A Namma Metro Pink Line train on elevated tracks. File photo.
Bengaluru: The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved Karnataka’s proposal to rename three Namma Metro Pink Line stations. A Gazette notification will follow, the ministry said in a November 11 letter.
Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said the IIMB station will be named Bilekahalli – IIMB, JP Nagar 4th Phase will become NS Palya – JP Nagar 4th Phase and Tavarekere will be called SG Palya (Suddagunte Palya).
The ministry’s letter to Karnataka’s Urban Development Department refers to a November 10 request to change the names of three stations on Corridor IV of the Bengaluru Metro’s second phase. The letter confirms approval of the proposal. Surya shared the individual names.
Surya said he had submitted a formal request through the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, particularly for the IIMB station. He said residents of the Bommanahalli Assembly constituency had long sought that change.
BTM Layout MLA Ramalinga Reddy had outlined the committee’s earlier petition for the three station names on November 9.
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