
BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD
PHASE I
The Phase-1 network of Namma Metro consists of two corridors viz. East-West and North-South.
East-West corridor is named Purple Line
(Mysore Road-Baiyappanahalli)
North-South corridor is named Green Line
(Nagasandra- Yelachenahalli)
The two corridors intersect at Kempegowda station which is a two level interchange station. A commuter who intends to travel from a station in one line(say Trinity in Purple line) to a station in another line (say Peenya in Green line) will have to change the train at Kempegowda station without coming out of paid area. The commuter can buy a single token for the complete journey.
East west corridor (Purple Line) | 18.10 KM |
North-south corridor (Green Line) | 24.20 km |
Total | 42.30 km |
Elevated section | 33.48 km |
Underground section | 8.82 km |
Gauge | Standard Gauge |
Traction | 750 Volt dc Third Rail |
Speed | Max 80 Kmph; Average 34Kmph |
No. of stations | 40 (33 elevated, 7 Underground) |
Travel time | 33 / 44 minutes (end to end) |
Headway | 4 minutes at start; later 3 minutes |
Signalling | Automatic Train Protection (ATP) Automatic Train Operation (ATO) |
Rolling Stock | 3 Cars train set (DMC-TC-DMC) Extendable to 6 Cars train |