BengaluruThe Nagasandra metro station, on the green line, welcomed a huge crowd Monday morning after a long festive weekend. Long queues outside the metro station presented high ridership on this stretch, and commuters demanded the opening of the Nagasandra-Madavara line, which could decrease ridership.

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Photos of the 1km-long line in front of this metro station in north Bengaluru have gone viral on social media. A user named Rajath took to X and wrote, “Absolute chaos in Nagasandra Metro! The queue extends to the Kennametal entrance (1 km). If the green line extension to Madavara had been inaugurated, this could have easily been avoided! Politicians are apathetic, citizens suffer.”

He wondered why the Nagasandra-Madavara line was yet to be inaugurated even after obtaining all approvals. “More than a month since inspection and approval, yet do ordinary citizens have to wait?? No wonder we have become a laughing stock! This makes me sad as a Bangalorean,” Rajath added.

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Another user, Ayushman Raina, wrote: “There is a 500m queue to enter Nagasandra metro station. If the #greenline had been extended, it would have been spread over 3 other stations, thus reducing the load.”

A video recorded from an auto-rickshaw went viral and showed the hurdles faced by Bangalore Metro commuters. In a post Monday morning. Traffic in Bangalore is no joke.

In early October, the 3.7 km stretch of the Green Line got approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) and is expected to be inaugurated in the second or third week of October. However, there is no tentative date as to when this crucial stretch will be opened to the public as it is still awaiting the official inauguration.

The elevated extension includes three new stations: Manjunathnagar, Chikkabidarakallu and Madavara. Once this section becomes operational, it is expected to improve connectivity for commuters traveling to key destinations in North Bengaluru.