Bengaluru: Trains on the Yellow Line will run every 12-13 minutes during peak hours from December as Namma Metro expects to receive the sixth trainset by November-end, officials in the know said.

On November 17, Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) dispatched the first three coaches of the sixth train, with three more expected to leave its Bengal plant on November 19, a senior official in the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) told DH.

The six coaches will complete the 2,000-km road journey in about 10 days and arrive at the Hebbagodi depot by the last week of November.

After arrival and coupling, the trainset will undergo static tests at the depot and dynamic tests on the mainline at night. It is expected to enter passenger service by the third or fourth week of December,

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