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BMRCL chief prioritises Pink Line opening, airport Metro construction
BMRCL’s newly appointed managing director, Jaffer PC, has made commissioning the Pink Line and speeding up the Blue Line to Kempegowda International Airport his priorities. The Pink Line’s 7km elevated stretch from…
The Story in Brief
BMRCL’s newly appointed managing director, Jaffer PC, has made commissioning the Pink Line and speeding up the Blue Line to Kempegowda International Airport his priorities. The Pink Line’s 7km elevated stretch from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere is awaiting several approvals, including Railway Board clearance for signalling and inspections by railway safety authorities. Jaffer said the rolling stock inspection is likely between August 12 and 14. Sources told The Times of India that all approvals may arrive by the end of September.
The full Pink Line will run 21km to Nagawara, with its underground section expected by March 2027. Trial runs on the Blue Line’s KR Pura to HSR Layout section are expected in October. Green Line services will run every 20 minutes instead of 10 on Friday night between Yeshwantpur and Madavara.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that Bengaluru’s Metro delays reflect a stalled network ignore the safety checks still required, but repeated deadlines have weakened public trust. The opposite claim, that a new managing director can quickly erase every delay, is just as careless. The useful measure is not another target date, but whether the Pink Line receives final clearance and opens to passengers by the end of September.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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