10 more trains shifted to Bengaluru’s SMVT station, road access remains a sticky issue
The city’s Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SVMT), which opened in June, will handle 11 more trains.
The swanky, airport-like terminal located in Baiyappanahalli in eastern Bengaluru currently handles about 30 long-distance and regional (MEMU) trains. It was constructed with seven platforms to reduce congestion at KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur stations.
The South Western Railway (SWR) is gradually shifting trains from other stations. In a statement on Saturday, the railways said 10 more trains would originate and terminate at SMVT instead of KSR Bengaluru and KR Puram. These trains are:
