Minister inaugurates 7.5-km of Western Extension Metro Line
Bengaluru is one of the major engines of economic growth for the entire country, with strong presence in information technology, biotechnology and applied sciences research, Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said at the inauguration the 7.5-km Western Extension Metro Line under Phase-2 of Bengaluru’s Namma Metro on 29 Aug 2021. The metro runs from Mysore Road to Kengeri Metro Station.
“The city accounts for nearly 38% of total IT exports from the country,” Puri underlined.
“The inauguration of the Western Extension Metro Line today is a step towards enabling faster commute and smart mobility options in the City.”
Elaborating on the progress of Metro Rail in the country, Puri said that the the operational punctuality of Bengaluru Metro is 99.8% which is one of the best amongst all metro networks in the country.
Since the inauguration of first metro line in Delhi in 2002, today about 730-km of metro lines are operational in 18 different cities. About 1,049-km of metro rail/RRTS projects are under construction in various cities, he said in an update on the metro projects.
The extension is 7.53 km long elevated metro at the western end of the currently operational 18.1 km purple green (East-West) line. This Western Extension has 6 New Stations beyond Mysore Road Metro Station on the operational line namely — Nayandanahalli, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Jnanabharathi, Pattanagere, Kengeri Bus Terminal and Kengeri Metro Stations
The extension has 6 new stations beyond Mysore Road Metro Station on the currently operational line. On commissioning of this section, (East-West) purple line metro corridor will become 25.63-km long with 23 stations. The construction on this section was started in Feb 2016. #economy #investment #trade #technology /fiinews.com
