Track-Work Begins for Bangalore Metro’s Electronic City Line
Per the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL)’s new March 2021 newsletter, Texmaco Rail and Engineering has started flash butt welding work to install tracks on the 19.143 km Yellow Line which will connect RV Road – Electronic City – Bommasandra via elevated 16 stations.
This is the first step in the track laying process before track plinth casting works begin. The newsletter mentions a total track-work scope of 36,000 m for this line.
Texmaco had earlier this year subcontracted an unspecified quantum of the 73.92 km Phase 2 project’s track work to Salasar Adorus Infra with a contract value of Rs. 252 crore. Here’s a look at how things currently stand across all lines and extensions:
Note: Reach 4’s extension to Silk Institute opened up earlier this year and the pending work of 880m is related to its extension across NICE Road where construction is still ongoing. Similarly, Reach 2 extension (Mysore Road – Kengeri) will open up in Q3 2021 this year and its pending work is related to its Kengeri – Challaghatta section which I expect will become operational in 2023.
The newsletter has some great images from across the network and I’d recommend checking it out here. Some high level observations:
- Part of the Blue Line’s Shettigere Depot (Phase 2B) near the airport has been acquired.
- Afcons Infra has started lowering S-1259 tunnel boring machine (TBM) at Dairy Circle Ramp for the Pink Line’s tunneling works towards Dairy Circle Station and on to Lakkasandra (MICO Industries).
- Update: Hind Kishore Geel on Twitter points out that civil progress hasn’t changed since the last edition. Either there’s been no actual progress or the editorial team got sloppy and simply didn’t update it (most likely).
Have I missed out on anything significant? Let me know and I can add it in.
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– TMRG
Pink line in snail pace 😤
Mainly because of Simplex running out of money. Other parts are running according to schedule I guess.
This is odd – they’ve issued a newsletter in the middle of the month. They usually issue it the next month, usually in latter half.
For example, the front page of the newsletter is about Women’s day, which is in March.
Odd indeed! They’ve been erratic.
Erratic is one word that definitely fits BMRCL 🙂
Any idea why are they not issuing work order for the Line 2A (ORR) ?
Waiting on central government’s approval
But like you said, it’s not necessary to issue work order right ? Then why are they waiting ?
Work orders is a must, but CG’s approval isn’t if they had structured the packages in a way to allow for just state government’s approval.
ORR contracts are not being awarded because politicians are worried that their land near Bellandur, Sarjapur, etc will fall in value as people start commuting to work from other places like Kanakapura road, mysore road easily.
That doesn’t sound right. Having metro connectivity should lead to appreciation in land value
@TMRG:
When do you expect complete yellow line to be completed?
Also, can I pls know what is your estimate for biappanahalli – whitefield inauguration?
@TMRG, your thoughts please?
Yellow Line: late 2023 to mid 2024 (small section on Hosur could open prior)
Byp-Whitefield: late 2022 to early 2023
Great, Thanks !!
How many proposed stations will be there Yellow line till Bommasandra,
What karmas on hosur road metro. Why is it delayed. Better ans sensibĺy with valid points
When will yellow gets completed.
Any chance to extend Yellow line from Bommasandra to attibelle??
@TMRG, your thoughts please?
Don’t see it getting approved any time soon, but it will happen eventually.
Eventually? After your re~birth😂