BMRCL :Metro set to increase frequency

BMRCL :Metro set to increase frequency

Your wait for a metro train will come down as Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. is set to increase the frequency on the Purple Line by reducing the gap between trains from 8 minutes to 6 minutes from this week. The Purple Line connects Baiyappanahalli to Mysuru Road.

Hundreds of commuters have been complaining about trains being crowded due to lesser frequency.

The Purple Line was inaugurated on April 30. The number of daily commuters is around 1.15 lakh, which works out to an average of 777 passengers per train. Almost immediately after the launch of the entire line, BMRCL had increased the frequency of trains by reducing the gap from 10 minutes to 8 minutes. However, due to technical issues, the time between trains could not be decreased further. BMRCL expects the average number of commuters to touch 1.5 lakh passengers per day.

Source:The Hindu