Namma Metro Pink Line Opens 13 Nov: Timings, Fares, How to Ride

The Pink Line metro launch is on 13 November 2026, when the Namma Metro Pink Line opens. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the first section, six elevated stations from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere along Bannerghatta Road, on 13 November 2026, and passenger service is expected to start the next day. This guide covers everything you need for your first ride: the six stations, first and last trains, fares, how to change to the Yellow Line at Jayadeva Hospital, and which journeys the new line actually makes faster.

Last updated: 10 November 2026. The Pink Line metro launch timings below are expected, based on the Yellow Line, until BMRCL publishes the official timetable. We update this page as BMRCL publishes details. For the full background on the delays and the underground section, see our Pink Line status page.

Pink Line metro launch: the line at a glance

	Phase 1 (opens 13 Nov)
Route	Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere, along Bannerghatta Road
Length	About 7.5 km, fully elevated
Stations	Six: Kalena Agrahara, Hulimavu, IIM Bangalore, JP Nagar 4th Phase, Jayadeva Hospital, Tavarekere
Opens to passengers	14 November 2026 (expected)
First train	About 6:00 AM from both ends (expected; about 5:05 AM on Mondays, 7:00 AM on Sundays)
Last train	About 11:00 PM (expected)
Frequency	Not announced yet (the Yellow Line opened at every 25 minutes)
Fare	₹10 to ₹30 within the section (expected)
Interchange	Jayadeva Hospital, for the Yellow Line (RV Road to Bommasandra via Silk Board and Electronic City)
End-to-end ride time	About 13 minutes (expected)

The six Pink Line stations opening on 13 November

All six stations in the Pink Line metro launch are elevated and run north along Bannerghatta Road. Here is what each one serves, south to north. Distances are straight-line from the station.

• Kalena Agrahara — southern terminus, at the Gottigere end of Bannerghatta Road. Narayana Nethralaya eye hospital and the Shree Meenakshi Sundareshwara Temple are about 400 m away.
• Hulimavu — Christ University’s Bannerghatta Road campus (about 300 m) and Royal Meenakshi Mall (about 500 m).
• IIM Bangalore — the hospital stop: Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Hospital on Bannerghatta Road are both about 150 m away, with the IIM Bangalore campus directly beside the station.
• JP Nagar 4th Phase — the shopping stop: Nexus Vega City Mall is about 250 m away. Not the same as the Green Line’s JP Nagar station; see our guide to the two JP Nagar stations.
• Jayadeva Hospital — the interchange with the Yellow Line, beside the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences. At five levels it is the tallest station on the network.
• Tavarekere — northern end of Phase 1, at Swagath Road Cross between Jayanagar and BTM Layout. Sagar Hospitals Jayanagar and Tavarekere Park are about 200 m away.

Pink Line timings: first and last trains

BMRCL has not published the Pink Line timetable for the Pink Line metro launch yet, so the times below are expected, based on the Yellow Line’s timetable (BMRCL, verified 31 August 2026). We will replace them with the official times the day they are announced.

Direction	First train	Last train	Sunday first train
From Kalena Agrahara towards Tavarekere	about 6:00 AM	about 11:00 PM	about 7:00 AM
From Tavarekere towards Kalena Agrahara	about 6:00 AM	about 11:00 PM	about 7:00 AM

BMRCL has not announced the frequency yet. For reference, the Yellow Line opened in August 2025 with a train every 25 minutes and now runs every 6 minutes at peak. For live next-train times at any station, open its station page on StationSeekers: each one shows the next two departures in each direction and a first and last train table for every day of the week.

Pink Line fares

Namma Metro prices by distance, so short hops on the Pink Line are cheap. Within the opening section, a ride costs ₹10 to ₹30; the full Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere run is in the ₹30 band. You pay a single fare for the whole trip when you change to the Yellow Line at Jayadeva Hospital; there is no second ticket. These are expected fares on Namma Metro’s distance slabs; BMRCL will confirm the official chart. On the other lines a smart card or NCMC card saves about 5%.

The complete station-to-station chart, including through-fares to Silk Board, BTM Layout and Electronic City, is in our Pink Line fare chart. You can also check any journey on the Bengaluru metro fare calculator.

Tickets: QR tickets work through WhatsApp (81055 56677) and the Namma Metro app, as on the other lines, and the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) and Namma Metro smart cards work at the Pink Line gates (expected, as on all other lines).

Changing to the Yellow Line at Jayadeva Hospital

Jayadeva Hospital is now Bengaluru’s third working interchange, after Majestic (Purple and Green) and RV Road (Green and Yellow). The Pink Line platforms sit above the Yellow Line platforms in the same five-level station.

• Pink to Yellow: get off at Jayadeva Hospital and follow the signs down to the Yellow Line. Pink Line trains use Platform 3 (towards Tavarekere) and Platform 4 (towards Kalena Agrahara) on the top level; the Yellow Line uses Platforms 1 and 2 below. Allow about 5 minutes for the change.
• Towards Silk Board and Electronic City: take the Yellow Line towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra.
• Towards RV Road, for the Green Line: take the Yellow Line towards Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road and change again at RV Road.
• No exit needed: the change happens inside the paid area, on one ticket.

Which journeys get faster after the Pink Line metro launch

The biggest win from the Pink Line metro launch is linking Bannerghatta Road to the Yellow Line, so the Outer Ring Road and Electronic City are now one change away. Some examples:

• Hulimavu to Electronic City: three stops on the Pink Line to Jayadeva Hospital, then nine stops on the Yellow Line. About ₹60, with no Silk Board junction traffic.
• IIM Bangalore to Central Silk Board: two stops to Jayadeva Hospital, then two stops on the Yellow Line. About ₹20.
• Kalena Agrahara to BTM Layout: four stops to Jayadeva Hospital, then one stop on the Yellow Line. About ₹30.
• Bannerghatta Road to Majestic: possible, but with two changes (Jayadeva Hospital, then RV Road onto the Green Line).

Not faster yet: MG Road, Shivajinagar and central Bengaluru. The Pink Line does not reach them until the underground section opens. Today, Bannerghatta Road to MG Road means three changes (Jayadeva Hospital, RV Road and Majestic), and a bus or cab may still be quicker for many trips.

To plan any journey, enter your start and end point in the StationSeekers trip planner. It now includes the Pink Line.

Parking and getting to the stations

At the Pink Line metro launch, Jayadeva Hospital already has parking for about 120 two-wheelers and 20 cars. BMRCL has not yet published parking for the other five Pink Line stations, so check on arrival. BMTC feeder buses: none announced yet; BMTC buses along Bannerghatta Road stop close to every station.. If parking is not listed for a station, assume there is none and plan to arrive by bus, auto or on foot.

What’s next: the underground section to Nagawara

After the Pink Line metro launch of Phase 1, the remaining 12 stations, from Dairy Circle through MG Road, Shivajinagar and Cantonment to Nagawara, run underground for 13.76 km. Their earlier target was December 2026; the section is now expected around May 2027, subject to testing and safety clearances. When it opens, Bannerghatta Road gets a direct, no-change ride to MG Road, where the Pink Line meets the Purple Line, and Nagawara is planned as a future interchange with the Blue Line towards the airport.

Follow the Pink Line status page for updates.

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