Whitefield Metro station

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Krishnarajapura to Whitefield Namma Metro line which could benefit lakhs of IT professionals ...

On Saturday, the first Rupay National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) of Namma Metro was used by the Prime Minister to travel on the Whitefield Metro line. In the past, the BMRCL missed several deadlines to introduce the much-awaited cards. On Sunday (March 26), when BMRCL opens Whitefield line to the public, the services will start at 7 a.m., and the last train will depart at 11 p.m. NCMC cards allow people to travel not only in Namma Metro but also in the metros of other cities. I was part of a team of eight women engineers to interact with the PM. At present, Mumbai Metro and Delhi Metro enable the usage of NCMC cards. Uma N., an engineer of the BMRCL, who works in the maintenance division, had a rare chance to interact with the Prime Minister. “I am happy that I was selected to drive the train on which Mr. She told The Hindu, “I was very happy to meet the Prime Minister. The rest of the stretch between K.R. The Whitefield metro line project cost ₹4,249 crore. During the 16-minute trip, the Prime Minister interacted with students, engineers of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation and construction workers.