BENGALURU (Metro Rail Information): After months of delays, Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line has moved nearer to passenger operations. Bengaluru Growth Minister Krishna Byre Gowda took a trial trip on the 7.5-km Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere stretch, which is now prepared for inauguration.
Krishna Byre Gowda reviewed the upcoming hall together with Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, Bengaluru South MLA M. Krishnappa and Bangalore Metro Rail Company Restricted (BMRCL) Managing Director P.C. Jaffer. The minister additionally inspected Majestic Metro station earlier than boarding the Pink Line prepare for the trial trip.
Bengaluru Metro’s first Pink Line stretch prepared for inauguration
The upcoming part runs from Kalena Agrahara on Bannerghatta Highway to Tavarekere and varieties a part of Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line beneath the Namma Metro Section II venture. In response to the minister, BMRCL has accomplished all preparations required to start passenger providers on the stretch. The state authorities is now ready for the Authorities of India to finalise an inauguration date. Officers anticipate readability inside September, which might permit the hall to open for commuters quickly after.
A key step in direction of Pink Line commissioning
The trial trip comes after months of development, testing and preparations, following a missed August 15 deadline and a protracted watch for commuters. The primary operational part will add one other Metro connection alongside the busy Bannerghatta Highway hall. The remaining sections of the Pink Line will open in phases as development and system works progress.
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Key particulars
| Data | Particulars |
| Hall | Bengaluru Metro Pink Line |
| Challenge | Namma Metro Section II |
| First operational stretch | Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere |
| Size | 7.5 km |
| Present standing | Prepared for inauguration |
The opening of the Kalena Agrahara-Tavarekere part will mark the beginning of operations on Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line. The main target will then shift to finishing and commissioning the remaining sections of the hall.
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