The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) launched a sixth train service on its Yellow Line between Electronic City and R V Road on Tuesday morning, increasing the frequency of trains on the route from 15 minutes to 13.
“With this additional train, Metro services on the Yellow Line will operate at 13-minute frequency during peak hours from Monday to Saturday, as against the existing 15-minute interval. On Sundays, the peak-hour frequency will continue to be 15 minutes,” the BMRCL said in a statement on Monday. The sixth train began service at 6 am on Tuesday.
The Yellow Line service in south Bengaluru, connecting the Electronic City in the southeast part of Bengaluru – a route traversed by thousands of workers in the IT sector – was opened on August 10 with three trainsets.
“There will be no change in the first and last train timings from either terminal, i.e., RV Road and Bommasandra,” the BMRCL said.
Last month, officials had indicated that the sixth train would be dispatched from the Titagarh coach manufacturing firm on November 17.
The Yellow Line has been operating five trainsets since November 1, when the headway on the line was reduced from 19 minutes to 15 minutes. “Service is expected to improve further as more trainsets are introduced in the coming months,” BMRCL said last month.
“Currently, BMRCL is using 100% of the Yellow Line trains during peak hours to support passenger convenience, even though it means temporarily operating without a spare train,” it had stated.
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The Yellow Line has reduced traffic congestion in the area by 37 per cent, according to a study in September by the traffic police.
A total of 96.1 km of the Bengaluru Metro is currently operational, with a target to increase the service to 137.11 km in 2026 by opening sections of the Pink Line.
The Reach 6 Line – from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere, which has an elevated section of 7.50 km with six stations, is scheduled to be launched in May 2026, and a 13.76 km underground section from Diary Circle to Nagawara with 12 stations in December 2026.
Phase 2A of the Pink Line, running from Central Silk Board to Krishnarajapura, covering 19.75 km and 13 elevated stations, is also expected to open in December 2026.
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By 2027, the total operational network of the Bengaluru Metro is projected to reach 175.55 km. Phase-2B, connecting Hebbal to Kempegowda International Airport over a distance of 27 km, is expected to open in June 2027. Additionally, an 11-km stretch from Hebbal to Krishnarajapuram is expected to be completed by December 2027.