Bengaluru’s proposed Hoskote metro link has moved into the detailed planning stage, with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited preparing a detailed project report for a 16.3-kilometre route from KR Puram to Hoskote. The proposed corridor is expected to include 11 stations and would improve public transport access to one of the city’s fastest-growing eastern suburban and industrial areas.
According to a report by Vijay Karnataka, the proposed route would begin at KR Puram and pass through ITI Bhavan, TC Palya, Bhattarahalli, Bhattarahalli Junction, Medahalli Junction, Avalahalli, Budigere Cross, Katamnallur Gate, Hoskote Toll Plaza and Hoskote Government Hospital. The report said the corridor is being prioritised from KR Puram rather than extending the Purple Line directly from Kadugodi.
The report also said the proposed line is expected to generate an internal rate of return of 19% for BMRCL. That figure relates to the project’s reported financial viability assessment and will ultimately depend on the detailed project report, approvals, funding arrangements and construction decisions.
The metro proposal forms part of a wider set of transport projects expected to reshape Hoskote’s connection with Bengaluru. The report said integrated high-speed rail stations are being planned at Hoskote for the proposed Bengaluru-Chennai and Bengaluru-Hyderabad high-speed rail corridors. Near Kodihalli, close to Hoskote, officials are also examining land requirements for a large rail depot, workshops and an operations control centre.
Around 80 hectares of land may be required for this wider rail infrastructure, according to the report. The reported land requirement indicates that the high-speed rail component would involve not only passenger facilities but also major operational and maintenance infrastructure. The status of land acquisition and final approvals was not detailed in the supplied report.
The Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway is already open to traffic between Hoskote and Baireddypalli in Andhra Pradesh along a stretch of about 100 kilometres, the report said. Residents and commuters from Kolar, Chintamani and Malur currently depend heavily on Hoskote to enter Bengaluru, increasing the importance of the corridor as an eastern gateway to the metropolitan region.
The report further said traffic on the Hoskote highway could cross 80,000 vehicles once the Satellite Town Ring Road is completed and linked to Hosur Road. A proposal has consequently been raised for a double-decker arrangement on the Hoskote road, with a metro line above a road flyover. The suggested design would separate local traffic from vehicles travelling towards other destinations, although the report did not state that the proposal had received final approval.
Separately, BMRCL is constructing an approximately 420-metre elevated section between Whitefield station and Milan Road to support metro operations. The reported cost is Rs 64.81 crore, with the contract awarded to Buildtek and an 18-month completion deadline. This work is separate from the proposed KR Puram–Hoskote corridor.
For Hoskote and the eastern Bengaluru region, the immediate milestone is the completion of the detailed project report. The proposed metro alignment, high-speed rail station, supporting depot infrastructure and highway interventions will require separate technical, financial, land and administrative approvals before construction can begin.
