Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line is set to cross a key network milestone on November 13, 2026, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the elevated section between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere. The 7.5-km section, built at an estimated cost of ₹3,470 crore and containing seven stations, will extend the city’s operational metro network beyond 100 km.
Modi is scheduled to travel by metro from Tavarekere to IIMB station after inaugurating the elevated section. The stretch forms part of the larger Pink Line running from Kalena Agrahara to Nagawara, a 21.25-km corridor combining elevated and underground sections. The line is being developed as one of Bengaluru’s important north-south connections.
The Jayadeva Hospital station will serve as a major interchange between the Pink and Yellow lines. The connection is significant because the Yellow Line links RV Road with Bommasandra through the Electronic City corridor, while the Pink Line will connect southern Bengaluru with areas towards Nagawara. The interchange is expected to improve transfers between two expanding parts of the city’s metro system once the relevant sections are operational.
The inauguration will be the third major Bengaluru Metro expansion event associated with Modi’s visits to the city. On March 25, 2023, he inaugurated the 13.71-km extension between Whitefield, also known as Kadugodi, and KR Puram. The corridor, built at a cost of about ₹4,250 crore, has 12 stations and was intended to improve public transport access to Bengaluru’s eastern information technology and Whitefield areas. Modi also travelled on the line after its inauguration.
On August 10, 2025, he inaugurated the 19.15-km Yellow Line between RV Road and Bommasandra. The corridor has 16 stations and was built at an estimated cost of ₹7,160 crore. During the same visit, the foundation stone was laid for Bengaluru Metro Phase 3, a project estimated to cost more than ₹15,610 crore. The phase is planned to cover more than 44 km and include 31 elevated stations.
The Pink Line’s full corridor will include both elevated and underground construction, although the section being inaugurated on November 13 is elevated. Its completion will add to Bengaluru’s expanding rail-based transport network, which has been built through successive corridor openings rather than a single continuous expansion. The increase in network length also brings greater importance to interchange design, station access and reliable connections between lines.
According to media reports based on records available on the Prime Minister’s Office website, Modi has visited Karnataka about 45 times since May 26, 2014. The report places Karnataka ahead of Tamil Nadu, with 39 visits, Kerala with 25, Telangana with 22 and Andhra Pradesh with 15 during the same period. The visits have included infrastructure inaugurations, foundation-stone ceremonies, election campaigns, public meetings, religious events and cultural programmes.
The Bengaluru visit is also scheduled to include programmes in Mysuru. The immediate metro milestone, however, is the inauguration of the Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere elevated section and the Prime Minister’s planned journey to IIMB station. The Pink Line’s remaining works and the operational integration of its full 21.25-km corridor will determine when the complete connection between Kalena Agrahara and Nagawara becomes available to passengers.
