Updated 26 October 2026. For the week-by-week status of the Pink and Blue Lines, see Bangalore Metro Status Oct 2026: Pink Line, Blue Line Trial. This piece looks at the whole network on its anniversary: what opened when, what is next, and what the pattern means for buyers.

How has the Bangalore metro grown since 2011?

  • October 2011: MG Road to Baiyappanahalli, 6.7 km (The Week).
  • 2017: the first phase of 42.3 km, linking the east–west and north–south lines (The Week).
  • 2021: extensions to Silk Institute and Kengeri (The Week).
  • October 2023: the Baiyappanahalli–KR Puram link and the Kengeri–Challaghatta extension (The Week).
  • November 2024: Nagasandra–Madavara, 3.14 km with three stations, serving the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (The Week).
  • August 2025: the Yellow Line, about 19 km and 16 stations towards Bommasandra, serving Electronic City (The Week).

When will Namma Metro cross 100 km?

When the Pink Line's elevated section from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere opens. The safety commissioner inspected it from 6 to 8 October 2026; the line can open only after BMRCL resolves 36 safety and technical observations and receives authorisation (Metro Rail News, 9 October 2026). Its six stations are Kalena Agrahara, Hulimavu, IIM Bangalore, JP Nagar 4th Phase, Jayadeva Hospital (interchange) and Tavarekere. Adding the 7.5 km takes the network from 96.10 km to 103.60 km (Metro Rail News). No opening date had been announced as of 26 October 2026.

What opens after that?

  • Blue Line (Silk Board–KR Puram–airport): Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said trial runs from KR Puram to Iblur would begin in October, with Iblur–Silk Board pushed back to December or January; KR Puram towards Nagawara by mid-2027; and the Hebbal–airport link by September–October 2027. Full opening is now expected only by March 2028 (Deccan Herald, August 2026).
  • Phase 3 (Orange Line, western Outer Ring Road and Magadi Road): JICA is lending ₹6,100 crore and the deadline is April 2032 (Deccan Herald). The end-to-end double-decker was dropped in favour of four flyovers and a short tunnel at key junctions, and civil tenders await JICA's concurrence (Deccan Herald, 22 October 2026).
  • Phase 3A (Red Line, Sarjapur–Hebbal, 37.8 km): station, alignment and cost changes pushed its deadline back by two years, to around 2033 (Deccan Herald). It still needs Union Cabinet approval before civil work can begin.
  • Shared corridors: near Benniganahalli, a 500-m stretch will be shared by the metro and Bengaluru suburban rail, with the suburban line built on an elevated level, to avoid acquiring 1.3 acres of residential land (Construction World, 9 October 2026).

What else is changing on the existing network?

BMRCL is carrying out the first major overhaul of its 57 original trains, covering traction equipment, brakes and air-conditioning (The Week, 21 October 2026). For riders on the Purple and Green Lines this is maintenance, not new capacity; extra frequency depends on new trains, as on the Yellow Line.

What 15 years of openings tell a home buyer

  • Dates slip, sometimes by years. The Pink Line's elevated stretch, the Blue Line and Phase 3 all have later targets now than when they were announced. Price a home on an operating station, not a promised one.
  • The useful window is between construction and opening. Once a line is running, nearby prices tend to reflect it already; before construction starts, nothing is certain.
  • Today's prices along open lines, for reference (ANAROCK, Q3 2026, base price per sq ft): Electronic City on the Yellow Line ₹7,570; Mysore Road on the Purple Line ₹8,180; Whitefield on the Purple Line ₹11,030. Bannerghatta Road homes near the Pink Line stations are the next group to move from 'promised' to 'operating'.
  • Walk the route. Distance to the station entrance, the footpath and the feeder bus decide whether a flat is really 'near metro'; our station guide explains how: Upcoming Bengaluru Metro Stations: How to Judge Homes Within 1 km

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