Bengaluru’s Pink Line is being inaugurated on November 13, adding Jayadeva Hospital as the city’s third major metro interchange and creating a new transfer point between the Pink and Yellow lines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the line and travel on the metro after the ceremony.
The newly opened section runs from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere and includes six stations, according to the report. The line is expected to improve access between residential areas in south Bengaluru and the city’s information technology corridors. Jayadeva Hospital station is the key operational feature of the extension because it brings multiple metro services together at a single location.
The station has been built above the Bilekahalli-Dairy Circle underpass and over the Ragi Gudda-Central Silk Board flyover. Unlike the horizontal interchange arrangement at Majestic, Jayadeva Hospital has a vertical, multi-level design. The Pink Line platforms are located on the upper level, with three platforms serving trains towards Tavarekere and four platforms serving the route towards Kalena Agrahara, according to the report.
Bengaluru currently has interchange stations at Majestic and National College. Jayadeva Hospital will become the third interchange in the network. Its location is significant for passengers travelling between the Yellow Line corridor and southern Bengaluru, including areas around Bilekahalli, JP Nagar and Tavarekere.
Passengers changing from the Yellow Line to the Pink Line will not have to leave the ticketed area, a Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited official said. Escalators and lifts will connect the platforms, while Kannada and English signs and digital screens will guide passengers through the station. The arrangement is intended to reduce the need for passengers to exit and re-enter the station during a transfer.
Three station names have also been changed ahead of the inauguration. IIMB has been renamed Bilekahalli-IIMB, Tavarekere has been renamed Suddaguntepalya, and JP Nagar 4th Phase has been renamed NS Palya. The changes are part of the station identification system for the new operational section.
Parking facilities at stations other than Jayadeva Hospital are yet to be completed, according to the report. This may affect how passengers access the new section during the initial phase of operations, particularly in areas where metro users depend on two-wheelers, cars or feeder travel to reach stations.
The inauguration comes as Bengaluru continues to expand its interchange-based metro network. By linking the Pink and Yellow lines without requiring passengers to leave the paid area, Jayadeva Hospital station will serve as a new transfer point for journeys across the southern and southeastern parts of the city. Further operational details will depend on the commencement of regular passenger services on the newly inaugurated section.
