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For many IT professionals, the completion of the Purple Line metro was a long-awaited prospect, promising a significant improvement in their daily commute. According to the commuters, the Pattandur Agrahara station would result in massive numbers of people coming to the station due to the hundreds of employees working in ITPL This should have been anticipated well in advance by the BMRCL and come out with changes that could benefit them instead of making them wait for a long time.

Bengaluru's Purple Line Metro now runs the entire stretch between Whitefield and Challaghatta, heralding seamless commuting on a crucial transit artery in India's IT capital.

Many have also appreciated the authorities for paying heed to the public’s request to begin passenger operations immediately and doing away with the need for a formal inauguration. In a one-page letter dated October 8, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) asked the Karnataka government to open the two stretches for passenger operations starting from October 9 morning without conducting a formal or informal inauguration.

The entire Bengaluru Metro network will cover 72.85 km, making it the second-largest metro system in India after Delhi Metro's 350.2 km.

Following the development, a Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) official said that the 2.2 km-long Byappanahalli-KR Puram and the 2.1 km-long Kengeri-Challaghatta sections will be made operational Monday.