Bengaluru: Namma Metro is likely to open for the 19.15-km Yellow Line between the second and fourth weeks of January 2025. The line, which will connect RV Road with Bommasandra via key locations like BTM Layout, Silk Board Junction, and Electronics City, has been ready for some time, but commercial operations have been postponed due to the unavailability of trains.
Current Train Availability And Upcoming Arrivals Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) currently has only one prototype train, received from China in February this year, which has been used for trial runs and has obtained the necessary approvals from the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO). According to a senior BMRCL official, car body shells for three additional trains are currently being assembled at Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) in West Bengal. TRSL, the Indian partner of China’s CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co.
Ltd., is under contract to supply 36 trains to BMRCL for a total of Rs 1,578 crore, as per a DH report. READ MORE: Who Is Jaya Kishori? Spiritual Preacher Facing Backlash For Luxury Dior Bag | Check Her Net Worth, Career The third train's car body shells arrived at Mumbai Port in September and have since been transported by road to the TRSL plant.
BMRCL Managing Director M. Maheshwar Rao expressed optimism about the timely progress of manufacturing, stating, “We expect the first train from TRSL by the first week of December and a second one by the end of December. With three t.
