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Challaghatta is the elevated western terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in the Bangalore border, India. It is on a 2.05 km extension from Kengeri metro station.[1] Alongside the station passes the main Bengaluru - Mysuru NH 275 Expressway which leads towards the cities of Mysore and Mangalore. Trial runs on the new Kengeri - Challaghatta section of the line commenced on 29 July 2023.[2][3][4] The station was opened and scheduled services commenced on 9 October 2023. No inauguration ceremony was held,[5][6] but the new section of line was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on 20 October 2023.[7]
- ^ B.P, Darshan Devaiah (9 October 2023). "Operations begin on entire Whitefield-Challaghatta Purple Line metro corridor, connecting east and west Bengaluru". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Slow-speed trial run begins on Kengeri-Chellaghatta metro line in Bengaluru". Deccan Herald. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Namma Metro trial run begins from Kengeri to Challaghatta". The Times of India. 30 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Direct Metro Line from Whitefield to Challaghatta: Namma Metro To Start Trials on Missing Links on August 22". TimesNow. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Ops on full Purple Line to start today; formal launch of 2 new stretches later". The Times of India. 9 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Siddiqui, Muthi-ur-Rahman. "Bengaluru Metro's full Purple Line opens on Oct 9; Check timings, frequency & fare". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Agarwal, Ayushi (20 October 2023). "PM Modi virtually inaugurates Bengaluru Metro Purple Line extension". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.