Bengaluru Metro has chosen to extend the tracks outside the station by 500 metres to allow a faster ride from the metro to Whitefield Kadugodi station.

According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Managing Director Anjum Parwez, this would reduce the current time of 4.5 minutes for a subway train from Hopefarm Channasandra Metro Station to Kadugodi to 1.5 minutes.

The MD told TNIE at a BMRCL board meeting that only one platform of Kadugodi Station was now in use.

"Because trains cannot turn here at the station, the engine is turned around and the same platform is used. We have decided to extend the tracks beyond the station, so that from the left, just before the railway line, an exit can be taken and the train can enter the parallel track.

The board gave its approval today." This would allow for a much faster ride for all trains in the future from K R Pura to Whitefield Kadugodi, he added.

"Both platforms of Kadugodi can be put into operation. The reduction of travel time on one journey by three minutes, from the existing 4.5 minutes to 1.5 minutes, is a significant time saver," he added.

According to a top Metro official, this move will allow trains to run at a frequency of 2-3 minutes during peak hours, which is part of BMRCL's long-term ambitions. "Trains run at a low speed after departing Channasandra, and this extension of the tracks will help us maintain a consistent speed, as during the regular ride," he explained. Metro authorities underlined that the section from K R Pura to Baiyappanahalli would be completed by the end of July.