The Bengaluru Pink Line was inaugurated on 13 November, expanding the city’s operational Namma Metro network to 103.6 kilometres, according to a report by Vijay Karnataka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 7.5-kilometre corridor at a ceremony attended by Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.
The inauguration places the newly opened Pink Line within Bengaluru’s wider effort to expand mass transit capacity and provide additional connections across the city. The report described the 7.5-kilometre route as being formally dedicated to Bengaluru residents during the ceremony.
Following the launch, Vijay Karnataka reported that Bengaluru’s total operational metro network had grown to 103.6 kilometres. The report also described Bengaluru as having the country’s second-largest metro network after Delhi. No further route, station or passenger-service details were provided in the supplied report.
The inauguration ceremony was held with a limited number of leaders on the stage. The Prime Minister was presented with a statue of Kempegowda by the state government after arriving for the event. Shivakumar had earlier received Modi at HAL airport, according to the report.
After the formal welcome, the Chief Minister presented Modi with a shawl and explained its significance. The report also described a joint flag-off in which Modi called Shivakumar closer before the two leaders waved the green flag together. Governor Gehlot, Byre Gowda and Surya were present alongside them during the ceremony.
After the inauguration, Shivakumar and Byre Gowda briefed the Prime Minister using a model map of the Pink Line at the station. The Chief Minister explained the route and its connection arrangements, as well as the proposed benefits of implementing a double-decker transport model in Bengaluru. The discussion included its potential role in addressing traffic congestion, although the report did not provide specific construction, cost, ridership or operating data for the model.
The launch comes as Bengaluru continues to add metro infrastructure to a road network under sustained pressure from daily traffic. The increase to 103.6 kilometres marks the latest reported expansion of the city’s operational rail-based public transport system. Further details on the Pink Line’s stations, services and operational schedule were not included in the supplied report.
