PM to inaugurate Namma Metro Yellow Line from Ragigudda today, operations begin Monday; CM Siddaramaiah, Dy CM Shivakumar to accompany Narendra Modi
BENGALURU:
Namma Metro
's Yellow Line, which will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday, will commence regular operations at 5am Monday, with three trainsets operating every 25 minutes.
Modi will travel in a Metro train from Ragigudda station to Infosys Foundation-Konappana Agrahara station, accompanied by chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and MPs. He will also take part in the inaugural event at International Institute of Information Technology (IIITB) campus, in which industry leaders are expected to participate.
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A BMRCL source said, "Though the Yellow Line network starts at RV Road Interchange, VIPs using the station would result in causing inconvenience to Metro passengers using the operational Green Line. Security concerns will force closure of RV Road station, which is not advisable. In public interest, an inaugural event has been planned from Ragigudda station and
PM Modi
will board the train there."
Infosys Foundation-Konappana Agrahara is one of the three stations that were taken up under the innovative financing scheme of the Metro operator, under which corporate bodies supported the construction of Metro stations.
SWR cancels service termination
In view of the PM's visit to KSR Bengaluru railway station to inaugurate the new Vande Bharat Express to Belagavi on Sunday, South Western Railway has announced short termination of multiple train services.
Initially, SWR announced cancellation of six trains, but this was withdrawn. Train nos. 66512, 66529 and 66541 will short-terminate at Bengaluru Cantonment instead of KSR, while 16215 and 66554 will end at Kengeri. Train nos. 07339 and 66524 will end at Yeshwantpur. There will also be some delayed departures.
All passengers have been asked to use the front-side entry to access all platforms.
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