Union Ministry approves renaming of three Bengaluru Metro Pink Line stations
The changes follow demands from local residents and elected representatives for the upcoming elevated section.
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved the renaming of three stations on Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Pink Line, according to The Hindu. The decision follows demands from local residents and elected representatives, as stated by Greater Bengaluru Authority Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Bengaluru South Member of Parliament (MP) Tejasvi Surya.
Under the revised names, the IIMB Metro Station will be renamed Bilekahalli–IIMB. The JP Nagar 4th Phase station will become N.S. Palya–J.P.
Nagar 4th Phase, while Tavarekere will be renamed S.G. Palya (Suddagunte Palya).
The changes were approved based on the recommendation of a committee that included MP Tejasvi Surya. Other members of the committee included Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy, and MLAs Satish Reddy, Uday Garudachar, and M. Krishnappa.
The 7.5-kilometre elevated section of the Pink Line is scheduled to be inaugurated on November 13. Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the inauguration will take place near the Tavarekere-Saduguntepalya Metro station at 12.30 pm.
Passenger services on the new section are expected to begin at 6 am on November 14. With this opening, Bengaluru’s operational metro network will reach 103.6 kilometres.