Bengaluru Metro completes tunnelling work on city’s longest underground stretch

The last breakthrough was completed by Bhadra, the past Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) deployed connected the line, which covered a region of 937 metre from K G Halli to Nagawara. This conception completes the full tunnelling request of Reach-6, marking the culmination of 100 per cent tunnelling completion connected this line.

The tunnelling from the southbound of Tannery Road to the northbound ramp progressive constructing 4 underground Metro stations: Tannery Road, Venkateshpura, Arabic College, and Nagawara. This captious conception of the task was managed by M/s ITD Cementation India Limited, 1 of the salient engineering firms successful the country.

The tunnelling task commenced successful August 2020 with TBM Urja, which was launched betwixt Cantonment and Shivajinagar. Over the people of the project, 9 TBMs were deployed, each of which person present completed their assigned segments. BMRCL achieved aggregate milestones successful tunnelling, with TBM Urja managing the longest single-day advancement of 27 meters connected April 25, 2022, and TBM Tunga completing a grounds 308 meters successful a azygous period betwixt K G Halli and Nagawara successful July 2024.

The Pink Line includes 12 underground stations successful total, with the enactment connected presumption operation present 90 per cent complete. This enactment is anticipated to marque a important interaction connected postulation conditions, particularly on the North-South axis, offering commuters an alternate to Bengaluru’s heavy congested roads. The enactment is expected to beryllium operational by December 2025.