tender for Electronics City metro reach issued – Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- "Metro floats tenders for Electronics City route". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- Staff Reporter. "Electronics City inches closer to being on metro map". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- "Thai company ITD will build stations on e-city line in Bengaluru". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "HCC-URC JV Lowest Bidder for Bangalore Metro's RV Rd – HSR Layout". TheMetroRailGuy. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "Biocon, Infy to Adopt Two Metro Stations – ETtech". ETtech.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- Shah, Narendra (13 April 2019). "First Driverless trains likely to run on the Namma Metro's Yellow line by 2021". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "BMRCL Tenders". tenderb.bmrc.co.in. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "Delhi-based firm gets Namma Metro's Hebbagodi depot contract | Bengaluru News". Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2020.