In a big step, towards dealing with city's traffic problems, Namma metro will open in Bengaluru on Friday April 29,2016
The underground metro's first phase stretch from Nayandahalli to Baiyappanahalli will be inaugurated on Friday evening.
The stretch was inaugurated by Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the Vidhan Soudha station.
Here are the highlights of the new segment.
- Connects Baiyappanahalli in East Bengaluru to Nayandahalli in South-East Bengaluru
- Total length is 18.10 km. Duration of journey is 33 minutes
- A little over 4 km would be underground stretch
- This is the first underground metro stretch in south India
- Metro enters underground at Bengaluru City Central Railway station and exits at Cubbon Park
- It covers State Assembly, Secretariat Vidhana Soudha, Karnataka High Court and other important places.
The agency responsible for its implementation is the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), a joint venture of the Central government and the Karnataka government.
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