New B'luru metro line open to public from today
The new 18.1 km east-west Purple line of Bengaluru's 'Namma Metro' is open to public starting on Saturday after it was inaugurated by Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday. The newly inaugurated part of the Metro includes a 5.12 km underground section. Earlier, only a 6.7 km stretch had been operational on Ben​galuru Metro's east-west line.​