Summary:
Out of these, 122 trains are suburban trains, which suggest the dependence of residents on the railways.A majority of the suburban trains are running on the Bengaluru-Whitefield section. The project also includes four suburban services between KSR Bengaluru-Baiyyappanahalli and Baiyappanahalli-Bengaluru, the statement by the railways added. In view of increasing commuter requirement, 26 new suburban train services had been introduced within the last 18 months. These include Bengaluru Cantonment, Bengaluru East, Baiyyapannahalli, Krishnarajapuram, Hoodi and Whitefield - the IT hub of Bengaluru.The Railways have finalised this project after seeing a significant rise in suburban traffic in Bengaluru. In good news for residents of Bengaluru, the Indian Railways has approved a project that will increase the capacity of suburban rail commuters four-fold by having a provision of two additional rail lines from Bengaluru Cantt to Whitefield..