Bengaluru Airport Metro Targets End-2027 for Hebbal Link, Early 2028 for KR Puram
Bengaluru: Passengers awaiting a Metro connection to Kempegowda International Airport face a phased rollout, with BMRCL proposing commissioning of the Airport–Hebbal section by the end of 2027 and the Hebbal–KR Puram section in early 2028. These are proposed schedules, not confirmed opening dates.
The 38.44-km KR Puram–airport Blue Line Phase-2B corridor has achieved 61.5% overall physical progress, according to a BMRCL release following Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda’s review on October 22. Progress varies across the corridor: track laying is underway towards the airport but has yet to begin on the KR Puram–Kempapura section.
#BengaluruMetro ನಂತಹ ಬೃಹತ್ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ನಿಗದಿತ ಯೋಜನೆಯಂತೆ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆಯೇ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಿಯಮಿತ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ಅಗತ್ಯ. ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಬಿಎಮ್ಆರ್ಸಿಎಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಜಿಬಿಎ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕೆ.ಆರ್. ಪುರಂನಿಂದ ಹೆಬ್ಬಾಳದವರೆಗಿನ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ, ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯ ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿದೆ.
Infrastructure projects of the scale of #BengaluruMetro require regular monitoring to ensure that work progresses as planned. As part of this effort, I visited the Metro construction site between KR Puram and Hebbal, along with BMRCL and GBA officials, to review the progress of work and assess execution on the ground. #BetterBengaluru
— Krishna Byre Gowda (@krishnabgowda) October 22, 2026
Airport corridor: where construction stands
On the Hebbal–airport section, U-girder erection is 95% complete. Track laying has reached 18.6 track km against 52.9 track km, while station entry and exit works are 41% complete.
On the KR Puram–Kempapura section, piling is complete, pier construction has reached 73% and U-girder erection 66%. Track laying is yet to commence against a requirement of 20.4 track km. Track kilometres measure the tracks laid and differ from the route length of a corridor.
Silk Board–KR Puram commissioning planned around mid-2027
The 19.75-km Blue Line Phase-2A corridor between Central Silk Board and KR Puram has achieved 87% overall physical progress. Commissioning is planned around mid-2027, subject to statutory clearances.
Viaduct construction is 98.90% complete, with 37.1 track km laid against approximately 38.4 track km. Station entry and exit works are 88% complete. System installations and preparations for testing are progressing.
Pink Line elevated section awaits authorisation
All civil and system works on the 7.50-km Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere elevated section, comprising six stations, have been completed.
The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety has completed the statutory inspection, and BMRCL has submitted compliance with the observations raised. Statutory authorisation is still awaited.
The Chief Minister has written to the Prime Minister requesting an inauguration date, and a response is awaited. Byre Gowda indicated that he would meet the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs to seek an early inauguration date.
On the 13.76-km Tavarekere–Nagawara underground section, which has 12 stations, track laying is complete. Station architectural works are 90% complete and system works 85% complete. Integrated testing and statutory approval processes are planned during the first half of 2027; this is not an announced passenger-service opening date.
Road restoration ordered on traffic-hit ORR stretches
During an inspection of the Hebbal–KR Puram Outer Ring Road stretch, the minister expressed dissatisfaction over slow progress in certain portions that had affected traffic movement.
He directed officials and contractors to minimise road space occupied for construction, restore and reopen completed portions immediately, clear debris and unused materials, and expedite pending works in traffic-sensitive stretches.
Earlier related coverage: ORR traffic relief: removal of unneeded Metro barricades and Blue Line trial-run targets.
Hebbal interchange proposal includes pedestrian links
The minister also reviewed proposed multimodal integration at Hebbal, connecting Blue Line Phase-2B, Phase-3, proposed Phase-3A, K-RIDE suburban railway and other public transport facilities.
The proposal includes integrated pedestrian connections and travelators to help passengers change between transport modes. Byre Gowda directed close monitoring of project timelines, prompt resolution of bottlenecks and minimum inconvenience to road users.
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