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To facilitate harmless and convenient question for revellers connected New Year’s Eve, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) person announced the hold of metro and autobus services successful the city.
The BMRCL has extended its services connected the Purple, Green, and Yellow Lines till precocious nighttime connected January 1, 2026. According to a merchandise issued connected December 29, metro services volition run beyond midnight connected December 31, 2025, with past bid departures scheduled successful the aboriginal hours of New Year’s Day.
On the Purple Line, the past bid volition depart from Whitefield towards Challaghatta astatine 1.45 a.m., portion services from Challaghatta to Whitefield volition tally till 2 a.m. On the Green Line, trains volition run from Madavara to Silk Institute and successful the reverse absorption till 2 a.m. Meanwhile, connected the Yellow Line, the past bid volition permission R.V. Road for Bommasandra astatine 3.10 a.m., portion services from Bommasandra towards R.V. Road volition tally till 1.30 a.m.
The BMRCL besides announced that the past bid from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic, volition depart astatine 2.45 a.m. towards each 4 directions, Whitefield and Challaghatta connected the Purple Line, and Madavara and Silk Institute connected the Green Line.
To negociate rider flow, metro services volition tally astatine eight-minute intervals connected the Purple and Green Lines and astatine 15-minute intervals connected the Yellow Line from 1.30 p.m. connected December 31 until the extremity of the extended work period, according to the release.
M.G. Road Metro Station to beryllium closed from 10 p.m.
“In presumption of the anticipated ample nationalist gathering successful the M.G. Road area, the M.G. Road Metro Station volition beryllium closed for introduction and exit connected December 31, 2025, from 10 p.m. However, trains volition halt astatine the adjacent stations, Trinity and Cubbon Park, for boarding and deboarding of passengers,” the merchandise stated.
The BMRCL has besides issued a ticketing advisory, stating that token income astatine Trinity and Cubbon Park stations volition halt aft 11 p.m. Passengers travelling aft 11 p.m. person been advised to acquisition travel tickets successful beforehand oregon usage QR tickets oregon astute cards with capable balance.
BMTC to tally peculiar midnight buses
Meanwhile, the BMTC has announced peculiar midnight autobus services from M.G. Road and Brigade Road to assorted parts of the metropolis to facilitate harmless and convenient question for revellers attending New Year celebrations connected the nighttime of December 31, 2025.
According to a property merchandise issued by the BMTC, the peculiar services volition run betwixt 11 p.m. connected December 31 and 2 a.m. connected January 1, depending connected postulation conditions.
The peculiar buses volition depart from M.G. Road Metro Station and Brigade Road and link cardinal areas crossed Bengaluru. Services volition beryllium operated to destinations including Electronics City, Jigani, Sarjapura, Kengeri KHB Quarters, Janapriya Township, Nelamangala, Yelahanka (including 5th Stage), Bagalur, Hosakote, Channasandra, Kadugodi, Banashankari, Jeevan Bhimanagara, Central Silk Board, and Koramangala. Both G-series and regular way buses person been earmarked to screen these corridors.
In summation to the nonstop services from M.G. Road and Brigade Road, the BMTC has besides made arrangements to run buses from large autobus stations and junctions crossed the city. These see Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS), K.R. Market, Shivajinagar, Koramangala, Kadugodi, Kengeri, Sumanahalli, Goraguntepalya, Yeshwantpur, Yelahanka, Shanthinagar, Banashankari, Hebbal, and Central Silk Board.
