It was all smiles and excitement among the techies and other professionals Monday morning as the new 13.71-km-long Whitefield-Krishnarajapura (KR Puram) metro line gave them a respite from the IT corridor’s notorious traffic snarls. The journey along Phase-2 of the purple line offers a picturesque view of the pink tabebuia rosea trees that are now blooming in many parts of Bengaluru, a glimpse of several IT tech parks and Fortune 500 companies, Sri Sathya Sai hospital, and finally a bird’s eye view of the suburbs near Kadugodi.
Giving a report on the ridership on Day Two, BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) MD Anjum Parvez said: “As of 3 pm, we recorded over 10,000 ridership.
