Metro connectivity to Bengaluru airport likely by Dec 2024
Formalising a public-private partnership on the airport metro line, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Signed in the presence of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, the MoU is to put an official stamp on an innovative financing model to establish the 4.95-km airport section of the ORR-Airport Metro. The project cost is estimated at Rs 800 crore.
The metro connectivity to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is likely to be commissioned by December 2024. The BMRCL will construct the airport metro section, along with civil, electro-mechanical, other associated facilities, works and related assets. BIAL will develop, manage and maintain the two metro stations located within the airport boundary.
