Latest news with #YELLOWLINE
New Indian Express
19-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Finally, Namma Metro's Yellow Line gets ISA clearance
BENGALURU: Namma Metro's Yellow Line has finally received the much-awaited Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) report, which now allows the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to call for a Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) inspection. The certification was issued by an Italian state-run agency in collaboration with Siemens India Ltd–Siemens AG, the signalling contractor for the Yellow Line, on Thursday. The ISA report was delayed due to technical glitches discovered during the review of key datasets, which required software updates. Without this report, the BMRCL could not proceed with the mandatory CMRS inspection. Confirming the development, BMRCL Chief Public Relations Officer Yashwant Chavan told TNIE, 'We have received the ISA report. Following this, we will be going forward with the next step to call the CMRS for inspection.' Former BMRCL Managing Director Maheshwar Rao had earlier said that the Yellow Line was likely to be launched by August 15. SURYA SEEKS CENTRE'S INTERVENTION TO FAST-TRACK YELLOW LINE LAUNCH Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya met Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar in New Delhi on Friday, and sought his intervention to fast-track the commissioning of Namma Metro's Yellow Line. In the meeting, Surya requested the minister that the submission of the Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) report be expedited for early approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), and inauguration of the long-pending Yellow Line. Surya also stressed the need for greater support for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) across Indian cities and called for sustained funding towards public transport systems. 'We must prioritise moving people over cars,' he said, adding that India should aim to have at least five cities among the world's most livable cities in the next decade. The MP also pitched for standardisation of Metro trains across the country. He said uniformity in train design would facilitate interoperability, reduce delivery timelines, and build global-scale manufacturing capacity within India. The Yellow Line, a key stretch under Phase 2 of Namma Metro, was initially expected to be operational by mid-2023.
India Today
04-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Tejasvi Surya calls for protest march over Bengaluru Metro's delayed Yellow Line
In a sharply worded post on X, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya sharply criticised the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) over persistent delays in opening its long-awaited Yellow severe traffic congestion, especially around the infamous Silk Board and Electronic City localities in his constituency, Surya urged residents to join a public protest at 9:30 AM on Saturday, July 5, at the main gate of the popular Lalbagh botanical patience has worn thin. We feel taken for granted. It's time we tell this to BMRCL in one voice,' he posted on the social media platform, under the banner #YellowLineOpenMadi. The 19.15 km Yellow Line, stretching from RV Road to Bommasandra, both in southern Bengaluru, has been under construction since civil works and station construction being completed, the project has seen multiple missed deadlines. It is part of Namma Metro's Phase 2 network. Now BMRCL has targeted the line's launch for August; however, concerns that delayed the inauguration, such as shortages of driverless trains and pending safety certifications, THE YELLOW LINE MATTERSThe Yellow Line is expected to transform Bengaluru's southern transit by connecting key tech and industrial hubs like Electronic City, HSR Layout, and Bommasandra with RV Road, an interchange point on the existing Green Line. It will significantly reduce commute times for thousands of daily commuters who currently spend hours in line will also enable key interchanges in the future with the Pink Line (at Jayadeva Hospital) and the Blue Line (at Central Silk Board), aiming to improve citywide it will be Bengaluru's first metro line with driverless HOLDING UP THE INAUGURATION?Even though the civil infrastructure is complete, including all 16 elevated stations, along with the CBTC-based signalling systems for driverless train operations being installed, BMRCL currently has only three trains for the as the firm expects more trains starting August, the Independent Safety Assessment report, which is crucial for trial clearance, is also pending. However, it is expected by July 7 or Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) is likely to inspect the line after July 15, which could pave the way for operations to begin in early August.- Ends
