PM Modi inaugurates two Namma Metro stretches

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated to the nation two stretches of east-west corridor of Bangalore Metro through a video conference.

The Baiyappanahalli to Krishnarajapura, and Kengeri to Challaghatta legs on the Bangalore Metro Purple Line were opened for public service from October 9 without waiting for a formal inauguration.

With this, the operational length of 'Namma Metro' has increased to 74 km with 66 stations, and daily ridership to over 7.5 lakh. The east-west corridor -- the Purple Line from Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Challaghatta -- now spans a length of 43.49 km.