The recent news of further delays in inaugurating the Electronic City Yellow Line has not been well-received by the general public. Reports suggest that the slow progress in procuring train sets for the Yellow Line has been extremely sluggish, pushing the inauguration deadline to the next financial year.

Currently, BMRCL has only one train set in the Yellow Line inventory, which is being used solely for trial runs between RV Road and Bommasandra. BMRCL will need at least three more train sets to conduct further trials with multiple units before declaring the line safe for commercial operations.

Although the 19 km line was completed nearly a year ago, the lack of operational trains is seen as a waste of taxpayers’ money. In response to public pressure, the authorities are considering an alternative suggestion: running trains every half hour with limited stops at Infosys, Konappana Agrahara, Silk Board, Jayadeva, Raggigudda, and the two terminal stations. This idea is being actively discussed until the full inventory of train sets is ready.

Whether this plan will solve the problem of mass commuting or prove to be a short-sighted scheme remains to be seen. As of now, there is no clear deadline for the start of commercial operations, leaving us with a train to nowhere.