Bangalore Metro is also known as Namma Metro which serves the Garden City of India Bengaluru, India. It was opened to the public on 20 October 2011. It is the first underground metro in South India. Namma Metro is considered as the fourth longest operational metro network in India with 2 lines i.e. Purple Line & Green Line. The phase comprises 2 lines with total length of 42.3 KMs serving 40 Namma Metro stations. The trains runs at a top speed 80 km/h having composed of 6 cars.
The Bangalore Metro is a joint venture of Government of Karnataka and Government of India. The average daily ridership of Namma Metro is 4,00,000 passengers. From Monday to Saturday, Namma Metro services will be available from 5 am to 12 am on both green and purple lines. And on Sunday the Bangalore Metro Timings are 7 am to 12 am.
Owner: | Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd |
Serving Cities: | Bangalore |
Number of Lines: | 2 (interchange at Majestic) |
Headquarters: | BMTC Complex, Shanthinagar |
Started Operations in: | 2011 |
Daily Timings: | 5:00 am to 11:25 pm (Mon–Sat); 7:00 am to 11:25 pm (Sun) |
Fare: | ₹ 10–45 |