Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Bengaluru Woman Takes Three Hours to Travel 19 Kilometres
Silpa needed to travel across Bengaluru to catch a train.
She left home around 5 pm for a train scheduled at 7 pm.
The train was already running two hours late.
Heavy rain and traffic made the road trip very slow.
The 19-kilometre trip took more than three hours.
Silpa thought she might miss the train.
When she reached the station, the train was being announced.
She hurried through the station with her suitcases and managed to board.
She shared the story online and said it made her appreciate people who face Bengaluru traffic regularly.
Silpa said it took more than three hours to travel 19 km from Electronic City to Krishnarajapuram railway station.
She left home around 5 pm to catch a 7 pm train.
Heavy rain and peak-hour traffic slowed the journey.
The train was running two hours late, according to Silpa.
She reached the station as the train was being announced and boarded after rushing with her suitcases.
- Who
- Silpa, who shared her journey on Instagram.
- What
- She described a more-than-three-hour trip of 19 km to catch a train.
- When
- She left home around 5 pm; the train was scheduled for 7 pm. The article says it was running two hours late but does not specify the date of the journey.
- Where
- From Electronic City to Krishnarajapuram railway station in Bengaluru.
- Why
- Heavy rain and peak-hour traffic slowed her journey.
- Distance
- 19 km
- Journey time
- More than three hours
- Starting point
- Electronic City
- Destination
- Krishnarajapuram railway station
- Departure time
- Around 5 pm
- Train schedule
- Scheduled for 7 pm; reportedly running two hours late
- Conditions
- Heavy rain and peak-hour traffic