Bengaluru metro to get platform screen doors on Pink Line, mockup installed at MG Road

Bengaluru’s upcoming Pink Line will be the first in the city to feature platform screen doors, with full-scale installations planned across all underground stations as construction enters the systems phase.

Bengaluru is set to join the list of Indian cities with platform screen doors (PSDs) on metro stations, as the under-construction Pink Line prepares for its first installations. A full-sized PSD mockup has already been set up at the MG Road station to help engineers finalise specifications before the system is rolled out across the corridor.

The 21.26-km stretch between Kalena Agrahara and Nagawara has reached an advanced stage of civil completion, and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has shifted its focus to track laying and systems integration. As part of this phase, officials confirmed that PSDs will be fitted at all 12 underground stations on the Pink Line.

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Platform screen doors, which operate in sync with train doors, are designed to open only when a train halts precisely at the platform. Apart from preventing accidental or deliberate falls onto the tracks, an issue Bengaluru Metro has witnessed multiple times, they also help stabilise temperature and reduce energy use inside underground stations by limiting air movement between tunnels and platforms.

Cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai already use PSDs, but none of Bengaluru’s 83 existing metro stations are equipped with them. The mockup now on display at MG Road has been supplied by subcontractor Panasonic, with components sourced from China. As per current plans, each PSD will measure 2.15 metres in height, while platform screen gates (PSGs) will be around 1.4 metres tall, covering the entire 128-metre length required for six-coach trains. The installation cost per station is estimated at ₹9 crore.

BMRCL has additionally planned PSDs for select stations on the Purple Line, including Majestic and Central College, while the Infosys Foundation-funded Konappana Agrahara station will receive PSGs.

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Overall systems work, involving electrical, mechanical, and electronic components, is expected to continue for another six months as each subsystem undergoes installation, testing and integration.

The Pink Line will open in stages, with the Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere segment targeted for May 2026, followed by the Dairy Circle-Nagawara stretch in December 2027.