Bangalore: The Metro rail chugged into the IT hub of Bangalore Thursday, promising the beginning of the end of the city's traffic woes and becoming a reality almost 30 years after the idea was mooted. The three-coach service can carry 1,000 commuters and links the eastern suburb of Byappanahalli to M.G. Road, the city's most famous youth hang out, covering a distance of 6.7 km.
Image: A Metro train on trial run on M G Road on the eve of the inauguration of the Bangalore Metro service in Bangalore on Wednesday, 19th October 2011.
Text: IANS
Images: AFP/PTI
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