PM Modi inaugurates Bengaluru Metro Pink Line and Vande Bharat service

UPDATE - follow-up to Modi in Bengaluru: PM participates in Prashanti Kutiram celebrations, to inaugurate Namma Metro Pink Line | LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar inaugurated the elevated stretch of the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere on November 13, 2026. The Prime Minister took a metro ride from Tavarekere to the IIM Bangalore station and launched development projects worth over ₹15,600 crore in the city. The opening also included four redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and the Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru-Madgaon-Yeshwantpur Vande Bharat Express. Governor Dr. Sudha Yadav, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byregowda, and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya attended the launch events.

Funding

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide fairer financial sharing and faster approvals for future metro expansions. He stated that Karnataka currently funds 84% of Bengaluru metro costs and called on the Centre to share operational cash losses and foreign exchange risks on external loans. Mr. Shivakumar also presented the Prime Minister with a statue of Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at the IIM Bangalore auditorium.

Context

This follows an earlier report, covered earlier on 13 Nov 2026: 'Modi in Bengaluru: PM participates in Prashanti Kutiram celebrations, to inaugurate Namma Metro Pink Line | LIVE'. Large urban transit infrastructure projects in India typically require joint funding partnerships between state governments and the central government. Major metro expansions aim to ease traffic congestion in fast-growing metropolitan areas like Bengaluru.