A senior official said, “To enhance the capacity of the existing railway line and facilitate additional commuter trains between Baiyyappanahalli and Hosur, the Doubling Project of Baiyyappanahalli-Hosur (48 km) was sanctioned by the Railway Board in the financial year 2018-19.
Doubling Baiyappanahalli-Hosur railway line: Boon or Bane?
Doubling Baiyappanahalli-Hosur railway line: Boon or Bane?
Heelalige Railway Station connects the city to Bengaluru South and further to Hosur. Pic: Shreya Pillai
Over the last few years, the city of Bengaluru has been growing beyond its potential. As a city with educated and active citizens, civic activism has been a significant decider in how the city develops.
One of the citizen activism initiatives has been developing the existing railway network to boost the suburban rail project.
A few years ago, the Government of Karnataka (Karnataka Rail Infrastructure Company (K-RIDE)) started developing a plan for the extension of these railway networks.