Three Bengaluru Namma Metro stations on the Pink Line will receive new names after the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs approved the changes ahead of the elevated section’s inauguration on November 13, according to a report by Prajavani.
The stations are being renamed after local residents said that the existing names did not adequately represent the areas they serve. The changes affect the IIMB, JP Nagar 4th Phase and Tavarekere stations.
The IIMB Metro station will be renamed Bilekahalli–IIMB station. The JP Nagar 4th Phase station will become NS Palya JP Nagar 4th Phase station, while the Tavarekere station will be renamed Suddaguntepalya, also referred to as SG Palya.
Residents of Bilekahalli village had conducted protests and other campaigns at different stages seeking recognition of the locality in the station’s name. The approved changes bring the local place names into the official station nomenclature while retaining references that can help passengers identify the surrounding areas.
The Pink Line’s elevated section has six stations in the stretch covered by the report. The names of the remaining three stations — Kalena Agrahara, Hulimavu and Jayadeva Metro station — will not be changed, the order said.
Station names play a practical role in urban transport systems by helping passengers locate destinations, understand neighbourhood connections and navigate areas that may have multiple overlapping names. In Bengaluru’s expanding metro network, the naming decision also reflects how transport infrastructure is linked to the identity and visibility of established localities.
The approved renaming will take effect as the elevated Pink Line section moves towards its scheduled inauguration on November 13. The ministry’s order provides the updated names for the three stations, while no change has been announced for the other stations in the six-station stretch.
