According to sources in the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), the much-awaited 12.75 km-long Whitefield-KR Puram metro line is likely to be inaugurated on March 25. However, officials did not provide clarity on when operations might begin on the stretch.
A BMRCL official also stated that a total of seven trains manufactured by BEML, a PSU under the defence ministry, will be pressed into service on the KR Puram-Whitefield section. It may be recalled that BEML bagged a Rs 400 crore order for the supply of 42 metro coaches to BMRCL.
