Bengaluru metro updates: Purple Line services restored after glitch at Whitefield metro station

Commuters travelling towards or from Whitefield (Kadugodi) are advised to make alternative arrangements.

Updated on: May 23, 2025, 10:21:17 IST

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A technical glitch at Whitefield (Kadugodi) metro station disrupted services on the Namma Metro’s Purple Line early Friday morning, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said.

BMRCL assured that normal services on the Green Line remain unaffected. (X/@bykarthikreddy)

In a public advisory, BMRCL announced that trains had not been operating from Whitefield (Kadugodi) station since 5 am. Until the issue was resolved, metro services on the Purple Line were running only between Ujwala Metro Station and Challaghatta.

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Commuters travelling towards or from Whitefield (Kadugodi) were advised to make alternative arrangements during the disruption. Normal services on the Green Line remained unaffected.

“We regret the inconvenience caused and are working to rectify the glitch at the earliest,” BMRCL said earlier in the day.

However, by 9.55 am, the metro authority confirmed that normal operations had resumed across the Purple Line, including at Whitefield (Kadugodi). “Normalcy on the Purple Line i.e. between Whitefield (Kadugodi) and Challaghatta Metro Stations is restored from 9.55 am,” BMRCL said in an updated statement, urging media and press to give wide publicity for the convenience of the public.

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Meanwhile, BMRCL has also rolled back its earlier decision to extend metro services on May 23 in view of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match that was initially scheduled to take place in the city.

The final home game of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), originally slated for Friday at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, has been officially relocated to Lucknow due to inclement weather in Bengaluru. The Indian Meteorological Department had issued a yellow alert warning of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" across the city until Thursday, prompting the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to shift the match to Ekana Stadium in Lucknow over safety and logistical concerns.

Following the venue change, BMRCL cancelled its earlier plan to operate extended metro services until 1.30 am on May 23. Metro trains on both the Purple and Green Lines will now run as per the regular schedule.

(The copy has been revised to reflect service restoration details.)

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