Staff at the Majestic metro station say that metal frame deterrents are not enough to manage the crowd. Despite two suicidal deaths at metro stations and two instances where people jumped onto metro tracks, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has no plan to have Platform Screen Doors (PSDs). B. L. Yashavanth Chavan, Chief […]
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BMRCL to build more escalators on the metro stations to ease the crowd. The daily metro commuters in Yeshwanthpur are demanding more escalators at the metro station. Lalit Kumar, a daily commuter from Yeshwanthpur to Vidhan Soudha said, “I leave by 8:30 or 9 in the morning and the metro station is always crowded and […]
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Violating Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) rules, men often travel in coaches reserved for women, making women passengers uncomfortable, especially at night. Women have complained of men entering through the first two doors of the locomotive which are reserved for women, defeating the purpose of the reservation. As many as six lakh people travel […]
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Namma Metro App is still unavailable in iOS Apple store, unlike the the Android version which is available in the Google Play store BMRCL Techno – economic analysis (TEA) identifies that the updation in technology will put more burden on daily passengers. Android users have an upper hand over iOS users, as Namma Metro App […]
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Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has floated tenders for the installation process of platform screen doors at 12 underground stations on the Pink Line. In the city’s upcoming Namma Metro Pink Line, protection doors will be installed for the first time. Full-height Platform Screen Doors (PSD) are to be installed at 12 underground metro stations […]
Continue ReadingCommuters face difficulty with their WhatsApp generated QR ticket, have to wait in line to get the issue resolved. Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) recently introduced WhatsApp Quick Response (QR) ticketing system for commuter’s comfort and convenience while travelling in Bengaluru. However commuters face problem while using the WhatsApp QR system while entering the […]
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Officials said that 80 to 100 NCMC cards have been sold so far in one of the metro stations. The National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) that was launched in Bangalore on March 30, is not being issued in all metro stations across the city causing inconvenience to the commuters. Certain stations like the JP […]
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Fixed fares at the newly launched pre-fixed auto rickshaw fare booths at metro stations cause problems to the drivers. Passengers affected by fewer autos and technical glitches at the booths. Auto rickshaw drivers at the pre-fixed auto rickshaw booths at Mahatma Gandhi (MG) Road, Cubbon Park and Nagasandra said they do not prefer the fixed […]
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Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) strictly follows the mandate of wearing masks in public places. BMRCL is the only transport service to follow Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) mandate of wearing masks in public places. BBMP, since June, has made masks mandatory in places like railway stations, bus stands, hospitals, schools, colleges and other […]
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BMRCL says washrooms are locked because the general public misuses them. Namma Metro has toilets for the differently abled, but they are locked and inaccessible at most metro stations. These include Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro Station, Majestic, Jayanagar, Mysore Road, Trinity, Vijayanagar, Krishna Rajendra Market, National College, and more. Dilip Kumar, who uses a wheelchair and […]
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