Friday, 21 October 2011
October 20th 2011 marked the beginning of Bangalore Metro rail service,
Namma Metro. Expecting the usual rush, I took a ride the following day. As I
had to take BMTC bus to office, I opted for metro instead. Cousin dropped me at
Vivekanand Station on Old Madras road at 8:15am. The helping metro staff
directed me to the ticketing counter. After a baggage security check, I entered
the ticketing counter. I took a contact less smart card. Rs.50 charge for the
card and one can top-up upto Rs. 1500. Swiping the smart card, I entered the
platform. The infrastructure is world class. Fully automated systems just
excited my experience. Next trip was scheduled at 8:30am. It was great to see
the school and college students started using the metro. The train arrived at
dot of 8:30, and metro became part of my life. Metro chugged through
Indiranagar-Ulsoor-Trinity-MGRoad stations within 10mins, an unimaginable thing
in traffic clogged B'luru. I exited the station swiping the smart card and a 10 minute
walk took me to office.
ನಮ್ಮ ಮೆಟ್ರೊ, ಬೇಗ ಕಟ್ರೋ!!
Transport : Metro
Distance : 6.7km
