BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): The most awaited Baiyappanahalli-K R Puram Metro segment in Bengaluru is expected to commence operations by mid-July, bringing enhanced connectivity to the city. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has drafted its plans to conduct trial runs on the 2-km stretch from the first week of July.
The delayed stretch on the Purple Line faced obstacles during its construction phase, primarily due to installing an open web girder above the Indian Railways tracks near Baiyappanahalli.
The BMRCL Managing Director Anjum Parvez mentioned, “We are targeting to start the trial runs from July’s first week and planning to start the operations by mid-July. Although the track work is completed, the major signalling and other parallel works are pending. Following this, the metro rail safety commissioner should inspect the stretch.”
This upcoming link will feature a single stop at Jyothinagar. It will connect the Kengeri-Byappanahalli corridor (25.7 km) to the Whitefield-K R Puram stretch (13.7 km), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March.
The current ridership on the Whitefield-K R Puram stretch averages around 28,000 passengers per day. However, with the missing link connected, the BMRCL anticipates a significant increase in daily ridership, projecting numbers to rise from 75,000 to 1 lakh passengers. Once the missing link is operational, commuters can expect a travel time of approximately 60-70 minutes between Kengeri and Whitefield.
Is this still in progress or trial run started.