Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is a joint venture (JV) of the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka, and is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of the Bangalore Metro Rail Project.
Bangalore Metro was later christened as 'Namma Metro'. The project has two corridors. The East-West corridor, which is 18.1 kilometres (km) long, starts from Baiyappanahalli in the East and terminates at Mysore Road terminal in the West. The North-South corridor, which is 24.2 km long, commences at Nagasandra in the North and terminates at Puttenahalli in the South.
The commercial operations on Reach-1 (MG Road to Baiyappanahalli station) opened on October 20, 2011 and the commercial operations on Reach-3, 3A (Peenya Industry to Mantri Square Sampige Road Station) commenced on March 1, 2014.
Source: http://bmrc.co.in/
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd: Bengaluru City's very own Metro Project
| 2015 | Signs agreement with French development agency AFD for phase 2 of metro |
| 2014 | Starts commercial operations on Reach-3, 3A |
| 2011 | Starts commercial operations on Reach-1 |
| 2007 | Starts construction on Reach-1 of the line |
| 2006 | Lays foundation stone for Phase I construction |
Updated: September, 2014