Namma Metro: A New Lifeline for Organ Transplants

Namma Metro transports human liver for transplant; becomes second metro network in country to ferry organ

The liver was transported on a metro train that departed Bengaluru’s Whitefield station at 8.42 pm and reached Rajarajeshwarinagar metro station by 9.48 pm.

First-Ever in Bengaluru: Namma Metro Transports Donated Liver, Saves Patient by Beating City Traffic in 55-Minute Lifeline Ride (Watch Video) | 📰 LatestLY

In a groundbreaking first for Karnataka, Bengaluru’s Namma Metro was used to transport a donated liver for a life-saving transplant—marking the city’s and state’s first-ever organ transport via metro. The operation was executed on Friday evening after a 24-year-old accident victim’s liver was urgently needed for a hepatitis-stricken patient. 📰 First-Ever in Bengaluru: Namma Metro Transports Donated Liver, Saves Patient by Beating City Traffic i…

Bengaluru Metro Makes History with First-Ever Organ Transport

History was made in Bengaluru after Metro officials successfully facilitated the transport of a donated human liver for transplant.

Bengaluru hospital trusts Namma Metro to transport liver for urgent surgery

For the first time in the city's history, a liver was transported via Bengaluru's Namma Metro for an urgent transplant - all to beat the city's traffic.

Namma Metro facilitates Bengaluru's first-ever organ transport via metro, saves crucial time for transplant

The organ was first transported through a 5.5-kilometre ‘green corridor’ from Vydehi Hospital to Whitefield Metro Station, where it was brought by a team of doc

Namma Metro facilitates organ transport in Bengaluru for transplant

According to BMRCL, the entire operation was carried out under guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), and as per the Joint Procedure Order (JPO) of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).