India, July 18 -- Bengaluru's long-awaited Yellow Line is finally nearing its launch, with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) receiving a critical safety certification for its train and signalling systems.

According to a report by Deccan Herald, the Independent Safety Assessment (ISA), mandatory for driverless train operations, was submitted to BMRCL on Thursday evening.

The certification was issued by Italcertifer, a state-owned Italian firm tasked with evaluating the safety of the system. "We'll go through the report and then submit it to the CMRS," an official with direct knowledge of the matter told DH.

The ISA certification had faced delays due to software glitches in the signalling system developed by Siemens In...