Yeshwantpur Junction: Construction gains momentum

Construction has gathered pace to transform Yeshwantpur Junction into a world-class railway station.

While the Rs 377-crore project aims to give passengers an airport-like experience, it doesn’t include a long-pending proposal to enhance train-handling capacity at Karnataka’s second-busiest railway station.

Last month, the South Western Railway (SWR) said it would discontinue a special weekly train that links Yeshwantpur with Murdeshwar in coastal Karnataka. Authorities cited pit-line constraints at Yeshwantpur for the decision.