The Hindu·2 min read·easy
Metro trains skip two stations for nearly three hours amid heavy crowds during Freedom Habba
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The Hindu Bureau
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Bengaluru Metro temporarily skipped two central stations for three hours on Saturday evening to manage extreme crowd congestion during the Freedom Hubba celebrations. The BMRCL stated the measure was necessary for safety and crowd control in coordination with local traffic authorities.
The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Sunday clarified that trains had temporarily skipped Cubbon Park and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Metro stations for nearly three hours on Saturday evening amid heavy crowds during the Freedom Hubba celebrations around Vidhana Soudha.
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