Bengaluru: The city will see the 3-km long Green Line Extension of the Nama metro running from Thursday (November 8) and Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar along with other leaders did the test ride of the metro as well. On the occasion, while addressing the press, Shivakumar said that 175 km of new metro lines would be added to the city’s network by 2026.
"Thirty kilometers of new metro lines will be added by 2025, and 175 km of new metro lines will be operational by 2026," the Deputy CM said after inspecting the newly extended line from Nagasandra to Madavara on Tumkur Road, quoted PTI.
He also conducted a test run on the Nagasandra to Madavara stretch, travelling from Yeshwanthpur Metro Station along with Bengaluru South MP and BJP leader Tejasvi Surya and other MLAs.
"We have completed the first and second phases of the metro, and the Centre has approved the third phase. We have already paid Rs 1,130 crore for new trains," he said, quoted PTI.
Apart from this, he said that the Karnataka government is in talks with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to build an underpass at Madavara metro station.
"Plans are underway to construct a pedestrian skywalk at Manjunathanagar metro station. We have also entered into an agreement with Indian Railways to jointly develop a pedestrian passage at Yeshwanthpur railway station," he added, the PTI report said.
"We are also discussing with NHAI to build an underpass at Madavara metro station. Commuters travelling to Bengaluru from Tumakuru can park their vehicles at BEIC ground and take the metro to the city, thereby avoiding traffic," he added.
The Deputy CM further said, "The Green Line currently spans 33.46 km, and the Purple Line 40.5 km. I would like to thank the Centre and all stakeholders who contributed to this project. Bengaluru has the highest metro ridership in the country, demonstrating that the metro service is benefiting the city's residents."