Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project – Information & Route Map

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Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP) is an under construction 149.348 km commuter rail network with 64 stations in Bangalore, Karnataka.

The project’s feasibility report and final detailed project report (view DPR’s PDF) were prepared by RITES suggesting 4 lines / corridors.

The project was approved for construction by India’s Central Government in October 2020 with an estimated cost of Rs. 15,767 crore. Its foundation stone was laid on June 20, 2023 by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bengaluru Suburban Rail project is being implemented by Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE) with a deadline of 2026.

The project’s Corridor 1 & 3 will be funded by a Euro 500 million (Rs 4,552 crore) loan by KfW Development Bank with whom the Government of India signed an agreement in December 2023.

Key Figures

Operational: 0 km | Under Construction: 8.027 km | Approved: 141.321 km

Elevated Routes: 45.392 km | At-Grade Routes: 103.856 km

System Specifications

  • Maximum Speed: 90 kmph
  • Operational Speed: 35 kmph
  • Track Gauge: Broad Gauge

Bengaluru Suburban Rail Route Information

Corridor 1: Sampige Line

  • Route: KSR Bengaluru – Yelahanka – Devanahalli
  • Length: 41.478 km
  • Type: Elevated (19.22 km) & At-Grade (22.278 km)
  • Depot: Akkupet Depot
  • Number of Stations: 15 (8 elevated & 7 at-grade)
  • Station Names: KSR Bengaluru City (interchange), Srirampura (future), Malleswaram, Yesvantpur (interchange), Muthyal Nagar, Lottegollahalli (interchange), Kodigehalli, Judicial Layout, Yelahanka, Nitte Meenakshi, Bettahalasoor, Doddajala, Airport Trumpet, Airport Terminal, Airport KIADB, Devanahalli
  • Note: A suburban rail link is proposed to Bengaluru International Airport

Corridor 2: Mallige Line

  • Route: Baiyyappanahalli Terminal – Chikkabanavara
  • Length: 24.866 km
  • Type: Elevated (7.723 km) & At-Grade (17.143 km)
  • Depot: Jalahalli Depot
  • Number of Stations: 14 (6 elevated & 8 at-grade)
  • Station Names: Chikka Banavara, Myadarahalli, Shettyhalli, Jalahalli (future), Yesvantpur (interchange), Lottegollahalli (interchange), Hebbal, Kanaka Nagar, Nagawara, Kaveri Nagar (future), Banaswadi, Seva Nagar, Kasturi Nagar, Baiyapanahalli (interchange)

Corridor 3: Parijaata Line

  • Route: Kengeri – Whitefield
  • Length: 35.52 km
  • Type: Elevated (10.40 km) & At-Grade (25.12 km)
  • Number of Stations: 14 (4 elevated & 10 at-grade)
  • Station Names: Kengeri, RV College (future), Jnanabharati, Nayandahalli, Krishnadevaraya, Jagjeevanram Nagar, KSR Bengaluru City (interchange), Kumara Park, Bengaluru Cantt, Bengaluru East, Baiyapannahalli, Krishnarajapura, Hoodi, Whitefield

Corridor 4: Kanaka Line

  • Route: Heelalige – Rajankunte
  • Length: 46.285 km
  • Type: Elevated (8.96 km) & At-Grade (37.92 km)
  • Depot: Silkboard Depot
  • Number of Stations: 19 (4 elevated & 15 at-grade)
  • Station Names: Rajankunte, Muddana Halli, Yelahanka (interchange), Jakkur, Hegde Nagar, Thanisandra, Hennur, Horamavu, Channasandra, Benniganahalli (interchange), Kagadaspura, Doddanekundi, Marathahalli, Belandur Road, Carmelaram, Ambedkar Nagar, Huskur, Singena Agrahara (future), Bommasandra (future), Heelalige

Note: 5 stations will serve as interchange stations – Bangalore City (1 & 3), Yesvantapur (1 & 2), Lottegollahalli (1 & 2), Yelahanka (1 & 4) and Benniganahalli (2 & 4)

Bengaluru Suburban Rail Route Map

Bengaluru Suburban Rail Tenders

Latest Suburban Rail project tender notices can be viewed on KRIDE’s website.

Major Contractors

ContractContractor
General Consultant (GC) for Bengaluru Suburban Rail ProjectEgis – Louis Berger – AECOM JV is Preferred Bidder
264 Coach Rolling Stock Lease ContractBEML, BHEL and CAF submitted bids in June 2023;
RFP Invited in January 2024
Corridor 2: Construction of elevated viaduct of length 8.027 Km from Benniganahalli to Chikkabanavara excluding station buildingsLarsen & Toubro
Corridor 4: Construction of elevated viaduct of length 8.960 km and at-grade formation of length 37.920 km between Heelalige – RajankunteLarsen & Toubro

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