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Bengaluru Metro services disrupted on Purple Line for maintenance

The Hindu

29 March 2026

Bengaluru Metro services disrupted on Purple Line for maintenance

Summary

The temporary halt disrupted early morning commuters travelling along the busy Purple Line corridor, as the maintenance announcement came only on Sunday morning when the work began, leaving passengers with no time to alter their plans or arrange alternative modes of transport.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Sunday (March 29, 2026) announced a temporary disruption in services on the Purple Line owing to scheduled maintenance work.

According to BMRCL Chief Public Relations Officer B.L. Yeshwanth Chavan, train services between Garudacharpalya Metro Station and M.G. Road Metro station were suspended from 7 a.m. to 7.45 a.m on Sunday (29 March). “Train services on the Purple Line between Garudacharpalya Metro Station and M.G. Road Metro station are temporarily suspended from 7 am to 7.45 am due to maintenance work. Services are expected to resume at 7.45 am,” he said.

Source The Hindu