Bengaluru: The underground segment of Namma Metro’s Purple Line, the first of its kind in the south of the country, was inaugurated amid much fanfare on Friday.
The addition of the 4 km underground stretch will help commuters travel the 18 km metro line from one end to the other in a little over 30 minutes. The stations at either end will be opened to the public at 6 am on Saturday.
File photo of a Metro train at the Rajaji Nagar metro station in Bengaluru (PTI)
The stretch was inaugurated by Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the Vidhan Soudha station.
Here are the highlights of the new segment.
- Connects Baiyappanahalli in East Bengaluru to Nayandahalli in South-East Bengaluru
- Total length is 18.10 km. Duration of journey is 33 minutes
- A little over 4 km would be underground stretch
- This is the first underground metro stretch in south India
- Metro enters underground at Bengaluru City Central Railway station and exits at Cubbon Park
- It covers State Assembly, Secretariat Vidhana Soudha, Karnataka High Court and other important places.
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