Namma Metro conducted a trial run on the 2.1-kilometre section between Baiyappanahalli and KR Pura in eastern Bengaluru on Wednesday as part of its efforts to connect Whitefield with the central business district and the western suburbs.
The first train on this section left KR Pura at 6.04 pm, dawdling through Benniganahalli and reaching Baiyappanahalli before making its way back, according to B L Yashavanth Chavan, Chief Public Relations Officer, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
The trial run followed the charging of the third rail, which provides traction for metro trains. “We will test other parameters from Thursday onwards. We couldn’t do that today because of continuous rainfall,” he told DH.
