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Bengaluru: Trial runs for the metro trains will start from Peenya village in two months. The 10.43 km line between Peenya and Sampige metro station in Malleswaram will be the first stretch on the Green Line, and the second metro line in the city to begin commercial operations. The line between Peenya and Malleswaram (Reach 3 and Reach 3A) is expected to be opened to the public in July-August.The BMRCL has started to charge the line for test runs. The first test run was conducted on Wednesday from Peenya, not on the main track but only from the yard till the viaduct ramp. This was the first test after charging the installation for Reach 3A.Bengaluru Metro uses the third rail system where the power supply line is placed in between the two lines of the track and the train gets power from the third line. The Delhi Metro in its initial two stages uses the traditional overhead power line system.The trial run was successful from the Peenya depot for a distance of 1.2 km on Wednesday, said B. L. Yashavanth Chavan, chief PRO, BMRCL. “Trial and tests will be extended to the entire line of Reach 3 as and when we charge the line. This should take another two months. We are starting the trial run from the Peenya side as the charging of this line is completed first. Work on Reach 3B is yet to be completed and charging on this line will take some more time,” Mr Chavan said.