Synopsis: The first Blue Line metro train will be coming soon to Bengaluru, now people are looking at the areas around the Blue Line corridor and what impact will the metro have on those areas of South-east, East & North Bengaluru.
Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Blue Line also known as Bengaluru Airport Metro features 32 metro stations and is under construction. It will connect places like Silk Board and Kempegowda International Airport. The metro is supposed to make it simpler for people to move around the city and improve the connectivity between South-east, east and North Bengaluru.
The Blue Line Project
The Blue Line metro is an upcoming project that is being built and is soon going to be tested in Bengaluru, it will be 58.19 kilometres long and will connect Central Silk Board to Kempegowda International Airport. The Blue Line will pass through big residential areas, commercial areas and IT areas in South-East, East and North Bengaluru. Authorities have divided the route into two parts- firstly, Phase 2A is from Central Silk Board to KR Puram on the Outer Ring Road with 13 metro stations while Phase 2B is from KR Puram to Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) in Devanahalli with 17 metro stations.
The Blue Line will also make it easier for people to use multiple metro lines as at Central Silk Board people will be able to switch to the Yellow Line, at KR Puram people will be able to switch to the Purple Line and at Nagawara people will be able to switch to the Pink Line. The first blue line metro train has arrived but is not fully completed or tested yet which is why people are not allowed to use it. Areas that could benefit from the blue line metro
Silk Board
Silk Board will really benefit from the Blue Line as it will connect silk board with the Yellow Metro Line that many people use, so they would this area convenient to live in. The area is an entry point to Electronic City & the ORR IT corridor and many major companies like Infosys, Wipro, TCS and Accenture are nearby. Homes around Silk Board are very costly because of the metro as a lot of people want to live there, the property price is around ₹10,000- ₹14,500 per sq ft and if you rent out a property you can expect to earn around 4% to 5.5% in returns annually from it.
HSR Layout
HSR Layout is a nice place to live in Bengaluru because it is close to Electronic City, Koramangala and the ORR IT corridor. There are a lot of companies like Shadowfax and Sonata Software that have offices in HSR Layout, they give jobs to thousands of people. The cost of a house in HSR Layout is usually between ₹11,000 and ₹14,500 for each square foot. If you rent out your house you can expect to get around 3% of the house value as rent every year and the Blue Line will make it easier for people to travel to their offices in different parts of the city.
Bellandur
Bellandur is one of the biggest office areas in Bengaluru. It has business parks like Embassy TechVillage, Ecospace and Ecoworld and many big companies such as Deloitte, Accenture,Microsoft, Cisco, Intel and Flipkart have offices in Bellandur ORR corridor. You can buy property here for between ₹12,000 and ₹15,400 per sq ft and if you rent out your property you can earn around 3% of its value every year.The Blue Line metro will make it easier for thousands of employees to travel to work along the ORR corridor, this is a good news, for people working in Bellandur and using the ORR corridor.
Kadubeesanahalli
Kadubeesanahalli has become a hub for IT companies. Many major companies like Adobe, Salesforce and JPMorgan Chase are located nearby. The cost of properties here is usually around ₹13,000 – ₹15,150 per square foot and returns from renting the property annually are around 2%. One thing that could help Kadubeesanahalli more is better connectivity to the metro, this would likely increase demand for both homes and offices in the area.
Marathahalli
Marathahalli is a junction that connects the Outer Ring Road with Whitefield, lots of IT professionals like living there as Oracle, SAP Labs, Capgemini & TCS are some of the major companies around here. You can get a property, for ₹10,000 to ₹14,000 per foot and if you rent out your property you can get 2% returns.The Blue Line metro can help people travel less by road and make their daily commute easier.
KR Puram
KR Puram will be a station where the Blue and Purple Metro Lines meet and it will make travel easier for people who live there and work in nearby companies as it is close to office hubs like Mahadevapura .Homes here cost between ₹8,000 and ₹10,000 per sq ft., and if you rent out a home you can earn around 5% of its value per year. With transport links more people will want to live and work here, this area will become more attractive to homebuyers and daily commuters.
Nagawara
Nagawara is in a location because it’s close to Manyata Tech Park. Manyata Tech Park is home to more than 300 companies, some of these companies are names like IBM, Cognizant, Nokia, Philips, Fidelity and Target. The cost of properties in this area is usually between ₹10,000 and ₹13,000 per foot. If you rent out a property here you can expect to earn around 3% returns annually. There’s also a plan to build an interchange between the Blue Line and Pink Line of the metro which could make Nagawara one of the most important transit points in Bengaluru.
Hebbal
Hebbal is one of the most important places for transport in Bengaluru and it is near Manyata Tech Park and the airport corridor. The cost of property in Hebbal is usually around ₹14,000-₹16,000 per square foot and if you rent out a property you can expect to get around 4% returns annually. The Blue Line is going to make it easy for people to travel to the airport and other big business areas by its metro which will make Hebbal a better place to live and work and property prices may go up because of this. Hebbal is a great place for people who want to buy or rent property because of its location and the new Blue metro Line.
Yelahanka
Yelahanka is a nice place to live in because it is close to the airport and new offices are coming up in North Bengaluru like Amazon. The cost of properties in Yelahanka is usually around ₹9000 – ₹12,000 per foot and if you rent out a property in Yelahanka you can expect to get around 3% returns annually from it. The new Blue Line will make it easier for people who want to live here but want to travel for their jobs in different parts of the city. The Blue Line will help Yelahanka because more people will want to live here when it is easier to get to work and all of this will increase the property demand.
Devanahalli
Devanahalli is becoming a big deal because of the Kempegowda International Airport and the huge Aerospace Park that is going to be built. They are also making an Airport City project, the cost of properties in Devanahalli is usually around ₹9000 – ₹10000 per square foot and if you rent out a place you can get around 3% returns annually from it. Something that will really make Devanahalli a great place to live and work is when the metro train is connected to it directly. This will make it very attractive, to homebuyers, businesses and people who want to invest in Devanahalli over a long time.
Conclusion
Once the Blue Line is finished it will help people travel easily between Bengaluru’s IT areas, residential areas and Kempegowda International Airport. This will give commuters another option to avoid some of the busiest Bengaluru’s roads.The Blue Line part that runs along the Outer Ring Road, between Silk Board and KR Puram will likely open the first phase around the end of 2026 and remaining phases in late 2027.
Written by Shreya Tiwari
