<p>Bengalureans can travel by Namma Metro from Byappanahalli to Mysuru Road on the East-West corridor from April.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The true utility of Metro would be felt once the entire stretch of 18.2 km of the East-West corridor, through the City’s nerve centre Majestic, is thrown open to the public.<br /><br />Speaking to media here on Tuesday, Bengaluru Development Minister K J George said the work on the underground Kempegowda station at Majestic will be completed in 10 days.<br /><br />“The Commissioner for Railway Safety will be invited for certification. Once we get the green signal, the entire East-West corridor from Byappanahalli to Mysuru Road will be thrown open. We expect this to happen by April 2016,” he said.<br /><br />Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had earlier said that the East-West line will be fully operational by March-end 2016.<br /><br />BMRCL Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said the total built up area of Kempegowda station is seven and a half acres (equivalent to six football fields). It is divided into two levels and its total depth is 25 metres and it has been built at a cost of around Rs 500 crore. Once the station is ready and the CRS team clears the stations and tracks, services are likely to be begin by April first week.<br /><br />The work on North-South corridor is also nearing completion. Namma Metro has set a target of three-and-a-half months to throw it open for commuters.<br /><br />The BMRCL is targeting commercial operation of Northern line, Nagasandra to Kempegowda station, by June 2016, Kempegowda station to City Market to Yelachenahalli (Kanakapura Road) by July.<br /><br />/</p>.<p>/</p>
<p>Bengalureans can travel by Namma Metro from Byappanahalli to Mysuru Road on the East-West corridor from April.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The true utility of Metro would be felt once the entire stretch of 18.2 km of the East-West corridor, through the City’s nerve centre Majestic, is thrown open to the public.<br /><br />Speaking to media here on Tuesday, Bengaluru Development Minister K J George said the work on the underground Kempegowda station at Majestic will be completed in 10 days.<br /><br />“The Commissioner for Railway Safety will be invited for certification. Once we get the green signal, the entire East-West corridor from Byappanahalli to Mysuru Road will be thrown open. We expect this to happen by April 2016,” he said.<br /><br />Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had earlier said that the East-West line will be fully operational by March-end 2016.<br /><br />BMRCL Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said the total built up area of Kempegowda station is seven and a half acres (equivalent to six football fields). It is divided into two levels and its total depth is 25 metres and it has been built at a cost of around Rs 500 crore. Once the station is ready and the CRS team clears the stations and tracks, services are likely to be begin by April first week.<br /><br />The work on North-South corridor is also nearing completion. Namma Metro has set a target of three-and-a-half months to throw it open for commuters.<br /><br />The BMRCL is targeting commercial operation of Northern line, Nagasandra to Kempegowda station, by June 2016, Kempegowda station to City Market to Yelachenahalli (Kanakapura Road) by July.<br /><br />/</p>.<p>/</p>
