Modi to launch Bengaluru Metro Yellow Line, Vande Bharat today; here’s his itinerary
The Yellow Line and the Bengaluru-Belagavi Vande Bharat Express will be inaugurated during PM Modi's four-hour visit to Bengaluru today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the much-awaited Yellow Line of Bengaluru Metro and the Vande Bharat Express train between Bengaluru and Belagavi today (August 10).
Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the Bangalore Metro Phase-3 project. Here is the prime minister’s itinerary, as shared by the Chief Minister’s Office, in which he will participate in three events during his nearly four-hour visit to IT city.
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Modi’s itinerary
- Modi will land at the HAL Airport in Bengaluru at 10.30 am.
- He will then travel by helicopter and road to the KSR Bengaluru railway station, where he will flag off the Vande Bharat Express train between KSR Bengaluru-Belagavi.
- He will also virtually flag off two more Vande Bharat Express trains between Amritsar-Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katri, and Ajni (Nagpur)-Pune.
- Next, Modi will leave by road for the RV Road (Ragigudda) Metro station on the Yellow Line.
- Between 11.45 am and 12:50 pm, he will flag off the Yellow Line (reach 5) and take a Metro ride to the Electronic City station.
- From there, Modi will travel to the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bengaluru
- There, he will lay the foundation stone for Bangalore Metro phase-3 and officially inaugurate the Yellow Line from RV Road (Ragigudda) to Bommasandra station, and address the gathering.
- He will then travel by helicopter to the HAL Airport and fly back to Delhi at 2.45 pm.
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About Yellow line
According to PM's office, the Yellow Line Metro from RV Road (Ragigudda) to Bommasandra of Bangalore Metro Phase-2 project, with a route length of over 19 km and 16 stations, is worth around Rs 7,160 crore.
With the opening of this Yellow Line, the operational Metro network in Bengaluru will increase to over 96 km, serving a large population in the region.
Officials say the Yellow Line is expected to ease traffic congestion in several heavily congested corridors like Hosur Road, Silk Board Junction, and Electronics City Junction.
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About Orange Line
The Metro Phase 3, also known as the Orange Line, for which the PM will lay the foundation, will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 15,611 crore.
The total route length of the project will be more than 44 km with 31 elevated stations. This infrastructure project will address the growing transportation needs of the city, catering to residential, industrial, commercial, and educational areas.
Phase 3 will have two corridors or lines: JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura (32.15 km) and Hosahalli to Kadabagere (12.5 km).
(With agency inputs)