PM inaugurates Bengaluru Metro Yellow Line, lays Phase-3 foundation and flags off three Vande Bharat trains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 August 2025 inaugurated the Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro, laid the foundation stone of Metro Phase-3 and flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains, in projects worth around ₹22,800 crore.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro Phase-2 from RV Road (Ragigudda) to Bommasandra on 10 August 2025 — a route of over 19 km with 16 stations, built at around ₹7,160 crore — taking Bengaluru's operational metro network to over 96 km. He laid the foundation stone of Bangalore Metro Phase-3, the Orange Line, worth over ₹15,610 crore, with a route length of more than 44 km and 31 elevated stations. At KSR Railway Station he flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains: Bengaluru–Belagavi, Nagpur (Ajni)–Pune and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Amritsar.
Key facts
- Date
- 10 Aug 2025, Bengaluru
- Total
- Projects worth around ₹22,800 crore
- Yellow Line
- RV Road (Ragigudda)–Bommasandra; over 19 km; 16 stations; about ₹7,160 crore
- Network
- Operational metro network over 96 km
- Phase-3 (Orange Line)
- Over ₹15,610 crore; over 44 km; 31 elevated stations
- Vande Bharat
- Bengaluru–Belagavi; Nagpur (Ajni)–Pune; SMVD Katra–Amritsar
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The Bangalore Metro Yellow Line inaugurated by PM Modi on 10 August 2025 runs between which two points?
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Correct answer: B — RV Road (Ragigudda) and Bommasandra
The Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro Phase-2 runs from RV Road (Ragigudda) to Bommasandra, over 19 km with 16 stations.
Bangalore Metro Phase-3, whose foundation stone was laid on 10 August 2025, is also known as which line?
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Correct answer: C — Orange Line
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Bangalore Metro's Phase-3, namely the Orange Line, worth over ₹15,610 crore.
Consider the following statements about the Bengaluru metro projects of 10 August 2025: 1. The Yellow Line has a route length of over 19 km with 16 stations. 2. Metro Phase-3 will have 31 underground stations. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: the Yellow Line covers over 19 km with 16 stations. Statement 2 is incorrect: Phase-3 will have a route length of more than 44 km with 31 elevated stations.
Which of the following was NOT among the three Vande Bharat Express trains flagged off by PM Modi from Bengaluru on 10 August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Bengaluru–Mysuru
The three trains were Bengaluru–Belagavi, Nagpur (Ajni)–Pune and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Amritsar; no Bengaluru–Mysuru Vande Bharat was flagged off.