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Parijaata line

Planned suburban rail line in Bengaluru, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Parijaata line
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The Parijaata line is a planned Bengaluru Suburban rail line between Kengeri and Whitefield, in India. The 35 km (22 mi) long broad-gauge line was approved in 2019. The line which is also referred as 'corridor-3' is awaiting for construction works. It is named after the flower Parijaata (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) in Kannada.

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History

The route between Kengeri and Whitefield, proposed by RITES in 2018 was approved on 7 October 2020 by government of India along with three other corridors of Bengaluru suburban rail project.[2] The line was then named after the regional flower's Kannada name Parijaata.[3] In 2024, amidst the surfacing of talks regarding shelving of the project, minister for railways in Karnataka, V Somanna responded that the Mallige (line 2) along with Kanaka (line 4) were prioritised over Sampige (line 1) and Parijaata. Since almost entirety of the Parijaata route ran along existing Purple line of Namma Metro.[4]

In December 2024, Rajkumar Dugar, founder and convenor of Citizens for Citizens (C4C), proposed splitting of the construction of line in two segments C3A and C3B, with C3A running from Kengeri to Bangalore Cantonment railway station and C3B from Cantonment to Whitefield, while prioritising C3A as it was said to become the fourth railway terminal of the city.[5]

The line is planned to be opened by June 2029 along with Sampige.[1]

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