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The BMRCL recorded a ridership of 70,120 commuters travelling from Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield out of the total 6,53,397 ridership on Tuesday. On the first day of service, the stretch saw a ridership of 61,179 commuters. Before the connection between the Baiyappanahalli and KR Pura stations, the ridership on the stretch was a mere 28,000.
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.
Bangalore Mirror published a story – Weeds to water sports – on March 27 and another story – Lake faces toxic trespass – on June 20. Now, it is again in the news. This time, the water body has become a convenient place to immerse Ganesha idols for some.
On Tuesday morning, X users highlighted the incident of a man standing on the Metro’s Purple Line. Vinay Kumar, a netizen, posted a picture of the person standing in the active line and said he spotted the person adjacent to the KR Pura Bridge at 8.04 am.
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.