Bengaluru: PM Modi to inaugurate completed Purple Line

The Purple Line of the Bengaluru Metro will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 12 PM on October 20th. The purple line has seen an increase in commuters ever since the stretch between Krishnarajapura -Baiyappanahalli and Kengeri-Challaghatta was opened. “Now, the number of footfalls has increased suddenly because of the starting of Krishnarajapura-Baiyappanahalli and Kengeri-Challaghatta sections. It has added 60,000-70,000 passengers,” BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) Managing Director Anjum Parvez said in an interaction with News 18. 

This has however not had an effect on the frequency of the trains. “We have the highest footfall between Majestic and Mahatma Gandhi Road. This is the most crowded section. There we are running the trains in short loops. These trains start at Majestic stations and end at MG Road and come back. The trains are running at a frequency of three minutes during the peak hours. That way we are managing the crowd,”  Anjum stated. 

Orders are however being placed to procure a fresh set of trains. “These trains will be for the new routes that will start in the future. We have placed the order. But for the existing routes, there is no problem as such. We have enough trains,” Anjum added.