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The '''Bengaluru High-Speed Rail Link''' (BHSRL) was a proposed [[high-speed railway]] to connect [[Bengaluru]]'s city centre with the [[Kempegowda International Airport]] at [[Devanahalli]]. The rail line was to have run along the eastern side of [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]], and cover a distance of 33 kilometres from MG Road to the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/watch/blr-metro/metro-to-airport.html |title=Details at |publisher=Karnataka.com |date=24 September 2008}}</ref> The project cost was estimated to be {{INRConvert|57.67|b}}.

The project was cancelled in 2013 in favor of an extension of the [[Namma Metro]], which was later announced and approved as the [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Cost-viability-nix-high-speed-rail-link-to-Bengaluru-International-Airport/articleshow/24355940.cms|title = Cost, viability nix high-speed rail link to Bengaluru International Airport | Bengaluru News |website = [[The Times of India]]|date = 19 October 2013 }}</ref>

==Plan==
The [[Kempegowda International Airport]] was located in [[Devanahalli]], 36 kilometres away from the city centre. The airport was built at this location, since the old airport, [[HAL Airport]], was located in the city centre and had no room for expansion when the airport hit a limit of 10 million passengers. After the new airport was opened, the only way to reach the airport was by [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]]. A [[Overpass|flyover]] and 2 [[Toll road|toll gates]] were constructed to connect the airport to the highway.

As of now, only cars and buses can drive to the airport. In 2021, a [[Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station|railway station]] was opened on the boundary of the airport. It later became imperative to build a fast link between the city and the airport, since traffic jams prevented flyers from reaching the airport on time and in turn, some missed their flights.

The [[Government of Karnataka]] then proposed to build a [[high-speed rail]] link between MG Road and the airport, along NH 44. Four stations, Cubbon Road, Hebbal, Yelahanka and [[Kempegowda International Airport|Airport Terminal]] were the planned locations for these stations. The line was to be owned by the [[BMRCL|Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.]] (BMRCL)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksiidc.com/tender.htm |title=High Speed Rail Link Project in Bangalore on Bot Basis |publisher=Ksiidc.com |access-date=4 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328161330/http://www.ksiidc.com/tender.htm |archive-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/14/stories/2008061461390300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618023931/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/14/stories/2008061461390300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=The Hindu, Jun 14 2008 |date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/High-speed-rail-to-BIA-gets-green-light-/articleshow/4685478.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-22/bangalore/28200605_1_high-speed-rail-hsrl-bia | url-status=live | archive-date=11 August 2011 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=High-speed rail to BIA gets green light | date=22 June 2009}}</ref>

The line was expected to carry air travellers at speeds up to 160 km/h between the airport and MG Road with a travel time of approximately 25 minutes.<ref name=lm>{{cite news|url=http://origin-www.livemint.com/Politics/fMdx0Ry7eySVsj9bKddQhL/High-speed-rail-line-to-airport-in-Bangalore-may-be-discarde.html| work=Livemint | title=High speed rail line to airport in Bangalore may be discarded | date=25 September 2012}}</ref>

==Cancellation==
In June 2012, Karnataka chief secretary S.V. Ranganath asked BMRCL to prepare a note on including an extension to the airport in Phase 2 of the [[Namma Metro]] network. Under the new plan, Phase 2B, the Central Silk Board-Nagawara line, later named the [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]], will be extended to the airport.<ref name=lm/> The extension, from Nagawara to the airport, is estimated to cost {{INRConvert|50|b}} and will be implemented in a [[public–private partnership]] mode. The extension was approved and construction started in 2021. Initially, the travel time is expected to be 44 minutes but may go up to 55 minutes as more stations are added to the route. Although the high-speed rail link was expected to carry passengers to the airport in 29 minutes, it will be more expensive to build than the Blue Line. As a result, the high-speed rail link was cancelled. The Blue Line is expected to be operational around 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bangalore-metro-will-take-you-to-the-airport-in-less-than-an-hour/article4008511.ece |title=Bangalore Metro will take you to the airport in less than an hour |work=The Hindu |date=18 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_hsrl-takes-back-seat-govt-pushes-for-metro-phase-2_1753331 |title=HSRL takes back seat; govt pushes for Metro phase 2 – Bangalore – DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=17 October 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of rapid transit systems]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rail transport in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Proposed railway lines in India]]
[[Category:High-speed railway lines in India]]
[[Category:Standard-gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Bengaluru]]

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