IIMB Metro Station

IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station — Pink Line, Namma Metro

IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station is an elevated station on the Pink Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, at Bilekahalli, Bannerghatta Road. The Pink Line runs 21.25 km from Kalena Agrahara in the south to Nagawara in the north across 18 stations — six elevated along Bannerghatta Road and twelve underground through central Bengaluru, the longest underground stretch on the network. The elevated section through this station was cleared for passenger service on 28 October 2026 and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13 November 2026.

IIM Bangalore is named for the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, whose campus sits directly on Bannerghatta Road beside the station. It is one of the few Namma Metro stations named after an educational institution, and will serve students and staff at IIMB along with the surrounding Bilekahalli neighbourhood.

IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station Opening Date

The elevated Phase 1 section, six stations from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere, has passed its final safety check. The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) cleared the stretch for passenger service on 28 October 2026. The August inspection had stalled on an independent signalling safety certificate; that hurdle is now behind it. The opening had slipped several times before this: from December 2025, to May 2026, to July 2026, and past a 15 August 2026 target.

What remains is the inauguration. The line opens once the Centre fixes a date, and regular passenger service normally begins the day after. We will update this page with the confirmed date, first and last trains, and fares as soon as BMRCL announces them.

Expected opening: 13 November 2026 (confirmed 3 November). Status verified 31 October 2026.

Until the line opens, the nearest working metro station is Jayadeva Hospital on the Yellow Line, about 2.3 km north along Bannerghatta Road.

Pink Line Phase 1 timeline

• Dec 2024 — Tunnelling completed. The last of nine tunnel boring machines, Bhadra, broke through at Nagawara.
• Apr–May 2026 — RDSO oscillation and emergency braking distance trials on the elevated section.
• 4 Jun 2026 — RDSO issued the speed certificate after 12 days of oscillation trials. Trains cleared for 90 kmph.
• 14 Aug 2026 — CMRS inspection of the Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere stretch concluded. Trains and stations passed, but clearance was withheld pending the independent signalling safety assessment certificate.
• 15 Aug 2026 — The target opening date was missed.
• 28 Oct 2026 — CMRS cleared the Kalena Agrahara–Tavarekere elevated section for passenger service.
• Next — Inauguration on 13 November 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who rides from Tavarekere to IIMB-Bilekahalli before services are launched. Passenger service starts after the inauguration.

IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station Map & Route Map

The previous station is Hulimavu Metro Station and the next is JP Nagar 4th Phase Metro Station. The station is four stops from the Jayadeva Hospital interchange, which will connect to the Yellow Line for Silk Board and Electronic City. The Pink Line will interchange with the Yellow Line at Jayadeva Hospital and with the Purple Line at Mahatma Gandhi Road, and Nagawara is planned as a future interchange with the Blue Line towards Kempegowda International Airport.

What is Near IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station

This is the hospital and office stop of the elevated section. Distances below are straight-line from the station.

• Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road — about 150 m
• Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road — about 150 m
• IIM Bangalore campus — directly beside the station
• HSBC offices, Bannerghatta Road — about 400 m
• Arekere park and ground — about 900 m
• VMware campus — about 900 m
• Puttenahalli Lake — about 1.4 km

Bilekahalli and the surrounding residential areas are within walking distance.

IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station Timings

First and last train timings for IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station have not been published. When services begin, BMRCL has indicated Pink Line trains will run from about 5:30 am to 11:00 pm, with 5 to 7 minute frequencies at peak and 8 to 12 minutes off-peak, matching the Purple and Green Lines. These figures are BMRCL projections and have not been confirmed in a published timetable. We will publish verified per-direction times here once BMRCL releases the timetable.

Facilities at IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station

IIMB-Bilekahalli Metro Station is not yet open, so facilities, entry and exit gates and parking have not been confirmed by BMRCL. We do not list facilities for stations we have not verified. This page will be updated when the station opens.