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The shortest (25.9 km, 16.1 mi) extension of the Kalena Agrahara (previously Gottigere) – Nagawara line via Kannur and Bagaluru to the airport emerged as the most popular choice. [15] In February 2017, the Centre requested BMRC to start work on the airport link before Phase 3. Thus, the Airport Line was included in Phase 2 as Phase 2B. [16]
In 2014, BIAL suggested building a halt train station on a line which runs along the northeast boundary of the airport. In 2019 it received permission to construct a halt station on the existing Yalahanka–Devanahalli line.. The station is being built by the airport operator, Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL).
After the new airport was opened, the only way to reach the airport was by NH 44. A flyover and 2 toll gates were constructed to connect the airport to the highway. As of now, only cars and buses can drive to the airport. In 2021, a railway station was opened on the boundary of the airport. It later became imperative to build a fast link ...
Meru Cabs started plying in 2007, [19] whereas the government-owned KSTDC entered the industry in 2009, providing taxis to and from the airport, in partnership with the Bangalore International Airport Limited. [20] Some companies also operated bike taxis in Bangalore but the state transport department deemed them to be illegal. [21]
The Namma Metro (English: Our metro), also known as Bangalore Metro, is the rapid transit system serving the city of Bangalore in India. [1] Out of the operational 68 metro stations of Namma Metro as of November 2024, there are 59 elevated stations, eight underground stations and one at-grade station. [2] [3] Evolution of Namma Metro
The airport is the 3rd busiest airport in India, [11] behind the airports in Delhi and Mumbai. It is the 25th busiest airport in Asia and the 56th busiest airport in the world. [12] In FY 2023–24, the airport handled over 37.5 million passengers and 439,495 tonnes (484,460 short tons) of cargo.
The airport commenced operations in January 1941 as the home of India's first aircraft factory, established by the company Hindustan Aircraft. The Allies employed the airfield during the Second World War, and by 1946 commercial flights had begun. Activity at the airport grew gradually over the next several decades until the 1990s, when it ...
The Bangalore Airport Rail Link (BARL) Ltd is the nodal agency for implementing the project. [ 2 ] In 2017, the Bengaluru Development Minister stated that the monorail system was still in the proposal phase.