Purple Line

Purple Line metro ops hit for 45 mins

The glitch was reported around 7 am, causing trains to run at restricted speeds between Baiyappanahalli and Garudacharpalya.

27 March 2024, 23:13 IST

Purple Line metro ops hit for 45 mins

27 March 2024, 23:13 IST

Law student dies after jumping in front of Bengaluru's Purple Line metro

The incident sent shockwaves through the city and disrupted train services on a section of the Purple Line for 49 minutes. The deceased has been identified a first-year student of the BA LLB programme at the premier NLSIU in the city.

21 March 2024, 10:03 IST

Law student dies after jumping in front of Bengaluru's Purple Line metro

21 March 2024, 10:03 IST

Technical snag disrupts Namma Metro rail services on Purple Line

Metro trains between Challaghatta and MG Road, and Baiyappanahalli and Whitefield (Kadugodi) on the Purple Line ran as usual.

27 January 2024, 22:01 IST

Technical snag disrupts Namma Metro rail services on Purple Line

27 January 2024, 22:01 IST

Woman jumps on Metro track to pick up phone; train ops hit for 15 mins in Bengaluru

Unlike in Delhi and other cities, where metro trains rely on overhead equipment for power supply, Bengaluru metro trains receive their electric power from 750kV third rail, a yellowish strip running parallel to the rails of the tracks. Any contact with the third rail can be fatal.

02 January 2024, 15:18 IST

Woman jumps on Metro track to pick up phone; train ops hit for 15 mins in Bengaluru

02 January 2024, 15:18 IST

PM Modi virtually inaugurates sections of Purple Line in Bengaluru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually inaugurated the extended sections of the Purple Line of the Bengaluru metro between Kengeri-Challaghatta and KR Pura-Baiyappanahalli.

20 October 2023, 09:01 IST

PM Modi virtually inaugurates sections of Purple Line in Bengaluru

20 October 2023, 09:01 IST

Bengaluru Purple Line: Steady rise in metro ridership but poor headway, long lines at stations

The BMRCL says it's running 33 trainsets of six coaches each on the Purple Line that make 180 trips a day. But the rush was so huge that the BMRCL had to run even Green Line trains on the Purple Line.

10 October 2023, 21:13 IST

Bengaluru Purple Line: Steady rise in metro ridership but poor headway, long lines at stations

10 October 2023, 21:13 IST

Cheers as fully-opened Purple Line eases traffic snarls on Bengaluru roads

Worth the wait

09 October 2023, 21:58 IST

Cheers as fully-opened Purple Line eases traffic snarls on Bengaluru roads

09 October 2023, 21:58 IST

Bengaluru Metro's full Purple Line opens on Oct 9; Check timings, frequency & fare

Namma Metro network expands to 73.81 km and 66 stations.

08 October 2023, 14:54 IST

Bengaluru Metro's full Purple Line opens on Oct 9; Check timings, frequency & fare

08 October 2023, 14:54 IST

Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line to be fully operational from today

Bangalore Central MP, P C Mohan, in whose constituency the crucial Baiyappanahalli-KR Pura metro line falls, confirmed the development to DH.

08 October 2023, 10:38 IST

Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line to be fully operational from today

08 October 2023, 10:38 IST

Karnataka writes to Centre on opening full Bengaluru Purple Line

Karnataka on October 5 wrote to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, informing it that two links on the Purple Line have been completed.

07 October 2023, 05:41 IST

Karnataka writes to Centre on opening full Bengaluru Purple Line

07 October 2023, 05:41 IST