The newly built KR Puram – Whitefield metro line in Bengaluru will haveseven trains running with the time frequency of 10 – 12 minutes, said MP PC Mohan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating this metro line on March 25 in his seventh visit to the poll bound state this year.
This new metro line will reduce the travel time between KR Puram and Whitefield, which is usuallya bottle neck for regular commuters. According to the government, it will just take 24 minutes inthe metro to reach Whitefield from KR Puram, which otherwise takes about an hour. Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan tweeted, “PM Sri @narendramodi Ji will inaugurate the 13.2 km Whitefield-KR Pura Metro section on Mar 25. Commuting time between KR Pura and Whitefield will now be reduced to just 24 mins. BMRCL will operate 7 trains with a 10– 12 minutes frequency, making it easier for people to commute.“