Namma Metro to run with 6 coaches from Friday
BENGALURU: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation is likely to start its six-coach train on Friday. The first compartment of the train will be for women.
The Metro which runs between Byappanahalli and Mysuru Road currently has three coaches and carries about 900 passengers. The doubling of coaches is expected to increase the passenger traffic. BMRCL hopes to convert its entire fleet into six-coach trains by June 2019.
12 crore passengers
A staggering 12.29 crore passengers used Phase I of Namma Metro in a year, which completes a full year of commercial operations on Monday. The 42.3 km stretch saw an average ridership of over 3.36 lakh per day by generating revenue of Rs. 89.84 lakh per day.
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6 devotees dead, 21 injured as bus overturns in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib
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Chandigarh (PTI): A bus carrying devotees overturned in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib's while returning from Anandpur Sahib, killing six and injuring 21 others, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred near Himmatpura on Morinda-Chunni road area in Bassi Pathana at around 10 pm on Tuesday when the devotees -- all residents of Main Majri in Fatehgarh Sahib -- were returning from Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district after paying obeisance on the occasion of Baisakhi.
The bus overturned on the road after some malfunction, a police official said.
Six people, including a woman, died in the incident while 21 sustained injuries, Fategarh Sahib Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar said.
The injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals, the police said.
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