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  • Bengaluru Metro tragedy: Man jumps before train at Doddakallasandra station, dies

    Bengaluru Metro tragedy: Man jumps before train at Doddakallasandra station, dies

    Metro services between Yelachenahalli and Silk Institute stations on the Green Line (Silk Institute - Nagasandra) were disrupted for more than three hours on August 3. Many passengers were stranded at stations and on trains due to the service disruption following the incident. Following this, some passengers were forced to walk along the narrow pathway beside the elevated track to reach Doddakallasandra station in South Bengaluru after the train halted abruptly.

  • Bengaluru rains: Metro services disrupted after tree falls on track; water-logging at 58 locations

    Bengaluru rains: Metro services disrupted after tree falls on track; water-logging at 58 locations

    Bengaluru traffic police officials said there was waterlogging at 58 locations on major arterial roads of Bengaluru on Sunday, causing heavy congestion. Bengaluru's civic agency BBMP said that on Sunday, a total of 118 trees were uprooted and 128 tree branches fell across the city.

  • Bengaluru to debut driverless trains: All you need to know

    Bengaluru to debut driverless trains: All you need to know

    Every morning, the train will 'wake-up’ to a command from the Operations Control Centre (OCC). This will activate the interior lights and start the engine. Following this, an automatic self-check will ensure the technical fitness of the train. It will then proceed through automated washing plants for cleaning before moving to the platforms.  At night, the train will enter a 'sleep mode'.

  • In a first, Bengaluru Metro will use AI to monitor tracks

    In a first, Bengaluru Metro will use AI to monitor tracks

    Two driverless trains on the Yellow Line, which runs from RV Road to Bommasandra, will be equipped with AI-based cameras and track monitoring system.

  • 23-year old man jumps before train; Bengaluru Metro's Green Line services disrupted for nearly 50 mins

    23-year old man jumps before train; Bengaluru Metro's Green Line services disrupted for nearly 50 mins

    BMRCL officials said services on the Green Line were affected between 7:12pm and 8pm. Four trains were held at other station platforms, and all passengers were evacuated.

  • Whitefield line boosts Bengaluru Metro's average daily ridership by 80K; cuts traffic congestion by 14%

    Whitefield line boosts Bengaluru Metro's average daily ridership by 80K; cuts traffic congestion by 14%

    Bengaluru Metro's average daily ridership has surpassed 7 lakh, but the shortage of trains remains a cause for concern.

  • Bengaluru Metro: Much-awaited Whitefield-Challaghatta corridor to be operational from October 9

    Bengaluru Metro: Much-awaited Whitefield-Challaghatta corridor to be operational from October 9

    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.

  • Bengaluru Metro to enable private firms to recharge employees' smart cards

    Bengaluru Metro to enable private firms to recharge employees' smart cards

    Five major tech parks with 3.75 lakh employees identified for enhanced feeder bus connectivity

  • Bengaluru Metro: Safety inspection of Byappanahalli-KR Pura section on September 21

    Bengaluru Metro: Safety inspection of Byappanahalli-KR Pura section on September 21

    Commercial operations of Byappanahalli-KR Pura section is likely from October first week; Safety inspection of Kengeri-Challaghatta section is delayed

  • Bengaluru Metro's Whitefield-Challaghatta corridor to commence operations after September 15: BMRCL

    Bengaluru Metro's Whitefield-Challaghatta corridor to commence operations after September 15: BMRCL

    All pending work, along with the CMRS inspection, will be completed by September 15: BMRCL

  • Bengaluru: Byappanahalli-KR Pura & Kengeri-Challaghatta Metro sections to be operational by August-end

    Bengaluru: Byappanahalli-KR Pura & Kengeri-Challaghatta Metro sections to be operational by August-end

    Bengaluru Metro is likely to commission the entire Purple Line by August-September. The East-West line will go a long way in reducing travel time for commuters to and from Whitefield and also widen their residential options.

  • Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line services disrupted; office goers hit

    Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line services disrupted; office goers hit

    Some passengers complained of missing their office shuttle bus services from Metro stations due to the delay

  • Bengaluru infrastructure needs the support of corporates, real estate sector: Namma Metro MD Anjum Parvez

    Bengaluru infrastructure needs the support of corporates, real estate sector: Namma Metro MD Anjum Parvez

    Parvez was speaking at a conference held by a commercial real estate association. The conference proposed solutions to solve Bengaluru's traffic and infrastructure woes.

  • Byappanahalli-KR Pura section to be operational by July 15: Bengaluru Metro MD

    Byappanahalli-KR Pura section to be operational by July 15: Bengaluru Metro MD

    BMRCL ropes-in one more contractor to expedite Jyothipura station work

  • How Bengaluru transformed from a pensioner’s paradise to a ‘swalpa adjust maadi’ city

    How Bengaluru transformed from a pensioner’s paradise to a ‘swalpa adjust maadi’ city

    Moneycontrol's Policy Next series to discuss Bengaluru's pressing issues on May 5

  • Bengaluru Metro's QR code ticket users triple in 5 months

    Bengaluru Metro's QR code ticket users triple in 5 months

    60 percent Metro passengers continue to use smart cards

  • Namma Metro's 6 km Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute stretch flagged-off

    Namma Metro's 6 km Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute stretch flagged-off

    The extension has five new stations beyond Yelachenahalli Metro Station on the currently operational line — Konanakunte Cross, Doddakallasandra, Vajarahalli, Thalaghattapura and Silk Institute.

  • Amid Karnataka's new culture policy push, state body warns bankers learn Kannada or lose job

    Amid Karnataka's new culture policy push, state body warns bankers learn Kannada or lose job

    KDA has made it compulsory for all non-Kannada speaking employees of rural, scheduled and nationalised banks in the state to learn the local language in six months.

  • Kannada first: KDA rallies for dismissal of non-Kannadiga engineers from Namma Metro

    Kannada first: KDA rallies for dismissal of non-Kannadiga engineers from Namma Metro

    The KDA’s inspection of Metro service in the state brought up the issue of a section of metro railway staff not being able to speak in Kannada.

  • Bengaluru to get its first ever underground metro today

    Bengaluru to get its first ever underground metro today

    The underground metro's first phase stretch from Nayandahalli to Baiyappanahalli will be inaugurated on Friday evening. The underground stretch will cover several important areas in the city including Vidhan Souda and other major tourist spots as well.

  • Bangalore Metro Rail Deploys NICE Security Solutions

    Bangalore Metro Rail Deploys NICE Security Solutions

    Implements NICE IP video surveillance solutions to address operational, safety and security needs.

  • Namma Metro all set to begin operations in Bangalore

    Namma Metro all set to begin operations in Bangalore

    The much awaited `Namma Metro', a mode of transport to ease traffic congestion in this IT hub, is all set for commercial operations, with its inauguration scheduled for tomorrow.

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