Local train passengers in Bengaluru complain about long waits on Vande Bharat Express route

Days after the much-awaited Vande Bharat (VB) Express from Chennai to Mysore, via Bengaluru, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, local passengers who commute on the route have expressed their frustration over the ‘long delay’ caused by the train during crossovers at some critical stations.

Local passengers in Bengaluru, including those traveling on MEMU trains, complained their trains stop for at least 30 minutes at the Whitefield Station between 9.30 am to 10 am the time around which Vande Bharat, followed by Shatabdi Express, crosses the station. They pointed out that the halt of local trains to give way for high-speed express trains has caused a great amount of ‘inconvenience’, especially to the working class section.