According to the reports, due to Ambedkar Jayanti, Namma’s metropolitan trains arrived every 8-10 minutes of the peak hours, a significant fall in the usual 3-5 minutes intervals, on April 14, 2025. Photo credit: Special arrangement
The EasterPrabhu Kempegowda (Majestic) station from Namma (Majestic) of Namma witnessed chaotic scenes on Monday (April 14, 2025) in the morning as travelers who go to charge, as well as those who returned to the city after the weekend wet with overpopulated platforms and subway delays.
The interruption was attributed to a frequency of minor Hhan trains from Hhan due to government holidays for Ambedkar Jayanti. According to the reports, the trains arrived every 8-10 minutes. With hundreds of daily travelers who depend on the subway to get to work on time, Majestic platforms quickly became a sea of people with hardly any space to stop or move.
“I am a daily daily traveler and I have certain times that I continue to get to the office on time. He has never changed before, so I depended on the same today,” said Soidv R., a traveler who travels from Jalahalli to Mg Road. “However, the times were different. The majestic waiting lines were really long and the next meter was 15 minutes later. I was late to the office, although I left home at my usual time.”
Travelers stand out against BMRCL
Many touch social networks to express their frustration, blaming the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for not anticipating the rush. “BMRCL believes that everyone has a vacation, running 10 minutes in the peak time,” the nearby Krishna AG writing in X. “Majestic will have one of these days and only BMRCL will be the fault.
Another traveler, Pabha Sekhar, described the situation as “mass overcrowding and confusion” without a clear communication of the BMRCL authorities.
Even Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohan criticized the metropolitan operator for poor planning. Sharing a video of the people full of people, he published in X: “The impinible poor management in Majestic Station this morning. Reduce the frequency of the train to 10 minutes of peak hours, assuming that everyone has a vacation, created an absolute chaos.” The BMRCL urged to restore the normal frequency immediately and guarantee a better planning of the holidays.
Yashwanth Chavan, BMRCL Public Relations Director, said: “After the accumulation of the crowd at the Majestic station because of today’s general holidays, BMRCL has operationalized four additional public convenience of Troins. Addition. Completed in Majestic and returned to ITPL.
Published – April 14, 2025 02:16 PM IST