Days after conducting the trial run on the much-awaited stretch between the K.R. Puram and Baiyappanahalli metro stations, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Saturday conducted the first trial run on the Kengeri- Challaghatta section of the Purple Line at a speed of 10 kmph.
In a statement, the BMRCL said that the trial run was conducted successfully between Kengeri- Challaghatta section at 11:27 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. On Wednesday (July 26), the BMRCL conducted the trial run at a speed of 15 kmph between the K.R. Pura and Baiyappanahalli metro stations. The BMRCL is planning to open the entire Purple Line from Challaghatta to Kadugodi (Whitefield) to commuters by end of August.