Bangalore Metro Phase II

The cabinet on Tuesday approved two new lines -- RV Road to Bommasandra and Gottigere-IIM-B to Nagavara -- under Phase 2 of the Metro project. The RV Road to Bommasandra line, on the outskirts of the city, will have 16 stations -- RV Road, Ragigudda temple, Jayadeva Hospital, BTM Layout, Silk Board Junction, HSR Layout, Oxford College, Muneshwara Block, Chikkabegur, Basapura Road, Hosur Road, Electronic City-1, Electronic City-2, Huskur Road, Hebbagodi and Bommasandra. The cost of this route is pegged at Rs 5,744 crore. The one between Gottigere-IIMB and Nagavara will have 18 stations with six elevated and 12 underground stations. The elevated stations include Gottigere, Hulimavu, IIM-B, JP Nagar 4th Phase, Jayadeva Hospital and Swagath Road Cross. The 12 underground stations will be constructed near Dairy Circle, Mico Bosch, Langford Town, Vellara Junction, MG Road, Shivajinagar, Cantonment railway station, Pottery Town, Tannery Road, Venkateshpura, Arabic College and Nagavara. The estimated cost of this corridor is Rs 11,014 crore. Phase 2 of the Metro project will cover 72.09 km with 61 stations and bring connectivity to Electronic City. The cost is estimated to be Rs 26,405.14 crore. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has already prepared the detailed project reports (DPRs) for four extensions and two new lines. The high power committee (HPC), in July 2011, gave in-principle clearance to proceed with all six phases of Phase 2 Metro corridors. Phase 2 will become operational in 2017.
FOUR EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING LINES
Byappanahalli to International Technology Park Ltd -- Whitefield (extension of east-west line). This corridor has 14 stations --Jyothipuram, KR Puram, Narayanapura, Mahadevapura, Garudacharpalya, Doddanakundi, Visvesvaraya Industrial Estate, Kundalahalli, Vaidehi Hospital, Satyasai Medical Institute, ITPL, Kadugodi, Ujwala Vidyalaya and Whitefield
Mysore Road terminal to Kengeri (extension of east-west line). This corridor has five stations. Nayandahalli, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore University Cross, RV College of Engineering and Kengeri Hesaraghatta Cross to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) on Tumkur Road (extension of northsouth line). This has three stations. Manjunathanagar, Jindal and BIEC terminal. The BMRC has asked BIEC to share the cost as it would be the main beneficiary of this extension Puttenahalli Cross to Anjanapura township, up to NICE crossing (extension of north-south line). This corridor has five stations. Anjanapura Road Cross, Krishnaleela Park (Iskcon), Vajarahalli, Talaghattapura and Anjana township