Regular passengers of train number (06262), operated between Hosur and Bengaluru, demanded the South Western Railway (SWR) to withdraw the notification on cancellation of the service with effect from Monday.
On Friday, at Heelalige station, a section of the passengers raised slogans against cancellation of the service. They said that the cancellation will cause inconvenience to working professionals and aged people.
Sanjeev Deshpande, who was a regular traveler using the train from Hebbal to Heelalige, said, “I regularly used the service. Like me, hundreds of the people working in Attibele, Jigani, Electronics City and other areas use the service. Companies are providing buses from Heelalige station to their workplace. To get from my workplace to my home, it would take three hours by car and cost anywhere around ₹700 per day. Whereas, a train journey costs ₹10. People who do not have vehicles and if they rely on BMTC buses, it would take more than four hours to reach their homes.” He added that the SWR cancelled a local train service on the day the Prime Minister laid the foundation for the suburban rail project.
