Electronics City

Hoodi

Mysore

Many turn to trains to beat the tech corridor’s terrible traffic and make sure they reach office on time. So it’s time Rlys increase the number of trains, say expertsWith Bengaluru yet to get a full-fledged sub-urban train network and Metro yet to reach the tech corridors (Whitefield and), local trains have turned out to be the ‘best friends’ of techies. Many techies prefer to take trains as they feel that this is the only mode which can ensure they reach their offices hassle free at the shortest available time. However, the railways are yet to increase the number of trains. They also need to speed up the doubling of railway tracks so that more trains can be introduced, said techie and railway expert Sanjeev Dyamannanavar.Whitefield andrailway stations are quite popular among techies as they take trains to reach their offices in Whitefield. Many say that the trains are not only cheaper but also help them reach their destinations faster and avoid traffic jams entirely on Whitefield road. A train to Whitefield from the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru city station takes anywhere between 34 minutes to 44 minutes as against a bus journey which may extend beyond an hour or sometimes two to three hours during peak hours. Worse, the traffic on Whitefield road is so unpredictable that commuters are clueless as to when the traffic jam will end. In fact, the credit for creating a Hoodi station goes to commuters who endlessly worked with the people representatives in getting a station so that they could reach offices easily.Another popular train with the techies is the Yeshwanthpur-Hosur train. This train helps people reach areas like Bellandur, Carmelaram, Heelalige (Electronics City and Chandapura) and Anekal road with ease. Many techies working in Electronics City prefer to take this train as it helps them beat the Electronics city traffic from Chandapura side. Recently, a new train has been introduced from Whitefield to Kolar via Hoodi, KR Puram, Channasandra, Yelahanka, Bettahalasoor and Devanahalli. As the train has been scheduled for evening trips, this can be really helpful for techies returning from work.For techies who stay nearroad, the Kengeri and Krishnadevaraya stations have been good access points to board trains. “Now, we hope that we can soon take trains to the trumpet interchange as the work on the halt station has begun. This will greatly help techies to take the train to airport as well,” said Nandan J, a techie.Meanwhile, techies are demanding more trains to stations connecting to their work places, especially during peak hours. Added to this, BMTC has been requested to connect the stations to the work places so that there is an easy switch over.