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Bengaluru-based BEML, a public sector company, was supposed to deliver a prototype metro train by June 2025, but the project is running behind schedule. Officials say the delay is due to a shortage of key equipment and the lack of testing facilities in India. BEML has now promised to deliver
the prototype by December 2025, but completing all the required type tests could take up to six more months. This means the opening of the Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere section of Bengaluru's Pink Line could be delayed beyond May 2026, similar to the Yellow Line, which was also delayed for nearly two years.
BEML Received a Contract
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) needs 6-8 trains ready within the next seven months to start operations, but currently, only two trains are being built at BEML's Bengaluru plant. BEML was awarded a ₹3,177 crore contract in August 2023 to supply 53 six-coach driverless trainsets, 37 for the Blue Line and 16 for the Pink Line. In March 2025, another ₹405 crore order was added for seven more Pink Line trains.
Pink Line Got Delayed
The Pink Line is planned to open in two parts: the elevated section in May 2026 and the underground section by December 2026. But the train supply delays could push these deadlines further. A senior BMRCL official said approvals from the Ministry of Railways, RDSO, and the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will also take longer because of pending tests like bogie fatigue, crash, and carbody squeeze tests, which check the safety and strength of the coaches.
Although BEML earlier claimed that half of the prototype work was completed and 20 trains would be ready by March 2026, the slow progress makes it unlikely to even deliver eight trains in the next few months.
