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Bengaluru Metro

Metro a misplaced mobility option to suburbs, try Regional Rapid Transit System, say experts

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The RRTS system unlike the Metro, caters to commuters travelling relatively longer distances with fewer stops and at higher speed. It also differs from conventional trains by providing reliable, high-frequency, point-to-point regional travel along a dedicated pathway

City and Elections: Bengaluru’s metro woes amid Lok Sabha elections: Political parties spar over future course of metro; commuters angry at delay

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Extension of Namma Metro services on IPL match days

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Bannerghatta Road to be partially closed for a year from April 1 for metro work in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru | 19-year-old NLSIU student dies after falling on Namma Metro tracks

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Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has built Bengaluru Metro, a rapid transit system. It is also known as Namma Metro. Users of Namma Metro use smart cards as well as tickets. The railway line comprises of two lines, purple and green, which cover a number of routes in the city.

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The first set of prototype six coach metro train on Namma Metro Yellow Line, manufactured by CRRC, China, during multiple tests conducted in Inspection Bay Line (IBL) at Hebbagodi Metro depot, by (BMRCL), near Electronics city, in Bengaluru on March 06

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The first set of prototype of the six coach metro train for Namma Metro Yellow Line, manufactured by CRRC, China, undergoing multiple tests by BMRCL at Inspection Bay Line (IBL) in Hebbagodi depot, in Bengaluru on March 06, 2024.

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The farmer, who spoke Hindi, stood near the luggage scanner as two other Kannada-speaking commuters questioned the staff’s decision. The duo argued that the farmer was only transporting clothes and not violating BMRCL rules.

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Over eight lakh people use metro services daily, and by March 2025, an additional 44 km of metro lines will be incorporated, supplementing the existing 74 km.

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The coaches, previously shipped from Shanghai, China, to Chennai port, are now being transported to Bengaluru’s Hebbagodi metro depot using four trailer vehicles

Coaches of driverless metro train to reach Bengaluru from Chennai soon

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Following Customs clearance, the train will be transported to Bengaluru by road from Chennai.

Coaches for Bengaluru’s driverless Namma Metro train reaches Chennai from China

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Technical snag hits Namma Metro services between MG Road and Baiyyappanahalli stations

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The 19-km elevated Yellow Line — from R.V. Road to Bommasandra — which will connect Electronics City, is expected to cater to lakhs of commuters and decrease traffic on the stretch.

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A file photo of a Namma Metro’s Green Line train.

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Commuting to and from Namma Metro station is still a big challenge for many people in Bengaluru owing to the absence of effective first- and last-mile connectivity.

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The BMTC has been introducing feeder services on new routes in phases after the entire Purple Line became operational, leading to a big jump in metro footfall.

BMTC announces more metro feeder services in Bengaluru

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(from left) Chefs and co-owners, Pallavi Mithika Menon and Kanishka Sharma, NĀVU in Bengaluru

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The inaugural run of the Namma Metro from M.G. Road to Baiyappanahalli in Bengaluru on October 20, 2011.

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After the Purple Line was introduced, Namma Metro saw a significant rise in its daily ridership, with an increase of 80,000 passengers, according to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).

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BMRCL plans to run these coaches on the newly opened K.R. Pura-Whitefield stretch.

BMRCL officials visit China to inspect Bengaluru metro Yellow Line coaches

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