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Running in 36.59 kilometres, the Red Line plans to cover residential clusters, technical centres, market roads, hospital areas, educational blocks and major intersections.
The Red Line will have around 30 stations, which will cut through south-east Bengaluru. (Image: X)
Bengaluru’s next big metro project, the Red Line from Hebbal to Sarjapur, is being shaped with one objective in mind: connecting some of the most congested, high-demand, traffic-heavy areas of the city in a single continuous corridor. For millions of commuters who live, work or transit in the southeast and central belt, this line could become the most useful section of the Namma Metro once completed.
Running in 36.59 kilometres, the Red Line is planned to cover residential clusters, technical centres, market roads, hospital areas, educational blocks and major intersections which are currently almost entirely dependent on buses and private vehicles. The project is targeted to be completed by 2031.
How many stations will there be on the Red Line?
The Red Line will have about 30 stations, crossing south-east Bengaluru, the dense block of Koramangala, the historic center of central Bengaluru and the busy northern junction around Hebbal. This makes it one of the longest and most station-rich sections planned so far under the Namma Metro.
The proposed stations are:
Sarjapura, Sompura, Dommasandra, Muthanallur Cross, Solikunte, Kodathi Gate, Ambedkar Nagar, Carmelaram, Doddakanalli, Kaikondrahalli, Bellandur Gate, Ibalur, Agara, Jakkasandra, CPWD Quarter, St. John’s Hospital, Suddaguntanapalya, Dairy Circle, NIMHANS, Wilson Garden, Town Hall, KR Circle, Chalukya Circle, Palace Guttahalli, Mekhari Circle, Veterinary College, Ganga Nagar and Hebbal.
This list may see minor adjustments, but corridor coverage is expected to remain the same.
Which areas will get metro facility for the first time?
The strongest impact will be felt in the Sarjapur belt, an area where there has been huge population growth but almost no mass transit. Areas like Sompura, Dommasandra, Muthanallur, Kodathi Gate and Solikunte will see metro connectivity for the first time.
The line then passes through heavy residential and IT areas which currently disrupts daily traffic. These include Carmelaram, Kaikondrahalli, Doddakannalli, Bellandur Gate, Agara and Ibalur. For thousands of tech workers who depend on buses, cabs and bikes, this corridor could remove a major hurdle.
Koramangala, which has been demanding metro connectivity for a long time, will finally get multiple stations on the 3rd Block, 2nd Block and Jakkasandra section. St. John’s, CPWD Quarters and surrounding areas also fall in this alignment.
The central city benefits equally. The line heads towards the Town Hall and KR Circle area, providing the first direct link to core Bengaluru from the south-east. From there, the Metro passes through Palace Guttahalli, Mekhri Circle and Ganga Nagar, finally terminating at Hebbal, one of the busiest transit nodes in the city.
How is the route divided
BMRCL has broken the corridor into four segments. The southern and south-eastern parts are elevated, while the part from Koramangala to KR Circle is underground.
Sarjapur to Carmelaram, high, 9.8 kilometers
Carmelaram to Koramangala Third Block, Elevated, 9.2 Kms
Koramangala Second Block to KR Circle, Underground, 7.6 Kms
KR Circle to Hebbal, Mixed, 8.8 Kms
The underground section is expected to take the longest, as it passes through dense areas and under narrow roads.
Why is this line being seen as a high utility corridor?
The Red Line connects Bengaluru’s three most congested areas: the Sarjapur IT belt, the commercial blocks and town halls of Koramangala and the central business district stretching towards KR Circle. It also connects these directly to Hebbal, forming a north-south transit backbone without the need for the Purple or Green lines.
For office commuters in Sarjapur Road, Bellandur and Koramangala, the daily commute that now takes forty minutes to two hours by road can be reduced to fifteen to twenty minutes by metro. Central Bengaluru has got a new link through technology corridors. Hebbal has received a new southern connection that is not dependent on Outer Ring Road traffic.
The corridor touches schools, hospitals, workplaces, restaurants, market streets, malls and residential townships. By its completion, the Red Line is expected to carry the highest daily ridership among all the Namma Metro lines.
If all approvals are granted and construction proceeds as planned, the Red Line will give Bengaluru something it has never had before: a seamless metro line connecting the city’s south-east, central core and northern gateway.
For a rapidly growing, highly congested urban area, the usefulness of this corridor goes beyond convenience. It offers a way to reshape the way cities move, work and breathe.
December 10, 2025, 11:37 IST
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