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Technical snag hits Namma Metro services on Purple Line

According to BMRCL, there was a communication problem in the signalling system between Baiyappanahalli and Garudacharpalya. The snag resulted in slow movement of trains between these stations.

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Sex determination racket: One more nurse arrested from Mysuru

Baiyappanahalli police arrest 11th person in sex determination racket: Usha Rani, a nurse from Mysuru private hospital, was conducting abortions on Puttaraju's instructions without the hospital's knowledge.

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Bengaluru’s Namma Metro: A leap in connectivity, but challenges remain

The Namma Metro project envisioned almost two decades before its launch, marked a significant leap in Bengaluru’s transport infrastructure. It was on October 20, 2011, that the first stretch (Reach 1 between Baiyappanahalli and M.G. Road) was opened. Today, it’s India’s second-longest operational network, covering 73.81 km, after the Delhi…

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Metro services between M.G. Road and Baiyappanahalli to be affected on Sunday morning

Bengaluru's Namma Metro services to start at 9 a.m. on Nov 5 (Sun) instead of 7 a.m. due to maintenance work. Metro service on other sections to run as per schedule from 7 a.m. BMRCL statement.

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PM dedicates Namma Metro Purple Line to nation

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who attended the event through video conferencing, said a 2.10-km stretch between K.R. Pura and Baiyappanahalli, and another 2.05-km stretch from Kengeri to Challaghatta, were completed on October 9 with the efforts of the Karnataka and the Union governments.

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Namma Metro completes 12 years of transit: A journey through slow milestones and challenges

On Friday, Namma metro completes its 12th anniversary since the inauguration of its first operational stretch in 2011, Reach 1, connecting M.G. Road to Baiyappanahalli. This marked a significant moment in the city’s public transport history then, as it represented the commencement of the first mass rapid transit system

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Curtailment of Namma Metro train services today

BMRCL to curtail metro train services on 29 Sep b/w K.R. Pura-Garudacharpalya for CMRS inspection. No changes on Greenline. No services b/w Kengeri-Mysuru Road, but Baiyappanahalli-Mysuru Road & Whitefield-Krishnarajapura stations will be operational.

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CMRS gives green signal for metro service from K.R. Pura to Baiyappanahalli stretch

CMRS approves K.R. Pura-Baiyappanahalli stretch of Namma Metro. CMRS to inspect Kengeri-Challaghatta section on Sept 29. Both stretches likely to be opened for commercial operation in Oct. Opening of these sections will complete the 44-km Purple Line connecting Whitefield to Challaghatta. 8,000 passengers daily to benefit from feeder services.

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CMRS completes inspection of Baiyappanahalli to Krishnarajapura metro line

CMRS completes safety inspection of eagerly awaited Baiyappanahalli-K.R. Pura section of Namma Metro. BMRCL expects commercial operations to begin by month end. CMRS to inspect Kengeri-Challaghatta section next week. Purple Line to be fully operational after both sections open to public. 8,000 passengers daily use BMTC feeder services to reach…

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Namma Metro service between Krishnarajapura and Garudacharpalya stations to be curtailed on September 21

Namma Metro train services between Krishnarajapura and Garudacharpalya stations will be curtailed for the whole day on September 21 due to the safety inspection of the newly constructed line between Baiyappanahalli and Krishnarajapura stations by Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (Southern Circle), the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) announced…

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Baiyappanahalli metro station gets additional escalator to address increasing passenger flow

BMRCL installs extra escalator at Baiyappanahalli station to address increasing passenger flow. CMRS to inspect both stretches of Purple Line for commercial operations. Relief for commuters as new escalator expected to ease congestion.

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Namma Metro announces additional trips between Majestic and M.G. Road metro stations on weekdays

BMRCL adds additional trips b/w Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, Majestic & Mahatma Gandhi Rd metro stations on weekdays to ease congestion. Passengers travelling beyond Mahatma Gandhi Rd towards Baiyappanahalli should alight at Mahatma Gandhi Rd & board subsequent train. Daily ridership of Namma Metro surpasses 6,67,000 passengers.

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Metro’s Purple Line services to be affected between August 17 and 29

To facilitate testing of signalling systems between the Kengeri and Challaghatta, as well as THE Baiyappanahalli and Krishnarajapura sections on the Purple line, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has announced curtailment of metro services in different sections on various dates for August

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Bengaluru Metro conducts load testing on Open Web Girder with sandbags to simulate full passenger capacity

BMRCL begins load test of Open Web Girder (OWG) between Baiyappanahalli and Benniganahalli metro stations in Bengaluru to ensure structural stability of OWG

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BMRCL conducts trial run on Kengeri- Challaghatta section

Days after conducting the trial run on the much-awaited stretch between the K.R. Puram and Baiyappanahalli metro stations, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Saturday conducted the first trail run on the Kengeri- Challaghatta section of the Purple Line at a speed of 10 kmph.

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Metro services on parts of Purple Line to be disrupted from July 10-Aug 9

As BMRCL is talking up signalling and other related works between Baiyappanahalli and Krishnarajapura Metro Stations, there will be no train services from 5.00 am to 7.00 am

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Odisha train accident | Thousands of passengers stranded at Bengaluru railway station as trains get cancelled

Thousands of passengers were stranded at the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Baiyappanahalli after the Railways cancelled several trains owing to the rail accident in Odisha.

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Bengaluru: Body of woman found in drum at railway station

The body of an unidentified woman was found inside a plastic drum at Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) in Baiyappanahalli in Karnataka's Bendaluru district on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Preliminary works of Bengaluru suburban rail project begin near Hebbal Railway Station

The contractor of the Baiyappanahalli-Chikkabanavara line initiated preliminary work by barricading work sites

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Trial run on Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield metro line to start in last week of October

Opening of the line will benefit lakhs of residents and office-goers

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More long-distance trains to be operated from Baiyappanahalli terminal

Six pairs of trains will be shifted from Yeshwanthpur and Cantonment to the terminal

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Disruptions in metro services on Purple Line today

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Bengaluru’s suburban rail dream inches closer to reality

After decades of wait, foundation stone for the project to be laid on June 20

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Video | Why PM Modi is going to Bengaluru to inaugurate a railway station

Sir M Visvesvaraya railway Terminal at Baiyappanahalli in Bengaluru is the result of the Indian government’s ambition to modernise railway stations in India

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Finally, ‘airport-like’ Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal opens to public

Inaugural train chugs off from the Baiyappanahalli terminal to Ernakulam

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