Line: Yellow Line

The Namma Metro Yellow Line is one of the most anticipated corridors in Bengaluru’s expanding metro network. Stretching from RV Road to Bommasandra, this line plays a crucial role in connecting South Bengaluru’s major IT hubs, residential zones, and industrial areas.

Spanning approximately 19 kilometers with 16 stations, the Yellow Line is designed to significantly reduce travel time for commuters traveling to Electronic City, BTM Layout, and surrounding regions. It is expected to ease traffic congestion on Hosur Road, one of the busiest corridors in the city.

Current Status & Progress

The Yellow Line is nearing completion, with trial runs and final system integrations underway. Once fully operational, it will introduce driverless train technology, making it one of the most advanced metro lines in India.

Connectivity & Interchange

The Yellow Line offers strong network integration through key interchange stations:

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road → Interchange with Green Line
Jayadeva Hospital → Future interchange with Pink Line
Central Silk Board → Future interchange with Blue Line

This makes the corridor a critical connector between South Bengaluru and upcoming metro expansions.

Key Areas Covered

The line connects several high-demand locations including:

RV Road
BTM Layout
Jayadeva Hospital
Silk Board
Electronic City
Bommasandra

Local Connectivity

With the Yellow Line, commuters can easily access:

IT hubs in Electronic City
Educational institutions
Residential layouts in South Bengaluru
Industrial zones in Anekal region

The line is supported by BMTC bus routes and upcoming infrastructure improvements.

Train Technology & Facilities

The Yellow Line introduces modern metro features including:

Driverless train operations (UTO technology)
CCTV surveillance systems
Digital passenger information displays
Automatic fare collection system
Advanced signaling and safety systems

Timings & Frequency (Expected)

Operating Hours: ~5:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Peak Frequency: 4–6 minutes
Off-Peak Frequency: up to 10–15 minutes

Metro Fare

Metro fares are expected to start from ₹10 and vary based on distance. Smart cards offer discounted fares and faster entry/exit.

Nearby Attractions

Popular places near Yellow Line stations include:

Lalbagh Botanical Garden (near RV Road)
Bull Temple
BTM Lake
Electronic City commercial zones

Future Impact

Once operational, the Yellow Line will:

drastically reduce commute time to Electronic City
improve last-mile connectivity
support Bengaluru’s growing workforce
integrate seamlessly with upcoming metro corridors

Bommanahalli Metro Station

Bommanahalli Metro Station — Yellow Line, Namma Metro

Bommanahalli Metro Station is an elevated station on the Yellow Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, located at Bommanahalli. The Yellow Line runs 19.15 km from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road to Bommasandra, largely along Hosur Road, across 16 fully elevated stations. It was inaugurated on 10 August 2025 and opened to passengers the following day, built at a cost of about Rs 7,610 crore.

Also known as Roopena Agrahara, the station serves Bommanahalli along Hosur Road, a dense mix of residential layouts and small commercial units. Local road journeys to the city centre that once took over an hour now take roughly 30 to 40 minutes by metro.

Bommanahalli Metro Station Map & Route Map

The station has 2 platforms. Platform 1 serves trains towards Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road; Platform 2 serves trains towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra. RV Road is the only working interchange on the line, where you can change to the Green Line for Jayanagar, Majestic and Silk Institute, and at Majestic onward to the Purple Line for MG Road and Whitefield. Two further interchanges are planned: the Pink Line at Jayadeva Hospital and the Blue Line at Central Silk Board.

Bommanahalli Metro Station Timings

Yellow Line services generally begin around 6:00 am from Tuesday to Saturday, 5:05 am on Mondays and 7:00 am on Sundays, with the last train leaving Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road at about 11:55 pm. End-to-end journey time is roughly 35 minutes. Per-station first and last train times for each direction are being verified against the BMRCL timetable and will be published here.

Parking at Bommanahalli Metro Station

BMRCL provides parking for 85 two-wheelers and 10 cycles. There is no car parking at this station, which is typical of the Yellow Line. Charges are Rs 15 for the first four hours for two-wheelers and Rs 30 for a full day; Rs 30 for the first four hours for cars and Rs 60 for a full day. Cycle parking is free. Overnight parking is not permitted.

Facilities at Bommanahalli Metro Station

The station is step-free and wheelchair accessible, with lift and escalator access between street, concourse and platform levels, and CCTV coverage throughout. It was built by ITD – ITD Cementation India JV. Entry and exit gates and the full facilities list are shown below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL.

Central Silk Board Metro Station

Central Silk Board Metro Station — Interchange Station, Namma Metro

Central Silk Board Metro Station is an elevated interchange station on Namma Metro in Bengaluru, serving the Yellow Line, with the Blue Line planned. It opened on 2025-08-11.

The station stands above the Central Silk Board junction, for years the most notorious traffic bottleneck in Bengaluru, where Hosur Road meets the Outer Ring Road.

Changing Lines at Central Silk Board Metro Station

Central Silk Board has four platforms. Two serve the Yellow Line today. The other two are built for the Blue Line and are not in service — that corridor will run along the Outer Ring Road towards Kempegowda International Airport and has not opened. Until it does, only the Yellow Line platforms are used.

Central Silk Board Metro Station Platforms

Platform 1 — Yellow Line, towards Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
Platform 2 — Yellow Line, towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra
Platform 3 — Blue Line, towards Kempegowda International Airport (Blue Line not yet open — platform not in service)
Platform 4 — Blue Line, towards Central Silk Board (Blue Line not yet open — platform not in service)

Central Silk Board Metro Station Map & Route Map

Namma Metro’s working interchanges today are Nadaprabhu Kempegowda (Majestic) between the Purple and Green Lines, and Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road between the Green and Yellow Lines. Further interchanges are built or planned at Mahatma Gandhi Road (Pink), Jayadeva Hospital (Pink), Central Silk Board (Blue), Nagawara (Blue) and Peenya (Orange), none of which are in service yet.

What is Near Central Silk Board Metro Station

The station serves the Central Silk Board junction, the Central Silk Board Colony and the Textile Testing Lab area, at the meeting point of Hosur Road and the Outer Ring Road.

Central Silk Board Metro Station Entry and Exit Gates

The station has 3 entry and exit points: Gate A — Towards Central Silk Board side; Gate B — Towards Textile Testing Lab side; Gate C — Towards Central Silk Board Colony side.

Facilities at Central Silk Board Metro Station

Facilities, parking and accessibility details for Central Silk Board Metro Station are listed below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL, which notes that additional trains may be run from selected intermediate stations when travel demand rises and that train times can change for planned works.

BTM Layout Metro Station

BTM Layout Metro Station — Yellow Line, Namma Metro

BTM Layout Metro Station is an elevated station on the Yellow Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, located at BTM Layout 1st Stage. The Yellow Line runs 19.15 km from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road to Bommasandra, largely along Hosur Road, across 16 fully elevated stations. It was inaugurated on 10 August 2025 and opened to passengers the following day, built at a cost of about Rs 7,610 crore.

The station serves BTM Layout 1st Stage and Aicobo Nagar, among the densest rental and student neighbourhoods in south Bengaluru. Before the Yellow Line opened, this area depended entirely on Hosur Road and Outer Ring Road traffic to reach Electronic City.

BTM Layout Metro Station Map & Route Map

BTM Layout Metro Station Timings

Parking at BTM Layout Metro Station

BMRCL provides parking for 216 two-wheelers and 10 cycles. There is no car parking at this station, which is typical of the Yellow Line. Charges are Rs 15 for the first four hours for two-wheelers and Rs 30 for a full day; Rs 30 for the first four hours for cars and Rs 60 for a full day. Cycle parking is free. Overnight parking is not permitted.

Facilities at BTM Layout Metro Station

The station is step-free and wheelchair accessible, with lift and escalator access between street, concourse and platform levels, and CCTV coverage throughout. Entry and exit gates and the full facilities list are shown below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL.

Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station

Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station — Interchange Station, Namma Metro

Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station is an elevated interchange station on Namma Metro in Bengaluru, serving the Yellow Line, with the Pink Line planned. It opened on 2025-08-11.

Built above the Jayadeva flyover, this is the tallest and largest station on the Namma Metro network, rising across five levels of road and rail, and it is described as the tallest metro station in South India. It sits beside the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, one of India’s busiest cardiac hospitals.

Changing Lines at Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station

Jayadeva Hospital serves the Yellow Line today. It is also built as the interchange with the Pink Line, which will run above the Yellow Line platforms. The Pink Line has not yet opened — its elevated Phase 1 section from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere passes through this station and was targeted for 15 August 2026, but the CMRS inspection on 14 August concluded without clearance pending a signalling safety certificate. BMRCL now expects it to open in late August or early September 2026. Until then, no line change is possible here.

Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station Platforms

Platform 1 — Yellow Line, towards Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
Platform 2 — Yellow Line, towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra

Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station Map & Route Map

What is Near Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station

The station adjoins the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research and serves the BTM Layout and Bannerghatta Road junction area.

Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station Entry and Exit Gates

Entry and exit point details for this station have not been verified and are not listed.

Facilities at Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station

Facilities, parking and accessibility details for Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station are listed below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL, which notes that additional trains may be run from selected intermediate stations when travel demand rises and that train times can change for planned works.

Ragigudda Metro Station

Ragigudda Metro Station — Yellow Line, Namma Metro

Ragigudda Metro Station is an elevated station on the Yellow Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, located at Jayanagar 9th Block. The Yellow Line runs 19.15 km from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road to Bommasandra, largely along Hosur Road, across 16 fully elevated stations. It was inaugurated on 10 August 2025 and opened to passengers the following day, built at a cost of about Rs 7,610 crore.

The station sits beside the Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple, one of south Bengaluru’s best-known Hanuman temples and a steady draw on Saturdays. It is the first stop south of the RV Road interchange and serves the residential blocks of Jayanagar 9th Block and Marenahalli.

Ragigudda Metro Station Map & Route Map

Ragigudda Metro Station Timings

Parking at Ragigudda Metro Station

BMRCL provides parking for 210 two-wheelers and 10 cycles. There is no car parking at this station, which is typical of the Yellow Line. Charges are Rs 15 for the first four hours for two-wheelers and Rs 30 for a full day; Rs 30 for the first four hours for cars and Rs 60 for a full day. Cycle parking is free. Overnight parking is not permitted.

Facilities at Ragigudda Metro Station

The station is step-free and wheelchair accessible, with lift and escalator access between street, concourse and platform levels, and CCTV coverage throughout. It was built by HCC – URC Construction JV. Entry and exit gates and the full facilities list are shown below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL.

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station — Interchange Station, Namma Metro

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station is an elevated interchange station on Namma Metro in Bengaluru, serving the Green Line and the Yellow Line. It opened on 2017-06-18.

RV Road has been operational on the Green Line since June 2017. It became an interchange on 11 August 2025 when the Yellow Line opened, connecting Electronic City, Bommasandra and the Hosur Road corridor to the rest of the network for the first time.

Changing Lines at Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station

RV Road is the northern terminus of the Yellow Line and an intermediate station on the Green Line. It is currently the only working interchange on the Yellow Line, which makes it the gateway between Electronic City and the rest of the network. Every Yellow Line journey towards the city centre involves changing here — for Majestic, MG Road or Whitefield, change to the Green Line and then again at Majestic.

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station Platforms

Platform 1 — Green Line, towards Madavara
Platform 2 — Green Line, towards Silk Institute
Platform 3 — Yellow Line, towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra
Platform 4 — Yellow Line, towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra (Yellow Line terminus — all trains depart towards Bommasandra)

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station Map & Route Map

What is Near Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station

The station serves Jayanagar 5th, 7th and 8th Blocks and the RV Road commercial stretch, with Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple one stop south on the Yellow Line.

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station Entry and Exit Gates

The station has 2 entry and exit points: Gate A — Towards Jayanagar 5th Block side; Gate B — Towards Jayanagar 7th/8th Blocks side with wheelchair accessibility.

Facilities at Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station

Facilities, parking and accessibility details for Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Metro Station are listed below. Fare, parking and timing data is sourced from BMRCL, which notes that additional trains may be run from selected intermediate stations when travel demand rises and that train times can change for planned works.