New Year’s Eve in Bengaluru: All you need to know about traffic diversions, parking restrictions, metro and bus timings

Even as Bengaluru gears up to ring in the New Year 2026, the city traffic police have issued several restrictions and diversions to streamline the massive crowd expected to participate in the New Year’s Eve revelry and avoid any untoward incidents.

Speaking to reporters after chairing a high-level security review meeting at the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner’s office, the Home Minister said extensive precautionary and security measures have been put in place across the city.

With authorities expecting a massive turnout of over 10 lakh people this year, extensive crowd control and security measures have been put in place in high-footfall zones such as M.G. Road, Brigade Road, Indiranagar, Koramangala, and Mall of Asia and Orion Mall roads.

While the State government has deployed nearly 20,000 police personnel across Bengaluru, the police have for the first time also introduced a Heat Map system to monitor crowd density.

To facilitate safe and convenient travel for revellers, services on the Purple, Green, and Yellow Lines will run till late night on January 1, 2026.

Trains will run at eight-minute intervals on the Purple and Green Lines and at 15-minute intervals on the Yellow Line from 1.30 p.m. on December 31 until the end of the extended service period, according to BMRCL.

M.G. Road Metro Station will be closed from 10 p.m. onwards, but trains will halt at the adjacent stations, Trinity and Cubbon Park, for boarding and deboarding of passengers. While token sales will stop at Trinity and Cubbon Park after 11 p.m., passengers can purchase journey tickets in advance or use QR tickets or smart cards with sufficient balance.

Meanwhile, BMTC special services will operate between 11 p.m. on December 31 and 2 a.m. on January 1 from M.G. Road and Brigade Road to various parts of the city.

The special buses will depart from M.G. Road Metro Station and Brigade Road and connect to destinations including Electronics City, Jigani, Sarjapura, Kengeri KHB Quarters, Janapriya Township, Nelamangala, Yelahanka (including 5th Stage), Bagalur, Hosakote, Channasandra, Kadugodi, Banashankari, Jeevan Bhimanagara, Central Silk Board, and Koramangala. Both G-series and regular route buses have been earmarked to cover these corridors.