Bangalore Metro Trains
The government has come out with a fresh date for the much-awaited Bangalore Metro launch. Phase-1 from Byappanahalli to M G Road will start on April 4. Full project will cover a total of 42.30 km with 41 stations. It will be completed in four phases:
- Reach-1: Byyappanahalli to M.G Road ( by March 2011).
- Reach-2: Magadi Road to Mysore Road Terminal (by 2013) .
- Reach-3: Swastik to Yeshwanthpur (by April 2012).
- Reach-4: K R Road to Puttenahalli (by 2013).
Metro track will be having two tracks:
1. East-West corridor (18km)
2. North-South corridor. (24km)
| East-West corridor (18.10 km long, travel time :33 minutes ) | ||
| Stops | Public Parking | Miscellaneous |
| Baiyappanahalli | - | Origin |
| Swami Vivekananda Road | - | |
| Indiranagar | - | |
| Halasuru | Available | |
| Trinity | - | |
| Mahatma Gandhi Road | - | |
| Chinnaswami Cricket Stadium | - | |
| Vidhana Soudha | - | Undrground |
| Central College | ||
| Majestic | Available | Underground |
| City Railway Station | - | underground |
| Magadi Road | - | |
| Hosahalli | Available | |
| Vijayanagar | - | |
| Deepanjali Nagar | - | |
| Mysore Road terminal | - | Destination |
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| North-South corridor ((24.20 Km long, travel time 44 minutes) | ||
| Stops | Public Parking | Miscellaneous |
| Nagadandra | - | Origin |
| Mahalakshmi | - | |
| Rajajinagar | - | |
| Kuvempu Road | - | |
| Malleswaram | - | |
| Swastik | - | |
| Majestic | Available | Undrground |
| Chikpete | - | |
| City Market (KR) | - | Undrground |
| K.R. Road | Available | |
| Lalbagh | - | |
| South End Circle | - | |
| Jayanagar | Available | |
| Puttenahalli | - | Destination |
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Ticket and pass system :
BMTC and BMRCL will provide combined passes also. These passes will be introduced after the induction of an automated ticketing system in BMTC. The MBT (Metro Bus Transit pass) is valid for a day and comes with a code for reading into the machines at the entrance of Metro stations.
| Ticket will be awailable in the four forms: | ||
| Type | Price | Miscellaneous |
| Contactless Smart Tokens (CST) | between Rs:10 to 20/- | For Single journey |
| Contactless Smart Cards (CSC) | minimum Rs: 50/- | For Multiple Journey |
| Group Tickets | On 10 pessangers at 10% discount | Issued to a group of minimum 10 pessangers at 10% discount |
| Integrated Metro-Bus ticket | Rs. 110/- ( For Metro and AC + nonAC buses) Rs. 70/- (For Metro + nonAC only) | Metro + bus pass |
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