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Bangalore Metro rolls in
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Union minister of urban development Kamal Nath, railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, Karnataka chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda and Rajya Sabha leader of opposition Arun Jaitley during the inauguration of the first line of Namma Metro betwen Mahatma Gandhi Road to Byyappanahalli in Bangalore.
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The Bangalore Metro was flagged off by Union urban development minister Kamal Nath. (AFP)
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The Bangalore Metro will run the services on seven-km stretch metro rail from Mahatma Gandhi road to Byyappanahalli from morning to late evening. (AFP)
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An employee of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation's Namma Metro walks on the side of the track as the train is seen during the inaugural run in Bangalore. (AFP)
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Karnataka chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda, several state ministers, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley, and a number of state Congress leaders were present at the inauguration at the decked up MG Road station. (AFP)
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A driver for the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation's Namma metro train, M Rashmi, poses for a photo during the inaugural run in Bangalore. (AFP)
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The Byappanahalli-MG Road link has six stations and travel time is around 14 minutes.
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Passengers and police ride in the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation's Namma metro during its inaugural run in Bangalore.
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Union urban development minister Kamal Nath with BJP Karnataka chief minister DV Sadananda at the inaugural function of Namma Metro or "Our Metro" and also known as Bangalore Metro kicked off from Mahatma Gandhi to byyappanahalli in Bangalore. HT Photo by Jagdeesh MV
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The Bangalore Metro passes through MG Road on its first day of operations on Thursday. Photo by Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint
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The Bangalore Metro passes through MG Road on its first day of operations on Thursday. Photo by Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint
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