In Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off three Vande Bharat trains from KSR railway station Bengaluru on Sunday. These included Bengaluru-Belagavi, Mata Vaishnodevi Katra-Amritsar and Nagpur-Pune Vande Bharat trains. He also virtually flagged off two more Vande Bharat Express trains between Amritsar-Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katri, and Ajni (Nagpur)-Pune.
#WATCH | Karnataka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off 3 Vande Bharat Express trains at KSR Railway Station in Bengaluru
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2025
It includes trains from Bengaluru to Belagavi, Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Amritsar and Nagpur (Ajni) to Pune.
(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/V46mwMHLEc
PM Modi also inaugurated the much-awaited Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro. He also took a metro ride to the Electronic City station. With the opening of this yellow line, the operational metro network in Bengaluru has increased to over 96 km, serving a large population in the region.
#WATCH | Bengaluru | Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Dy CM DK Shivakumar, and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, undertakes a metro ride from RV Road (Ragigudda) to Electronic City metro station via the Yellow line that PM Modi inaugurated… pic.twitter.com/RxB1AcCPwC
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2025
According to PM Modi's office, the yellow line metro from RV Road (Ragigudda) to Bommasandra of Bangalore Metro Phase-2 project, having a route length of over 19 km and 16 stations, is worth around Rs 7,160 crore. He also laid the foundation stone for the Bangalore Metro Phase-3 project. The Metro Phase 3, also known as the Orange Line, will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 15,611 crore.The total route length of the project will be more than 44 km with 31 elevated stations. This infrastructure project will address the growing transportation needs of the city, catering to residential, industrial, commercial, and educational areas. Phase 3 will have two corridors or lines: JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapura (32.15 km) and Hosahalli to Kadabagere (12.5 km).
(State Correspondent)
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