Chaos erupted on the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro station in Bengaluru’s Majestic Monday morning as Namma Metro trains started working at intervals of 10 minutes, inflicting overcrowding on platforms through the peak hours. After many commuters took to social media to precise their frustration and shared footage of crowded platforms, the Bangalore Metro Rail Company Restricted (BMRC) introduced that it operationalised extra journeys to ease the congestion.
BMRCL often operates trains at a frequency of 1 each 4-5 minutes throughout peak hours of seven.30 am to 10.30 am. On the event of Dr B R Ambedkar Jayanti, a authorities vacation, BMRCL, nonetheless, lowered the frequency, resulting in overcrowded trains and packed platforms.
Bengaluru Central BJP MP P C Mohan criticised Bengaluru Metro for lowering prepare frequency. In a submit on X, he mentioned, “Unacceptable mismanagement at Majestic Metro Station this morning. Decreasing prepare frequency to 10 minutes throughout peak hours, assuming everybody has a vacation, created absolute chaos. BMRCL should plan higher in such circumstances and restore regular frequency instantly.”
Unacceptable mismanagement at Majestic Metro Station this morning. Decreasing prepare frequency to 10 minutes throughout peak hours, assuming everybody has a vacation, created absolute chaos. BMRCL should plan higher in such circumstances and restore regular frequency instantly. pic.twitter.com/rkp7VPIKKi
— P C Mohan (@PCMohanMP) April 14, 2025
BMRCL managing director Maheshwara Rao claimed that there was an unusually excessive variety of passengers within the morning due to an extended weekend. “The variety of trains working was much less, ultimately resulting in congestion. There was inconvenience reported for someday however after taking inventory of the scenario, we inducted extra trains in direction of Whitefield to clear the group. The scenario is now regular,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, a BMRCL spokesperson mentioned in a press release, “Following the group build-up at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station (Majestic), on account of the final vacation in the present day, BMRCL has operationalised 4 further trains from Byapahanalli to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station (Majestic) to boost public comfort. Moreover, one prepare was short-terminated at Majestic and returned to ITPL. With this, a complete of seven contemporary journeys originating from Majestic, Garudacharpalya & Whitefield (have been operationalised). Additionally, this night, trains from ITPL will function at 5 minutes headway.”
BMRCL operates 57 prepare units (30 on the Purple Line, 22 on the Inexperienced Line, and 5 – 6 for upkeep). That is inadequate for the present community size. A contract with China Railway Rolling Inventory Company (CRRC) for 216 coaches (36 trains) was awarded 4 years in the past, however supply has been delayed as a result of pandemic, necessities for native manufacturing below the Make in India initiative, and international provide chain disruption. Solely a prototype prepare arrived in February 2024 from China and one other prepare set was dispatched by native rolling inventory producer Titagarh Rail System in January 2025.
Of the 216 new coaches, 126 (21 six-coach trains) are meant for the Purple and Inexperienced Strains, whereas 90 coaches (15 six-coach trains) are for the Yellow Line (R V Street–Bommasandra).
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