Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 27 (ANI): Metro services on Bengaluru's purple line will be curtailed on February 28, according to the official on Friday.
Some knotty business at Tin Factory junction
Some knotty business at Tin Factory junction
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 06:00 IST
After 2 yrs, Metro work begins at the junction; expect a chock-a-block
Traffic alert to commuters using the Old Madras Road. The
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (
BMRCL) has resumed work on construction of a Metro station after nearly two years, so it is likely to get tough to cross the Tin Factory junction smoothly. We know the stretch is anyway notorious for its traffic, but consider this: For the Metro work, the main carriageway has been reduced in both directions. So through the day, there is no relief to the traffic snarls witnessed here. The traffic jam gets worse in the
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BENGALURU: To help the public top up their travel cards easily, all Metro stations in the city will accept the Quick Response (QR) based payment system from any instant real-time facility from Saturday. Meanwhile, the demand that cash be accepted to top up Metro travel cards is getting louder.
Executive Director, Operations and Maintenance, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, A S Shankar told TNIE, “Beginning Saturday, we will accept the QR mode of payment at 40 Metro stations of Phase-I and five stations of Phase-II lines. It will benefit commuters as they can now scan the QR code pasted at station counters and top up their cards. The key aspect is that any Unified Payment Interface (UPI) will be accepted.”
Namma Metro extends its service on Green Line
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Commuters want BMRCL to now focus on last-mile connectivity
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Commuters want BMRCL to now focus on last-mile connectivity
The launch of Namma Metro’s extended Green Line on Kanakapura Road on Friday has come as a huge relief for residents who have been waiting for years for commercial operations to begin. Commuters are hoping that last-mile connectivity will be smooth.
Prabhu Dev, a resident who travelled from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute, said, “People living beyond Yelachenahalli now have a safer and faster mode of travel. However, addressing last-mile connectivity is very crucial. Providing parking facilities for more vehicles would have helped us.”