BENGALURU: More than eight months since it was inaugurated with much fanfare, the halt station near Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) remains unused. The reason: South Western Railway has suspended train services to and from KIA due to poor patronage during the second Covid wave. However, activists say poor frequency of trains and lack of awareness are to blame.
SWR operated 10 trains a day to and from KIA halt station when it was inaugurated on January 4, 2021. However, services have been suspended since April-end.
The halt station located 3.5km from the KIA terminal was built by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) at a cost of around Rs 3 crore and aimed at benefiting 28,000 airport employees as well as passengers.
