Cities like Mysuru can grow with metro: Modi’s big hint at Purple Line inauguration
Cities like Mysuru can grow with metro: Modi’s big hint at Purple Line inauguration The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has hinted that cities like Mysuru, Bengaluru or Bengaluru, may see an increase in metro connectivity, suggesting that more densely populated areas could benefit from this connectivity. The announcement comes as part of a push towards the expansion of the Purple Line, which was inaugurated on October 8 and opened to the public the following day. The total length of the line now stands at 44 kilometres. The impact on metro ridership has been seen, with daily passengers increasing by 6.8 million, reaching an average of 7.5 million daily commuters. Work is currently underway to complete construction and open the 3.14-km Nagasandra-Madavara stretch of the Green Line and the 19-km stretch of Yellow Line between Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station and Bommasandra by April 2024. The project has been submitted to the Government of India for approval and is expected to be completed by March 2025.
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“In some places, it is running, in others, they will start soon. Even in Karnataka, be it Bengaluru or Mysuru, cities with metro are expanding,” Modi said.
"There was talk about having a metro for Mysuru, but that has not made much headway,” the source said. “At least the more populated areas of Mysuru can benefit from metro connectivity,” a source said.
The KR Pura-Baiyappanahalli section served as a crucial link connecting Baiyappanahalli and the rest of the Purple Line to the Whitefield extension, which was inaugurated on October 8 and opened to the public the following day. Earlier, this gap posed challenges to commuters, necessitating a feeder bus between the Baiyappanahalli and KR Pura stations.
The opening of both the sections bridged the geographical gap between the city’s far east and west. With this, the Purple Line’s total length now extends to 44 kilometres from Whitefield to Challaghatta.
The impact on metro ridership was equally impressive, with a surge to 6.8 lakh passengers on October 9, up from the previous daily average of 6.5 lakh. Daily ridership has steadily increased and now comfortably hovers above the 7-lakh mark, approaching the anticipated 7.5 lakh daily commuters, as envisioned by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
He assured that work is underway to complete construction and open the 3.14-km Nagasandra-Madavara stretch of the Green Line and the 19-km stretch of the Yellow Line between the Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road metro station and Bommasandra by April 2024. “The new line from Kalena Agrahara to Nagavara of 21.26 km is expected to be completed by March 2025. With the completion of these lines, the operational network will increase to 117 km and is expected to serve 12 lakh commuters per day,” he said.
The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the metro rail Phase 3 project has been submitted to the Government of India for approval, Siddaramaiah said, adding that the DPR for Phase 3A (Sarjapur-Hebbal) is under preparation. He said the metro network will expand to 317 km by 2031 under the Comprehensive Mobility Plan.
Topics: Inauguration Day, Metro