With the opening of the initially stretch of 72-km extended Phase-2 corridor today by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), at least 75,000 commuters will be benefitted on a everyday basis.
The Yelachenahalli-Silk Institute line of Bengaluru Metro Phase-2, immediately after missing quite a few deadlines, is all set to open today. The extension on the Green Line will be practically inaugurated by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. There will be 5 stations on the 6.29-km extended elevated line- Konanakunte Cross, Thalaghattapura, Vajrahalli, Doddakallasandra and Silk Institute, according to an IE report. Yesterday, the CM tweeted stating that immediately after the launch of the train service to the Bengaluru Airport, right here is 1 more step towards easing commute in the city. He additional mentioned the stretch from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute stretch of Namma Metro’s Green Line will be flagged off on January 14.
According to the report, with the opening of the initially stretch of 72-km extended Phase-2 corridor today by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), at least 75,000 commuters will be benefitted on a everyday basis. On Thursday, the inaugural train will be flagged off by CM Yediyurappa from Konanakunte Cross Metro Station and from Friday, industrial operations will start off. With the commencement of this section, the city of Bengaluru will have a network of 48-km operational Namma Metro lines along two corridors.
Among all the lines in Namma Metro, the longest line is the Green Line covering a distance of 30.5 km with 29 stations in total among Nagasandra and Anjanapura. According to BMRCL, in the Phase-2 network, the Purple Line extension along Mysuru Road from Nayandahalli to Challaghatta is probably to be the next section to be launched in the month of May.
According to officials quoted in the report, the new metro line will lessen the site visitors congestion on the Kanakapura Road as effectively as South Bengaluru Road, which throughout peak hours are identified for the site visitors snarls. The Green Line has been constructed by BMRCL from Yelachenahalli to Nagasandra beneath Phase-1. Under the project’s Phase-2, the Green Line is becoming extended from Nagasandra to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre on Tumakuru Road in North Bengaluru, the report added.