Title - Tipu Express delayed

Passengers on board Mysore-Bangalore Tipu Express were an exasperated lot when the train did not reach its destination on time on Monday.

The train, which departed from here at 11 a.m. on schedule, was held up for sometime at Naganahalli after which there was another long halt near Maddur.

Venkatesh, one of the passengers on board the train, told The Hindu that the train was on the verge of entering Bangalore city but was held up for nearly an hour near the Binny Mills after Nayandahalli station.

Frustrated by the inordinate delay, most of the passengers got down and walked to the city station. However, the elderly and the senior citizens had a tough time negotiating their way out while some simply stayed put in the train till it was given the green signal to enter the platform. The scheduled time of arrival at Bangalore is 1.30 p.m. against which the train reached its destination at 3.30 p.m.

When contacted, senior railway officials attributed the delay to civil and yard work at Bangalore.