Bengaluru Metro to Operate For Longer Hours From Today. Check New Timings & Other Details Here

On the Purple Line (Baiyappanahalli and Mysuru Road) and Green Line (Yelachenahalli to Nagasandra), the frequency will increase from today with trains running every five minutes in peak hours and up to every 10 minutes at other times.

Bengaluru: Considering the huge public demand, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has decided to extend Namma Metro service hours with effect from Saturday.  In a statement, BMRCL said that Namma Metro will operate trains from 6 am to 10 pm from September 18 and the last Metro service of the day will leave the terminal stations at 9:30 pm throughout the week.

Till now, Namma metro was operating from 7 AM to 8 PM but as COVID cases receded, the BMRCL had been flooded with requests to extend timings.  “We have sought clearance from the State government to extend the metro services during curfew hours. This will benefit the general public relying on metro services”, Hindu quoted BMRCL Managing Director Anjum Parwez as saying.

On the Purple Line (Baiyappanahalli and Mysuru Road) and Green Line (Yelachenahalli to Nagasandra), the frequency will increase from today with trains running every five minutes in peak hours and up to every 10 minutes at other times.

“From Silk Institute and Kengeri stations there will be train services every 10 minutes throughout the day,” an official release said, adding, the frequency might be affected on weekends and on holidays.

The BMRCL also urged commuters to co-operate with its staff and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour such as wearing a face mask, maintaining social distance and hand hygiene.

Meanwhile, Karnataka logged 1,003 fresh COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths on Friday, taking the total number of infections to 29,66,194 and the toll to 37,573. The day also saw 1,199 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,12,633.

Bengaluru Urban topped in the number of new infections with 310, as the city saw 276 discharges and six deaths. The total number of active cases in the state stood at 15,960.

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.67 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 1.79 per cent. Behind Bengaluru Urban in the fatality count was Belagavi (3), Dakshina Kannada (2), followed by others.

Bengaluru Urban district topped the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,42,950, Mysuru was next with 1,77,149 and Tumakuru 1,19,861.