Bengaluru: Trial runs on Whitefield-ITPL stretch of Namma Metro begin

The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) started trial runs from Whitefield Metro station to Pattandur Agrahara in the Whitefield section of the Bengaluru Metro’s under-construction Purple Line on Friday.

“BMRCL started its train trials from Whitefield Metro station to Pattandur Agrahara,” a BMRCL spokesperson said Friday. The Pattandur Agrahara station is in the International Technology Park region of Whitefield where several IT companies are located.

The 3.5km Whitefield-Pattandur Agrahara stretch is part of the R1B stretch of the Bengaluru Metro’s 15 km Baiyappanahalli to Whitefield Purple Line.