Bengaluru: PM Modi inaugurates new Metro line, takes 1st ride
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) line from Whitefield to Krishnarajapuram in Bengaluru, Karnataka, ahead of the 2023 Assembly polls. After the inauguration, Modi bought a ticket and took the first ride on this Metro line, which was built at the cost of around Rs. 4,250 crore. The commercial operations on the 13.71-km stretch would begin on Sunday.
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Watch: Modi takes 1st ride on new Metro line
PM Shri @NarendraModi Ji takes a ride on the newly inaugurated Whitefield Metro Line in Bengaluru, Karnataka https://t.co/HI8tG2awjP
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) March 25, 2023
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Reportedly, the route will be operated with five trains, each having six coaches. The frequency of the trains will be 12 minutes. Meanwhile, Modi also inaugurated Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a free-of-cost medical college and hospital, in Chikkaballapura. He said the number of Indian medical colleges increased from 380 to over 650 since he became the PM in 2014.