EXCLUSIVE | Namma metro’s pink line: The longest underground section of Bengaluru metro

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Hop on board with Deccan Herald as we traverse the Namma metro’s pink line, the longest underground network of Bengaluru metro.
In this exclusive first look video, join us as we walk through tunnels, take a first look at the MG road underground metro station and watch a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) in action.
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[@SantoshKumarsp57]

Dodda Namaskaara to all the hardworking workers of this work.

[@mdhaneef9274]

Except this reporter

[@shrav2418]

Bolimakla congress muslim party na gelsudri free free antha, ivage karnataka bankruptcy aithu. Yavdku dhuddu illa, congress muslim party ge vote akdavrella siddramiah kd shivkumar rahul gandhi sata tariri

[@infoforyou7653]

​@@shrav2418muchha ley lowde bjp hindu yak yavaglu muslim tunne unthiya lowde

[@magnetz9156]

​@@shrav2418bjp sumne religion , caste, hindi ella mathaduthey Congress namma party

[@abhishekn9871]

@@magnetz9156keep barking

[@srikanth85in]

Bengaluru needs 8-10 metro lines if it seeks to alleviate traffic congestion and improve the lives of its citizens

[@karthikrajan4431]

Purple Green Pink Blue Yellow Orange And 2 more undecided colour There u go

[@shreyass2084]

Just be patient, once all metro, sub urban rail, satellite ring road and peripheral ring road be operational, bangalore traffic will drastically reduce

[@redorange5662]

​@@shreyass2084It will be around 2060 to complete all these

[@shreyass2084]

@@redorange5662 no bro expect within 2028 all will be ready, im not sure about peripheral ring road because it belongs to state govt

[@niroop4299]

@@karthikrajan4431 also 4 suburban routes, which will act as express services.

[@SunilPatil-hs8wd]

The 3 ladies of DH are providing quality content related to Bangalore. Thanks and please continue. These videos really are helpful

[@pavansreddy493]

I just finished my month long internship at BMRCL pink line and I have to say, absolutely loved it! Walking through the tunnels, watching the TBM in action and the whole construction of the station left us in awe! Truely a one time experience as a student

[@jasonphillip5003]

dai pavan get me also one internship rascal

[@pavansreddy493]

@@jasonphillip5003 you found me here also uh? 😂

[@jardani7712]

Pavan anna get me also one internship 🙏🙏

[@rohanr5397]

@@pavansreddy493power of engineers I am guessing you are also a engineer 😜😜

[@lakshmih3353]

You got to walk through the tunnels. How cool!

[@ankitbhat4853]

Bengaluru City urgently needs 350 kms of modern metro network to become traffic jam free.

[@vindo3558]

First let the traffic cops stop using their manual signals, and avoid unnecessary congestions

[@Agcz1213]

btp is already installing Japanese traffic signals at all junctions @@vindo3558

[@Rams-wr3bt]

Yeah definitely City need more metro lines as it help people to commute easily and quickly and less dependent on personal vehicles and will help reduce the pollution,

[@spg6651]

Bengaluru also need more disciplined citizens -- 90 % cars used in BENGALURE is used with only drivers .. All the other 4 seats and space on road gets wasted .. People do not find traveling in CITY BUS is as per their standard .. Major Infra project on LIVE CITY is like BY PASS SURGERY on the patient

[@tukaidas1272]

No its need 1000 km metro from hosur city satellite towns village airport even built new Bangalore made metro there

[@him31anshu]

2:22 loved this shot. Good that editor kept it.

[@razshi]

I miss the 80's and 90's Bangalore when it was a cool place with very less traffic.

[@starman9000]

People 80 used to say they loved 50-60, which was great! Change is the constant. We need to adapt and move forward, sir.

[@vasili-jy8yb]

@@starman9000 underrated comment.

[@jaishankar9171]

Thanks to DH team for showing the progress .. really impressive 👏🏻

[@kausikbarua4732]

Ahhh !! Bengaluru ! The dream city 🥹🙇🏻

[@shreyassridhar8460]

Keep up the good work DH and kudos to namma metro also

[@praveenX]

Nice work! It's hard to do tunneling in Bangalore's geological condition. Still, it will pay off with a much faster metro than its elevated counterpart as you don't have to follow the roads. I'm I'm really looking forward to it.

[@sharankumar4396]

Bengaluru population is nearly 1.50 crore in this big city population daily just 5-6% people are using this metro trains for there travel, metro is just wastage of tax payers money

[@wassuphomies263]

@@sharankumar4396 you are a waste of oxygen my dude.

[@majorscreamer]

​@@sharankumar4396 it's a chicken and egg situation but you are right, we need better buses, cycle lane well protected network and footpaths

[@80sidd]

So no need for any investment 😂 tax payers money should be distributed for votes

[@roshanthomas9805]

​@@sharankumar4396I disagree with that. Metro connectivity is terrible right now and thats why ridership is less. Once the major metro lines are completed, probably by 2026, this situation will undoubtedly improve.

[@seanbellfort2298]

🕉️🇮🇳🕉️ Incredible Namma Metro. Jai Hind. Jai Karnataka. Thank you.

[@kuberchaurasiya]

Correction: Pink line was started on Bannerghatta road in Dec 2017, I remember the time because it was my daily office route.

[@abhishekpuranik1600]

The problem is that Bengaluru should have got south east,east,north east Bengaluru metro first rather than Kanakapura Road,Mysore road(Kengeri)because these places don’t have traffic level as the above mentioned

[@niroopnaik]

quality content 🙌 thanks for all the reporting on Bengaluru Metro

[@PankajSachdeva]

We need a circular line (TUBE) in each metro of India. Hopefully the different crayon colours are combined together to form 2 ellipses in each metro. (INNER RING ROAD vs OUTER RING ROAD)

[@pradipbhattacharyya3968]

All the best team. Thank you for your commitment and hard work.

[@nkav868]

Anchor & cameraman did a wonderful reporting job

[@anandkulkarni8313]

Very clear explanation of amazing work going on in Bengaluru.

[@kishandas1234]

Bengaluru need almost 250-300 Km metro line for decreasing the current heavy traffic in Bengaluru..in 2022 I travel North to south bengaluru which takes 2.30 hour..it was so penic for me..I think government need to make almost 5-6 line..which help the IT professional, Students and the corporates..

[@arunchaturvedi1960]

Great to see the project progressing well! I hope commuters will soon be able to make use the rapid commuter infrastructure and ditch their vehicles for daily commutes.

[@manjulachintu3250]

Phase 1 was a great boost but phase 2 and 3 need to be completed fast... with new phases added fast and with upcoming ring roads like itrr,strr,prr and k-ride the suburban rail traffic should finally be a bit less 😅❤

[@ashwinhariharan310]

It belt needs connectivity. Whitefield is done . Blue line from Silk Board to airport needs to complete. But it’ll be done in 26 only. It’ll help travellers to marathalli go fast

[@rajivkrishnatr]

Great work covering the underground lines! Loved it!

[@justrandomstuff-007]

The sad things about Bangalore are, the crowded areas are always under some kind of construction, 2 lane roads/service road are really bad, nobody is following any traffic rules. Even if the sovereign government has changed, nothing good happened to the common people 😢

[@zgeorgem]

A big salute to the hard working engineers and labourers!

[@human_oid9994]

Good report 👏

[@ayushgarg7033]

While Bangalore cries over hard rocks, i visited seoul which is literally hills and valleys and has so many underground metro and suburban lines

[@bpvineethkrishna9553]

Bro comparing seoul to blore😂😅

[@vivektarab16]

Mam the way you present yourself is so cool 😊

[@sanjaybhumannavar7156]

I came here just to say... That I love that reporter ..

[@d1p70]

Stop simping

[@nkav868]

Rishika & DH team you have presented well

[@shravandikshith]

This is so cool to see. All these Hardworking men at work👏

[@SantoshKumarsp57]

Current MG Road is fine. But, our 80s and 90s MG Road was the real iconic road with all the erstwhite theaters, shopping places. We were able to cross the road then. Now, forget that

[@sharankumar4396]

Bengaluru population is nearly 1.50 crore in this big city population daily just 5-6% people are using this metro trains for there travel, metro is just wastage of tax payers money

[@sharathjbhushi3747]

@@sharankumar4396 Bro, find me an empty metro seat anytime during the day in any of the metro lines, i will agree to your statement! We need double decker metros with the capacity it runs with!

[@narutohenaruto]

@@sharankumar4396 if you are being that analytical, why don't you take the entire story into consideration? This metro operational now was conceptualized in the early 2000s and even HDK's first govt told that Bannerghatta doesn't need metro as there is no demand. City grew exponentially in the 2010s decade and Whitefield, E-city, Airport and Bellandur region was the hotspot for traffic where the metro work is ongoing. Once it is all done, I would say 2 million plus daily ridership can be achieved. The current metro is only for the original city limits.

[@chandrak2080]

Really liking des crispy videos of DH👌... N very informative too

[@mithunkrishnaa]

The construction of pink line started in early 2018 and not in 2021. I stay just next to one of the metro stations. This project has been delayed a lot.

[@medasbabu]

Isn't these underground tunnel engineering marvel, it doesn't even cross our mind how much efforts by several people when we go by metro now, thank BMRCL and good luck for the remaining work.

[@siddharthtiwari4546]

bengaluru jaldi badlega agle saal tak kya baat hai❤👏

[@sanjaybhatikar]

The engineering of this is phenomenal! Thank you for highlighting. Good journalism!

[@ngsreenivas5187]

WELL DONE DH GOOD COVERAGE AND EXPLANATION NAMMA METRO BENGALURU

[@dravikrish7323]

Excellent coverage thanks DH

[@suhailt.a2994]

Good coverage of metro by DC.

[@vijayramachandran3559]

Thank you for showing all the hard work being done by the dedicated workers of bmrcl. Clearly namma metro work is far more complex than we thought

[@Hi5somani]

The connectivity at MG road will be a long walk for commuters. And a much needed metro line at the Old Airport road

[@user-kk8hq4dm8k]

9 feet of progress everyday! Amazing!

[@sanjaybhatikar]

I love using Namma Metro. Such a great addition to our vibrant society! Dodda namaskara to all the workers working hard to get it done.

[@tukaidas1272]

Bangalore need massive metro network like beijjing metro 807 km shanghai metro 803 km gungjou metro 621 km

[@Jjacob0135]

Excellent move forward 👏

[@kashyapsandeep9986]

beautiful video that shows the complexity of the work.

[@prasadshivakumar3806]

Thank you Deccan herald for the status update of pink metro

[@rajeshhs8]

Thanks a lot for all this information ❤❤

[@tvm73836]

Excellent reporting by the smart young reporters of Deccan Herald. As a resident of NY city I use the over 100 year old metro (MTA/Subway). It provides excellent connectivity and at quick speeds by having both local and express trains. Deccan Herald should use its reputation and influence to educate Namma Metro on what is available out there. After waiting for decades for a metro the citizens of Bengaluru should not be give a substandard and suboptimal product.

[@varunj2244]

I have traveled in Metro/Subway networks in India, USA, EU and I can safely say that in terms of user comfort/ cleanliness / ease of use (smart card/qr code) Namma metro is one of the best experiences. Only missing thing I would say is the extensive connectivity that other mature networks have. Once Namma metro completes the currently under construction lines it will not be behind anyone in the world. Special props to the Namma metro authorities for keeping the Metro trains and the stations extremely clean. NYC subway is literally disgusting, hope Namma metro doesn't go that route after 2-3 decades of running.

[@tvm73836]

@@varunj2244 my comment was related to design and specifications. Since you are familiar with NY MTA you will appreciate the concept of local vs express trains that NY has. Someone can go from downtown to midtown non-stop. With Namma metro with its two lines instead of four skipping stations will be harder. Perhaps adopting automated platform doors would be a potential solution (a costly one though)

[@tvm73836]

@@varunj2244 one more thing, 6 car train for a mega city like Bengaluru is insufficient. Again look at NY MTA or even New Delhi. Why not build to last from day #1

[@varunj2244]

@@tvm73836 your points are fair. Namma metro plans to make more frequent trains, that should help a bit. However, I do know that the way they've built the tracks with curves, it's hard for trains to go fast at many places. The stations themselves were important so can't argue with the routes. One can only say, well they could've gone fully underground which would balloon the costs and project durations. So I sort of understand those compromises. Having said that, Namma metro is still pretty good.

[@rahulrao5349]

Thank you. It was very informative.

[@want2behere]

BMRCL also need to plan routes from electronic city to tumukur road via nice road, hebbal to kr puram to silk board to hebbal connecting to the airport. This would help to decongest traffic on major roads like the silkroad, hebbal.

[@mariankn]

Hats off to all engineers who are involved in this work

[@booksquotes948]

Bangalore needs 500 kms of metro like delhi

[@Gitabhakta78]

Much needed update.

[@AB-Peace]

Very Good information 👌 👍

[@akshayleo3]

Great video again by DH!!

[@aruntandi]

These videos are very important to archive, as no one feel the hardwork while visiting the fully completed air cooled underground metro stations.

[@DeccanHerald]

Glad you like them!

[@Hobbeezz]

Well done namma metro, all the best, Keep going.

[@shaankarreddybn3536]

Excellent coverage.

[@Trivikrama007]

Good coverage 👍

[@asokan.k.k8211]

Good work

[@shaabdulmanan9980]

Great work DH and Team

[@ssrahman111]

Very informative video... great job DH and BMRCL 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@chittibabupulletikurti6405]

great engineering!!!

[@Kushy_biscuit]

Her voice is piercing in public

[@vajidkhan8425]

All the best

[@leelasrinivas2910]

Very good work namaskara

[@izhanvk8546]

Namma Bengaluru ❤😅

[@madhavihullur]

Thanks to our Govt and metro workers, it's definitely worth it 😁

[@anjankumarkn123]

Traffic must ease. Cleanliness maintained everywhere. Plant trees. People well behaved. Bengaluru can become garden city of the world.

[@nativityjerry]

Will be Really convenient once all is completed. I wonder what happens when it rains in Bangalore ?

[@paratalsrinivas3193]

Missing 80`s and 90`s Blore....May be after all the Metro lines...we can see the old Blore..+ more new trees/Plantations....

[@mitheshpatel6806]

Fantastic

[@the_crimsonprince1658]

when they said 388 days to tunnel 1076 mtrs....... they mean for 1 km tunneling they took an year and a month 😅😅, now i understood why they are taking so long .

[@northernlites_aura]

If it was delhi metro they would have inaugurated the whole line. But bengaluru its never ending process. Pick up any project nothing is on time. A small stretch of baiyapanahalli to KR puram they need ages to open it.

[@srinivasvenkatesh6540]

Good one ❤

[@balarajuc5048]

Thanks DH for positive and constructive reporting , this is what people need to see in News channels . All news channels showing masala and family issues of 1 or few families , only news which is relevant to many people should be shown . Hard work of these people in tough conditions is something we need to admire and respect and thank . If everybody sits at home taking freebies and not paying taxes then such structures will not be made and we will still be in under developed country . Thanks again for showing goodness and positivity . Big things are achieved step by step and comments and tell this is should be done like this etc etc is easy job , so most people fall under this category of commenting and finding faults . We need to ignore such people and stay positive and hope to see more positive and happy news from DH . General public mind need to be fed with good things and when so many good things happening , its not right to search for negative things only and publish and show only bad things , so New channels need to introspect . Good karma matters . Thanks DH for this good karma . Thanks to the lady who braved and went to the site as the site people will feel valued and god bless all people working for changing for good.

[@zameerahmed9126]

Mam u r looking cute😢😍❤

[@allindiaisone4104]

we need metro to kiadb aerspace north bangalore as it s going to accommodate 90000 commuters per day

[@Albetroz1415]

2025? This should have been completed 5 years ago as per the population. Namma metro is the SLOWEST in the country & the world. Atleast MG road & Shivajinagar are now connected, two Commercial hubs catering to two different socio economic groups.

[@Nithin_Coorg]

great info!

[@shamanth8662]

Waiting for Completion of blue line

[@venkatakrishnams]

👏

[@metarus208]

very nice

[@roshanprashanth100]

good reporting

[@shreyass5664]

Kindly make an updated video on pink line and blue line metro we are very much interested to know the progress.tks😊

[@unknownuser-wi4kh]

Nothing can alleviate Bluru of its traffic problem. Rampant corruption & constructions of SEZ & IT parks on the ORR stretch is the main problem. Traffic is just a symptom. Back in 2010 we used to walk from Sarjapura Signal till Kadubeesanahalli because buses couldn’t move 100mtrs in an hour. There were just 5Major Tech parks (Ecospace, Intel, Cessna, Bagmane & Manyata). They constructed useless flyovers which ended right in front of the Tech Parks. Govt should have stopped further IT parks in the ORR stretch & should have given permissions outside Bluru. But there was huge money & they turned blind eye. Now its a pain to travel in that stretch. Metro would just ease 10-15% of the traffic. Thats not enough. Anyone who things further infrastructure is the solution is living in a fools paradise. The solution is to move corporate to Areas such as Ecity, Devanahalli & plan infrastructure in those areas to accommodate for 4x traffic. They need to be ready for future, not busy fixing previous problems.

[@vin2538]

Please also give a review regarding yellow line - the line towards Electronic City 😊

[@indrajitg]

I wish the metro lines would have been constructed at least 20 years ago in Bangalore. It would have saved me so many hours wasted in the stop and go traffic!

[@amitsah9569]

❤❤❤

[@nagarajuneeriganti8101]

wish such underground metro works are initiated in hyderabad...

[@475girish]

First Metro should Complete the Lines which are Work in Progress in many Places yet to be Finished...

[@ysvaraprasadi]

wow nice to see and awaiting for completion, but i could see only one line track, do we have two tracks or not?

[@shreyass5664]

If possible kindly make a video of Bengaluru traffic management system how they monitor the traffic from the control room and how the system works like how it detect signal jump ,no helmet etc it will be useful to know how the entire traffic system works thanks.

[@cschandragiri]

They aren’t metro labourers, workers is the right term. You have engineers, architects, plumbers, technicians, electricians, welders and many more skilled workers working underneath.

[@spg6651]

Its tough -- Let SAFETY BE THE FIRST ALWAYS -- we can wait .. Let it be done with utmost care for the people who are working there -- Hats off to them

[@syedhisham2594]

please increase the amount of coaches... the current trains are completely packed and with the introduction of new routes.. the rush is only going to increase.. so please deploy.. 10 coach trains and take tips from singapore and Tokyo metros on the management... as Bengaluru has a huge population and the ease of travel will be a turning point in the development of our city

[@sfsahire1]

Bega mugisri. Nimmage Namaskaragalu