Additional metro services to be operated from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station-Majestic from Jul 6
Bengaluru, Jul 5: The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Friday announced introduction of additional services from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station-Majestic by revising the timetable of Namma Metro Purple line with effect from July 6, officials said.
Fifteen trains will be originating from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station - Majestic instead of nine at present. Out of these 15 trains, 10 will run up to Pattanduru Agrahara (ITPL), four up to Whitefield and one up to Baiyappanahalli station, they said.
"Accordingly, during morning hours trains will originate from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station- Majestic at 8.48, 8.58, 9.08, 9.18, 9.29, 9.39, 9.50, 10.00, 10.11, 10.21, 10.39, 10.50,11.00, 11.11, 11.22 towards the east.
In addition, there will be regular passing trains too, at 3.3-minute headway at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station- Majestic upto 10.25 am," BMRCL said in a statement.
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To meet the persistent demand of commuters, out of the 14 trains presently terminating at Garudacharpalya, six are extended towards Pattanduru Agrahara (ITPL)/ Whitefield.
For those who alight at Garudacharpalya Metro Station, the next train towards Pattanduru Agrahara (ITPL) will be available within 3.5 minutes.
During evening, the 5-minute headway will start early from Baiyappanahalli at 4:20 pm instead of 4:40 pm towards Mysore Road station for the convenience of the passengers, it added.
The schedule of Green line trains remains unchanged, according to BMRCL.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
