Commuters want a direct connection to a metro station. Railway officials at Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal are considering a direct connection between the railway station and the Baiyappanahalli Metro Station. An engineer at the terminal who did not want to be named said: “We are thinking about building a connection to the Baiyappanahalli Metro Station, […]
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Passengers avoid using clogged and unclean toilets in express trains as much as possible. People travelling in express trains prefer not to use unhygienic toilets unless necessary. Ujwala Mahesh Ghorpade, a passenger who de-boarded Mysuru Express at Krantivira Sangolli Rayana (KSR) Railway Station said, “I have tried not to use the toilet as much as […]
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Cyclone Jawad is likely to disrupt train schedules over the next few days. South Western Railways has cancelled several trains. Passengers are stranded at Bangalore’s train stations as over 30 trains have been cancelled due to Cyclone Jawad. The cyclone predicted to reach Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Saturday. Maria, station master of Bangalore cantonment […]
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The Baiyappanahalli coaching terminal is unlikely to complete construction work by 31 March 2020. By Ritam Chatterjee and Shalu Chowrasia Bengaluru: The deadline for the proposed terminal at Cantonment Railway Station at Baiyappanahhali has been delayed once again to May. “There is no point in inaugurating the terminal without the construction being completed. We will […]
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Bio-toilets in trains going from Bengaluru City Railway Station to the south are in pathetic condition as they are clogged halfway through the journey. By Vivek Madhu Bengaluru: The South-Western Railways have continuously received complaints about the bad condition of bio-toilets in trains that connect Bangalore City Railway Station and the southern parts of the […]
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The deadline for construction of Baiyappanahalli Coaching Terminal has been bypassed, yet again – for third time since 2017. By Jagriti Parakh The construction of Bengaluru’s third coaching terminal at Baiyappanahalli is further delayed. The full-fledged terminal is now expected to begin operations by March 2020, the fourth deadline announced by South Western Railway (SWR) […]
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