According to BMRCL - Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation
The Bengaluru Metro, which runs from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. will be affected on tonight, according to BMRCL. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Said it is undertaking Civil maintenance work on the purple line (Kengeri to Baiyappanahalli ) between Indiranagar and Swami Vivekanand Metro Station after 9:30 p.m. on March 26, Saturday.
Therefore, passengers may face partial disruption to services and not be able to go to and from these stations between 9:30 pm. to 11:00 pm. on tonight.
The metro will run only MG road and Kengeri Metro station on the purple line during this period, the BMRCL said in a statement.
Further, the release stated that the last train leaving the Kengeri station towards Baiyappanahalli would leave at 9 p.m., while the last train from Baiyappanahalli to Kengeri would depart at 9:30 p.m. The civil workers are expected to be wrapped up during the night, as the train will run their normal route through the Purple line on Sunday, beginning at 7 am as per schedule.
Meanwhile, trains that run through the Green Line will continue unaffected, on both Saturday as well as Sunday.
The Bengaluru Metro saw huge crowds for the first time since the pandemic earlier in the month, as people gathered at the Chinnaswami Stadium in the city's Central Business District (CBD) to watch the second test match between India and Sri Lanka.
The Bengaluru Traffic Police had requested spectators to use public transport, to free up traffic congestion in roads as well as parking spots.
Namma Metro's construction work in various areas of Bengaluru, from Bannerghatta main road to Kanakapura main road, has taken up major sections of the roads, causing traffic jams on the daily and disrupting daily lives of citizens.
It is only expected to get worse as BMRCL has proposed to expand the metro line network to 170 kilometers by 2024 to meet demands.
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