Bangalore Metro Corporation Decides To Link Airport Line To K R Puram

With the aim of improving connectivity between Airport and K R Puram, a prime locality of Bengaluru, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has planned to link, Airport line with the Blue line metro station at K R Puram. The extension has been planned under phase 2 B of the metro project and the corporation has already invited geo-technical bids for the same.
Previously, the authority has planned to link Gottigere-Nagawara metro line with the Airport line, but because of the non-feasibility, the plan was cancelled. Officials mentioned that they are now finding other options like to link the metro line via Nagawara, KR Puram, Yelahanka, Hebbal and Kempegowda International Airport, which is more practicable than the previous one.
A senior official from BMRCL said, “The work on this stretch will consume time as the complete line will be underground, so the major time taker will be the tunneling work. Therefore, the authority is currently planning how to begin the work. The most appropriate is to start the development on K R Puram-Hebbal corridor first.”
The official further told that once the operation of this corridor will begin, daily travellers can easily commute from Baiyappanahalli to KR Puram, while the airport passengers can move further to the airport line.
“We have also invited bids for the geotechnical investigation on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to K R Puram corridor via Silk Board,” Official mentioned.
However, officials revealed that the state government currently only wants to focus on Nagawara-Kogilu-Yelahanka-KIA stretch which is going to be a blessing for the commuters providing them multiple options to reach Airport.