Bangalore: Southwestern Railways (SWR) announced that a total of ten trains to Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport from various stations in the city are cancelled. The decision was made after the railway authorities noticed low capacity on numerous trains to Bengaluru airport, which was launched to improve connectivity between the city and the airport.
According to SWR, 06531 KSR Bengaluru City – Devanahalli, 06533 Devanahalli – Yelahanka, 06534 Yelahanka – KIA, 06535 Devanahalli – Bengaluru Cantonment, 06536 Bengaluru Cantonment – Devanahalli, 06537 Devanahalli – Bengaluru Cantonment, 06538 Bengaluru Cantonment – Devanahalli, 06539 Devanahalli – Yelahanka, 06540 Yelahanka – Devanahalli, and 06532 Devanahalli – KSR Bengaluru services are cancelled between June 1 to 3, June 5 to 10 and June 12 to 17. SWR has also cancelled a few more services that operate via the airport station in Bengaluru.
The MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) trains were created to make airport travel less expensive and speedier, given the distance from most sections of the city to Bengaluru airport. The Bengaluru airport expresses train cost is fixed at Rs. 30 – Rs. 35 per head, therefore these were substantially less expensive for travellers. This contrasts with an average BMTC Vayu Vajra rate of roughly Rs. 200 – Rs. 500 and cab fares via ride-hailing apps that can cost more than Rs. 2,000 depending on location in the city.
