Hosur Road Traffic Congestion Eases After Bengaluru Metro's Yellow Line Services Begins: Report

Bengaluru’s newly inaugurated Yellow Line metro service has begun to ease traffic pressures on Hosur Road, though mixed responses from commuters highlight lingering challenges, reported Indian Express.

According to an analysis by the city traffic police, congestion levels along the busy corridor dropped by 10 per cent on 11 August, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 19 km stretch between RV Road and Bommasandra.

The line links residential hubs in the south with technology parks and manufacturing units in Electronic City, and is also seen as a long-awaited solution to chronic gridlock at the Silk Board Junction.

Police data showed the most significant improvement during the evening peak hours between 4 pm and 9 pm, when congestion fell by 32 per cent on 11 August compared with a typical Monday.

However, a senior traffic police officer was quoted as saying, “Morning peak traffic, however, remained almost unchanged, suggesting that commuters may be more inclined to use the metro for their return journey from work rather than during their morning commute.”

By 12 August, the trend had extended to mornings as well, with a 22 per cent decline in congestion recorded between 7 am and 11 am.

However, officials acknowledged other factors such as recent rainfall and limited parking near stations could have nudged more people towards metro services.

“We don’t see a major decline… because the Yellow Line is operating only with three trains with less frequency,” another officer was quoted.

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