Bengaluru: With Namma Metro’s airport connectivity project making slow progress, Bengalureans have started a campaign for upgrading rail infrastructure between the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) near Devanahalli and the city. Their demand for a better transport link comes at a time when the airport operator is estimating passenger traffic to almost double in the next ten years.
“Around 75,000 people either arrive or depart from Bengaluru airport daily. This figure is set to grow in the future. The government or the airport operator has done nothing to improve connectivity to the airport in the past ten years,” said Rajkumar Dugar, a resident of Vasanthnagar, who has now started an online campaign “Bengaluru Needs Trains to Airport - And Fast” on Change.org.
The campaign demanding suburban train to the airport, Dugar said, is intended to create awareness among citizens because many do not know about the rail track that passes next to the airport. “It would take not less than five years for the metro to start operations on the airport line. Suburban rail infrastructure costs less and is quick to implement,” he added.
17/09/18 Naveen Menezes/Economic Times
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“Around 75,000 people either arrive or depart from Bengaluru airport daily. This figure is set to grow in the future. The government or the airport operator has done nothing to improve connectivity to the airport in the past ten years,” said Rajkumar Dugar, a resident of Vasanthnagar, who has now started an online campaign “Bengaluru Needs Trains to Airport - And Fast” on Change.org.
The campaign demanding suburban train to the airport, Dugar said, is intended to create awareness among citizens because many do not know about the rail track that passes next to the airport. “It would take not less than five years for the metro to start operations on the airport line. Suburban rail infrastructure costs less and is quick to implement,” he added.
17/09/18 Naveen Menezes/Economic Times
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