Bengaluru Metro: PM Modi will inaugurate the Yellow line on August 10, these places of the city are
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Yellow line of Bengaluru Metro on August 10, which will connect the Rashtriya Vidyalaya Road in South Bengaluru to Bomasandra in the east. The 19.15 km long stretch will have a total of 16 stations and is part of the expansion of the second phase of the metro project in the city. With the inauguration of the Yellow line, the city’s metro network will increase to 96.1 km, while the second phase network will increase to 53.8 km. According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), trains on the Yellow line will run between 5 am and 11 pm.
8 lakh people expected to travel daily
The line, which is being built at a cost of Rs 5057 crore, will also play an important role in reducing congestion at Silk Board Junction, one of the city’s busiest intersections. The Yellow line is expected to reduce the road traffic burden on the Hosur Road Corridor, where a large number of people travel to reach the electronic city and the surrounding industrial areas. About 8,00,000 passengers are expected to move daily on this metro corridor. The root connects dense residential and industrial areas, including a 902 -acre electronic city township, where more than 300 companies such as Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and Siemens are located.
3 metro trains will run every 25 minutes
Infosys and Biocon have funded the two stations- Konappana Aghara and Hebbagodi on this corridor. According to an Economic Times report, this metro line can reduce travel time by 60 percent in silk boards and parts of Outer Ring Road, where travel time has increased considerably in the last one year. Officials said that after the start of the metro service, 3 driver lace trains will run every 25 minutes on the Yellow line.
The third phase of Bangalore Metro will also be laid the foundation stone
In the same program, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of the 44.65 km long third phase of Bangalore Metro, which is known as Orange Line. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the project will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 15,611 crore. Let us tell you that the Orange line was approved during the first 100 days of Modi government after the 2024 general election. There will be a total of 31 stations in two different sections in this expansion. It is expected to be completed by 2029 and will go from Magdi Road to Outer Ring Road, which has several global capacity centers and offices of multinational companies.
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