Bengaluru Metro ridership at 10 lakh a day against 30-lakh projection

Namma Metro’s 83 stations serve about 10 lakh passengers a day, while detailed project reports projected nearly 30 lakh daily riders for the operational corridors.

The network has grown over 15 years from the original 7km MG Road-Byappanahalli stretch to 96km across three lines. At a Greater Bengaluru Authority meeting, officials identified weak first- and last-mile connectivity as a key reason more commuters are not using the system.

BMTC says regular services reach all Metro stations, but dedicated feeder services operate at 54 stations. Its 255 feeder buses carry an average of 1.5 lakh passengers a day, leaving 29 stations without dedicated feeder routes. A joint BMRCL-BMTC exercise has shifted some bus stops closer to stations, reducing the average walk to about 100 metres.

BMRCL has proposed funding 500 mini-buses, at an estimated ₹125 crore, for BMTC-operated feeder services. BMTC has also been directed to procure buses no longer than six metres for narrow roads around stations.

Meanwhile, DULT is preparing a new comprehensive mobility plan and has proposed pedestrian, cycling, shared-mobility and pickup-drop-off improvements at 19 Green and Purple Line stations, estimated at ₹30.2 crore. The proposed 7.5km Pink Line section from Kalena Agrahara to Taverekere is expected to open by the end of September.