Purple Line (Namma Metro)

Purple Line
This trainset on standby at Vijayanagar metro station and heading towards Challaghatta metro station
Overview
Other name(s)	East - West corridor
Owner	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)
Locale	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Termini	Whitefield (Kadugodi) Challaghatta
Stations	37 (Operational)
Website	bmrc.co.in
Service
Type	Metro
System	Namma Metro
Depot(s)	Baiyappanahalli (To be shifted to U/C depots at Kadugodi and Challaghatta)
Rolling stock	Hyundai Rotem - BEML
Daily ridership	191,056 (2019)
Ridership	69.74 million (2019)
History
Opened	20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)
Technical
Line length	43.49 km
Character	Elevated, At Grade and Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph)
Purple Line map Legend Whitefield (Kadugodi) Kadugodi Kadugodi Depot Hopefarm Channasandra Kadugodi Tree Park Pattandur Agrahara Sri Sathya Sai Hospital Nallurhalli Whitefield TTMC Kundalahalli Seetharamapalya Hoodi Garudacharapalya Singayyanapalya Krishnarajapuram (KR Puram) Blue Line Under Construction Benniganahalli Tin Factory Baiyappanahalli Swami Vivekananda Road Indiranagar Halasuru Trinity Mahatma Gandhi Road Pink Line Under Construction Cubbon Park Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha Sir M. Visveswaraya Stn., Central College Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Green Line Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station Magadi Road Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli Orange Line Proposed Vijayanagar Attiguppe Vijayanagara TTMC Deepanjali Nagar Mysuru Road Orange Line Proposed Pantharapalya–Nayandahalli Rajarajeshwari Nagar Jnanabharathi Jnanabharathi Railway Station Pattanagere Kengeri Bus Terminal Kengeri TTMC Kengeri Challaghatta Depot (U/C) Challaghatta

The Purple Line is a part of the Namma Metro rail system for the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.^[1] As of 2023, the line is 43.49 km (27.02 mi) long and spans 37 stations from Challaghatta in the southwest to Whitefield (Kadugodi) to the east.^[2] The Purple Line is mostly elevated, with 31 elevated stations, 5 underground stations and 1 at-grade station. The Line passes through many prime activity centers of the city including Whitefield, Krishnarajapura, MG Road, Vidhana Soudha and Majestic station, which is an interchange station between Purple and Green Lines. Phase I of the Purple Line was the first underground metro section in South India.^[3]