Namma Metro
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Namma Metro
Overview
Owner Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
(BMRCL)
Locale Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Transit type Rapid transit
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 41[1]
Daily ridership 350,000 (September 2017)[2]
Chief executive Shri Mahendra Jain (MD)
Headquarters BMTC Complex, K.H. Road,
Shanthinagar, Bengaluru
Website bmrc.co.in
Operation
Began operation 20 October 2011; 6 years ago
Train length 3 coaches (extendable to 6 coaches)
Headway 4–15 minutes[3]
Technical
System length 42.3 km (26.3 mi)[4]
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 750 V DC third rail
Average speed 35 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed 90 km/h (56 mph)
hideNamma Metro Rail Network (2017)
Namma Metro , also known as Bangalore Metro[5] is a metro system serving the city
of Bangalore, India. It is currently the second longest operational metro network in India after
the Delhi Metro.[6] On the other hand, Namma Metro was ranked the 83rd largest metro system in
terms of length and the 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.[7] The metro network consists
of two colour-coded lines, with a total length of 42.3 kilometres serving 41 stations. 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. By 2022, the system is expected to complete its
phase 2 network and provide connectivity to the city's important tech hubs of Electronics
City and White Field
The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), a joint venture of the Government of India and
the Government of Karnataka, built and operates the Namma Metro.[8] Services operate daily
between 05:00 and 23:00 running with a headway varying between 4–20 minutes.[9] The trains are
composed of three cars. The power output is supplied by 750 volt direct currentthrough third rail.
Namma Metro was the second rail transport system in India to use 750V DC third rail traction, the
first being the Kolkata Metro.
Contents
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1History
o 1.1Construction
1.1.1Underground construction
2Current Network
o 2.1Purple Line
o 2.2Green Line
3Phase 1
4Phase 2
o 4.1Phase 2A
o 4.2Construction
5Phase 3
o 5.1Airport rail link
6Opening
7Finances
o 7.1Funding
7.1.1Phase 1
7.1.2Phase 2
o 7.2Revenues
8Infrastructure
o 8.1Rolling stock
o 8.2Power supply
o 8.3Signaling
o 8.4Stations
o 8.5Vertical gardens
o 8.6Safety
o 8.7Accessibility
o 8.8Rainwater harvesting
9Operations
o 9.1Fare collection
o 9.2Frequency
o 9.3Ridership
o 9.4Speed
o 9.5Security
o 9.6Laws
10Mobile app
11In popular culture
12See also
13References
14External links
History[edit]
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) prepared and submitted the detailed project for
the first phase of the Namma Metro project to the BMRCL in May 2003. Construction work for Phase
1 of the project was scheduled to start in 2005 but was delayed by a February 2006 change of
government in Karnataka. The project was approved by the Union Cabinet on 25 April 2006. Civil
construction on the first section, the stretch of the Purple Line
between Baiyyappanahalli and Mahatma Gandhi Road, commenced on 15 April 2007. The section
opened to the public on 20 October 2011. The development of network is divided into two phases
while phase 1 containing 2 lines was completed in 2017,[10][11] and Phase 2 is expected to be
completed by 2020.[12]
Construction[edit]
Construction work for Phase 1 of the project was scheduled to start in 2005 but was delayed by a
February 2006 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 (US$800 million)
(Later revised to ₹11,609 crore (US$1.7 billion) for Phase I).[13] In 2006, Navayuga Engineering was
awarded the contract to construct Reach 1 of the East-West corridor.[14] The foundation stone for the
Phase 1 construction was laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 24 June 2006,[15] and civil
construction on Reach I of the line, between M.G. Road and Baiyyappanahalli, commenced on 15
April 2007.[16][17] The DPRs for a northern extension (from Yeshwanthapura to Hesaraghatta Cross)
and part of the southern extension (from RV Road to Yelachenahalli) was submitted in October 2007
and June 2008 respectively.[18]
The original deadline to complete Phase 1 was March 2010. Phase 1 missed nine deadlines, and its
total cost was revised four times.[19] The entire Phase 1 was opened to public on 18 June 2017.[11]
Underground construction[edit]
The underground 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.[20][21][22][23][24] [25] A total of 6 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 and Godavari.[26] The UG2 (north to south corridor), from Majestic to K.R
Market is expected to finish the entire tunnelling works by August 2016, after which the Green Line
would be opened for service, towards the end of the year.
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 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 November 2015.[27] The entire Purple Line stretch was
operational on 29 April 2016.
Current Network
