BMTC Plans Five Feeder Routes for Bengaluru’s Pink Line, With 415 Trips a Day and Real-Time Bus Arrival Updates

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has planned five feeder bus routes for the upcoming Namma Metro Pink Line, The Hindu reported on 11 October 2026.

Quick Facts

Routes	Five feeder routes
Buses	30
Trips	415 a day
Frequency	Every 10 minutes on each route
Existing feeder services on the corridor	Three services, 9 buses, 132 trips a day

Where the Routes Will Go

The routes will link the metro stations at Jayadeva Hospital, J.P. Nagar 4th Phase, Tavarekere and Hulimavu with surrounding areas including Uttarahalli, BTM Layout, Arekere, Bilekahalli, Begur lake and Singasandra.

Real-Time Information

BMTC is also working with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to give passengers real-time information on when buses will reach bus stops near Pink Line stations. The information would be shared through data integration between the two corporations. The Hindu said the facility is still in the planning stage.

Why It Matters

Feeder buses carry passengers between metro stations and nearby neighbourhoods. The five planned routes would run 415 trips a day, compared with 132 trips a day on the three feeder services that already serve the corridor.

Featured image: A BMTC bus in Bengaluru, August 2024 (file photo). Photo by Gpkp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.