IIMB Metro Station

IIM Bangalore Metro Station — Pink Line, Namma Metro

IIM Bangalore 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 line has not yet opened to passengers.

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.

IIM Bangalore Metro Station Opening Date

The elevated Phase 1 section, six stations from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere, has not opened. It has slipped repeatedly: from December 2025, to May 2026, to July 2026, to a 15 August 2026 target that was also missed. The remaining blocker is a single independent safety assessment certificate for the signalling system.

Expected opening: Late August or early September 2026 (Phase 1, elevated). Status verified 31 August 2026.

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.
• Now — BMRCL expects the elevated section to open in late August or early September 2026, once the signalling certificate and formal CMRS clearance are issued.

IIM Bangalore 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 IIM Bangalore Metro Station

The IIM Bangalore campus is adjacent to the station. Bilekahalli and the surrounding residential areas are within walking distance.

IIM Bangalore Metro Station Timings

First and last train timings for IIM Bangalore 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 IIM Bangalore Metro Station

IIM Bangalore 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.