<p>The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) on Thursday completed the two-day inspection of the western extension of the Purple Line from Mysuru Road to Kengeri. </p>.<p>Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials said the CRS began the inspection around 10 am and looked into physical infrastructure, including track parametres, third rail and other arrangements.</p>.<p>As per the plan, the CRS visited the metro stations and checked the station control room, elevators, escalators and other passenger amenities.</p>.<p>From platform clearings to electrical infrastructure and signalling and telecommunication systems, the team — led by CRS A K Rai — looked into the details of the project.</p>.<p>"Several oral instructions were given with regard to the corrections. A report, including detailed suggestions and corrections, may be given in the next one or two weeks," an official said.</p>.<p>Sources in the BMRCL said they still hope to commission the line by the end of August.</p>.<p>"All tests, including the speed test, have been concluded. If the safety goals are met, the line commissioning will happen in August without any further delay."</p>.<p>The extension has six stations: Nayandahalli, RR Nagar, Jnanabharathi, Pattanagere, Kengeri Bus Terminal and Kengeri.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, officials have set December 2022 as the deadline to complete the nearly 1.5-km stretch of the line to Challaghatta, where a station and depot will also come up.</p>
<p>The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) on Thursday completed the two-day inspection of the western extension of the Purple Line from Mysuru Road to Kengeri. </p>.<p>Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials said the CRS began the inspection around 10 am and looked into physical infrastructure, including track parametres, third rail and other arrangements.</p>.<p>As per the plan, the CRS visited the metro stations and checked the station control room, elevators, escalators and other passenger amenities.</p>.<p>From platform clearings to electrical infrastructure and signalling and telecommunication systems, the team — led by CRS A K Rai — looked into the details of the project.</p>.<p>"Several oral instructions were given with regard to the corrections. A report, including detailed suggestions and corrections, may be given in the next one or two weeks," an official said.</p>.<p>Sources in the BMRCL said they still hope to commission the line by the end of August.</p>.<p>"All tests, including the speed test, have been concluded. If the safety goals are met, the line commissioning will happen in August without any further delay."</p>.<p>The extension has six stations: Nayandahalli, RR Nagar, Jnanabharathi, Pattanagere, Kengeri Bus Terminal and Kengeri.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, officials have set December 2022 as the deadline to complete the nearly 1.5-km stretch of the line to Challaghatta, where a station and depot will also come up.</p>
