Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line to be fully operational from Oct 9
The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) had already inspected KR Puram–Baiyappanahalli and Kengeri–Challaghatta line
After multiple delays and breaching deadlines, the Bengaluru Metro’s Purple Line is set to be fully operational from Monday (October 9).
According to Namma Metro, the 2.1-km Baiyappanahalli-KR Puram and 2.05-km Kengeri-Challaghatta sections will open to the public from 5 am on Monday. They are part of the Purple Line, which will stretch from Whitefield in the east to Challaghatta in the west and span 42.85 km.
There will be no formal or informal event on the inaugural day. Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed a special concern towards this purple line and directed the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials to launch it immediately. In an Twitter post, he said, “PM Shri @narendramodi Ji has directed BMRCL to commence services on the new stretches of the #PurpleLine (Challaghatta to Kengeri and Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield), without postponing operations for a formal inauguration ceremony with VIP presence.”
The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) had already inspected the newly constructed KR Puram–Baiyappanahalli and Kengeri–Challaghatta line. Both metro stretches on the purple line received the safety nod and an approval from CMRS.
Earlier, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya had slammed the Congress government for continuous delays in launching the KR Puram-Baiyappanahalli metro line. “About 5 to 6 lakh people use the Bengaluru metro every day. Around 50-60 per cent of this number is set to get benefits if the Baiyappanahalli-KR Puram metro section opens. Even though the state government has received all approvals, it is still delaying the opening of this line,” said Surya. He had alleged that the state government is waiting for either Rahul Gandhi or some other Congress leader to come and inaugurate this project.
Once inaugurated, the purple line is expected to enhance the public transport in Bengaluru, as Whitefield has numerous tech parks and employees from various parts of the city work there.
