New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Bengaluru's metro rail network is poised for its most significant phase of expansion yet, with multiple corridors scheduled to open between 2026 and 2027, nearly doubling the system's operational length and reshaping daily commuting across the city.

On 24 December 2025, D K Shivakumar, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister, shared a detailed progress update on social media highlighting upcoming milestones for Namma Metro.

"Namma Metro is steadily expanding to make Bengaluru more connected, efficient, and future ready," he wrote, adding that major corridors opening in 2026 and 2027 would ease congestion and improve urban mobility.

Shivakumar, who is also the Minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development, said this after ...