Bangalore Metro Challaghatta & BIEC Extn’s Track Plinth Work Begins

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. last week began casting the track plinth for 2 key elevated extensions of the 73.92 km Bangalore Metro Phase 2 project.

These extensions in south-west and north-west Bengaluru include:

• 1.314 km remaining section of Purple Line’s Reach 2B connecting Kengeri Station and Challaghatta Station – built by Soma Enterprise Ltd.
•  3.031 km extension of the Green Line’s Reach 3C connecting Hesaraghatta Cross (formerly Nagasandra) and Madavar (formerly BIEC) – built primarily by Simplex Infrastructures Ltd.

Texmaco was awarded Phase 2’s Rs. 521.76 crore contract for its track-work system in July 2018. This includes ballastless tracks within all elevated viaducts & tunnels, and ballasted tracks within the project’s 5 new depots.

Flash-butt welding of tracks for both sections (17628m and 6000m respectively) was completed in February 2022.

Reach 2B to Challaghatta

Reach 3C to Madavar (BIEC)

At this time I see both extensions opening up no sooner than the first quarter of 2023.

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– TMRG