Title - Railway cancelled 2 important train introduced before Karnataka state election

Suspension of two DEMU trains between Banaswadi and Hosur for 5 months has raised many eyebrows. On Wednesday, rail officials announced that train number - 06571/06572 Banaswadi-Hosur-Banaswadi and 06573/06574 Banaswadi- Hosur-Banaswadi - stand cancelled from May 26 to October 25. Reason for cancellation of these two DEMU trains has been given as renewal work between Baiyyappanahalli and Hosur over a strech of 48 kms.

Between Hebbal - Banaswadi - Hosur, everyday more than 5000 passengers opt suburban train services. Introduced in March this year both these DEMU trains became instantly popular among daily commuters as both these trains halt at  Byappanahalli in the tech corridor.  Note that it was before assemble election of the state. Now once the election is over, Railway officials announced suspension of these trains.

According to experts, 5 months suspension time is too long as rail authorities can complete track renewal work in eight weeks with help of modern technology. SWR should operate these two rakes on other stretches till the completion of maintenance work between Baiyyappanahalli and Hosur.