BENGALURU (Metro Rail News):Â On Wednesday, the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) initiated a safety inspection work that will span three days. The inspection will be carried out on Bangalore Metro’s 15.257 km extension of the Purple Line, which includes Reach 1A and Reach 1B, running from Baiyyappanahalli to Whitefield.
Following the inspection, the commissioner, A K Rai, will submit a report within four to five days. Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had nominated Rai to inspect the work carried out on the K R Puram-Whitefield stretch. According to BMRCL MD Anjum Parvez, this stretch is expected to be opened in March.
During the first two days of the inspection, the focus will be on evaluating passenger amenities and control room facilities at all elevated stations and conducting a motor-trolley inspection of the line’s viaduct and systems. On Wednesday, the inspection schedule included seven new stations in Reach 1B: Kundalahalli, Nallurhalli (previously known as Vydehi Hospital), Sadaramangla (previously known as Satya Sai Hospital), Pattandur Agrahara (previously known as ITPL), Kadugodi, Channasandra (previously known as Ujjval Vidyalaya), and Whitefield.
Thursday’s inspections will cover stations in Reach 1A, specifically those between Sitharama Palya and KR Puram. During the final day of inspections, BMRCL plans to conduct speed trials, where the line’s BEML trains are expected to reach high speeds of 90 kmph.
