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To facilitate travel for match spectators, IPL tickets will include a Namma Metro QR code for two-way travel, either printed on the ticket itself or available digitally with the ticket. (Express Photo)
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has announced that Namma Metro services will run late Saturday, March 28, to accommodate spectators attending the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
In a press release Wednesday, BMRCL said last train departures from all terminal stations, which normally end at 11 pm, will be extended until 2 am the following day.
The last train from Whitefield (Kadugodi) will depart at 12.30 am, from Challaghatta at 12.45 am, from Silk Institute and Madavara at 12:45 am, from Bommasandra at 1 am, and from R V Road at 2 am. From Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station (Majestic), the last train towards all four directions will leave at 1.30 am.
To facilitate travel for match spectators, IPL tickets will include a Namma Metro QR code for two-way travel, either printed on the ticket itself or available digitally with the ticket.
In addition, BMRCL has arranged additional parking at multiple Metro stations to ease travel and reduce traffic congestion around the stadium and in the Central Business District (CBD).
Parking will be available at a flat rate of Rs. 30 for two-wheelers and Rs. 60 for cars, valid until Metro services close for the day. Spectators are advised to park their vehicles at these designated stations and travel by Metro to Cubbon Park or MG Road stations, which are within walking distance of the stadium.
A total of 44 stations will have additional parking facilities, including Whitefield, Hope Farm Channasandra, Kadugodi Tree Park, Pattandur Agrahara, Nalluralli, Kundalahalli, Seetharampalya, Hoodi, Singayyanapalya, K R Pura, Baiyappanahalli, S V Road, Majestic, City Railway, Hosahalli, Mysore Road, Nayandahalli, Jnana Bharathi, Kengeri Bus Terminal, Challaghatta, Madavara, Chikkabidarakallu, Manjunathanagar, Nagasandra, Jalahalli, Mahalakshmi, Mahakavi Kuvempu Road, Srirampura, Chickpete, National College, Lalbagh, Jayanagar, Banashankari, Yelachenahalli, Doddakallasandra, RV Road, Ragigudda, BTM Layout, Central Silk Board, Electronic City, and Bommasandra.
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