Bengaluru Metro

Indian policemen take a ride during the inaugural run of the Bangalore Metro rail in Bangalore, India, Thursday, Oct.20, 2011

Metro officials with Media persons during a press preview of Metro train and stations in Bangalore on Saturday. Metro Train will be launched by Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on 20th October 2011. PTI

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Managing Director, N Sivasailam with Media persons during a press preview of Metro train and stations in Bangalore on Saturday. Metro Train will be launched by Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on 20th October 2011. PTI

A view at the entrance of a metro station during a press preview of Metro train and stations in Bangalore on Saturday. Metro Train will be launched by Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on 20th October 2011. PTI

A Metro train during a press preview of Metro train and stations in Bangalore on Saturday. Metro Train will be launched by Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on 20th October 2011. PTI

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation's Namma metro train comes out of the Mahatma Gandhi Road Station during a trial run in Bangalore on October 17, 2011. The commercial service of the Namma Metro will commence on October 20. AFP

Karnataka state Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa gestures from a Bangalore Metro Rail coach during its first public display inauguration in Bangalore on July 16, 2010.

Indian security personel stand guard beside a newly launched standard guage metro car at a Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) factory in Bangalore on September 11, 2009. BEML under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence have manufactured the first ever standard guage metro cars in their Bangalore factory for The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

People take a closer look inside a Bangalore Metro Rail coach after following its first public display inauguration in Bangalore on July 16, 2010. The coach, a pre-production public display model, mirrors the production model expected to accommodate some 400 passengers. The first phase of the metro is expected to run from early 2011.

A window view of traffic and people standing to take a closer look at a Bangalore Metro Rail coach is seen during its first public display inauguration in Bangalore on July 16, 2010. The coach, a pre-production public display model, mirrors the production model expected to accommodate some 400 passengers.