South Western Railway proposes Mumbai-like suburban rail services in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: In a bid to decongest city traffic by running more commuter trains, South Western Railway has proposed doubling of Yelahanka-Devanahalli (23km) and quadrupling of Byappanahalli-Hosur (48.5km) sections.

SWR has invited a tender for final location survey (FLS) for these two crucial lines. Tender is likely to be finalised by December-end.

This comes after railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw last month instructed SWR to take up a feasibility study for improving capacity of high-density railway lines in and around Bengaluru by doubling/tripling/quadrupling them, on the lines of Mumbai’s famed suburban rail system.