Is the Whitefield Metro faster than a 2-wheeler? DH journos test both
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2023
- Would the Whitefield Metro to MG Road be faster than riding through peak hour traffic? Rishika Kashyap picks Namma Metro and Udbhavi Balakrishna braves the traffic to see who gets to the Deccan Herald office first.
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Even if Metro takes a few minutes more, it is preferred. This is because in Metro one can travel passively (i.e. you don't have to stay mentally active and can relax), while riding a bike or driving a car one has to travel actively (i.e. you have keep your brains on which is tiring by itself).
yes we can watch youtube in 30mins
time saved
time is money
well said. It is a peaceful commute rather than the stressful commute in traffic and not to mention pollution and mishaps.
Safety is priceless !
from this video I can tell metro is actually fast route because if someone is going to the office even if its their first day they will always keep timetable of metro and plan according to it and that saves 15-20 minutes.
Oh before watching this video you thought own vehicle is faster 😂😂
Main problem to travel is city traffic metro won't face any traffic just Only short stops
You need someone to explain that 👏🏼👏🏼
@@nanuunknown611 i didn't thought of anything before watching the video as i don't live in Bangalore and in this case its not just only metro route, its metro + bus + metro.
@@nanuunknown611 the whole point of this video was to see out of both which will be faster, if people already knew metro would be faster, there would be no point in watching the video. So your comment doesn't really make sense at all other than sounding condescending.
@@supersaiyan-goku-san any dumbass can understand in the crowded city commuting without traffic is big relief than commuting by road
Disagree. Usually you don't start timing from metro station. It should have been home to metro to office.
If you have Metro within 1-2 km from you home or work location, use it. Simply, it is the best and safest means of transportation. Remember, more traffic on the road means, chances of accidents are high and you are also exposed to more pollution and stress. Someone rightly mentioned about getting some exercise while using Metro (walking from/to the Metro station etc) which is a good point because most of young IT folks don't get any physical exercise otherwise.
actually more traffic means less accidents, because speed of vehicle is pedestrian.
I stay 3km away from metro and have regular metro feeder busses from my place. Although travelling in bus is not ideal but I still do it. It's time Bengaluru embraced public transport in a big way.
i would use the metro only if it helps me save time or considerable amount of money when i travel between places.
best is work frm home😂
@@coolmonkey5269 you're like me🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I really like this kind of journalism which are people centric!
Deccan herald/Prajawani is one media which really works on people centric issues. Keep up the good work and bring more on your forum. Take issues like potholes, flooding, pollution, traffic condensation, bda/bbmp roadblocks, land values going sky rocket, etc.
DH enclave needs to be viewed by a larger audience honestly.
Well said
yup, But if u follow their articles mostly it's politically biased and one sided
@@sjgghosh7677 to which side?
Metro wins during rain
And summer.
and everyday because you don't have to inhale as much pollution from vehicles around you
Ohh Big Time, it actually wins in any case.
If there's lightning, they suspend metro for some time usually.
Better you leave this planet if you can't bear the weather😂
Bikes with no helmets and cars without seat belts are getting caught in this video. 😅. Great
Nothing new in this country or for that matter this city.
And I guess the main priority should be to follow lane discipline.
@@silverstreet7984 in Bangalore there are kilometres of road without proper or no road markings. It's just the dirty scam bbmp has asphalted roads for name and vote sake.
We can create a new adjective called BANGALORE, sorry BENGALURU!
Better then Pune & Mumbai where wearing helmet is not even a norm 🤣
That's the reality of Bangalore roads!
Absolutely correct once k r puram and baiyappanahalli is connected it's a dream come true
It'll come true in a month or two. June or July you'll get train direct from kengeri to Whitefield with reduced headway.
@@JeevanKumar-bs5cvit’s October and it’s still a dream
If the link was completed and there were more trains running on the line, we can reach mg road from Whitefield in 40-45 mins
Good to see that so many people are discussing about the metro
@@MK-ij2sc You built those metro ah ? lol
@@MO-fg2cm i like knowing about the development of bangalore
@@MK-ij2sc xpc
@@MO-fg2cm Probably we all contributed through the taxes
Good one.
Note of caution: Those who are expecting better services once Baiyappanahalli is connected to KR Pura need to start praying that Titagarh Wagons Ltd starts delivering new train sets to BMRCL from this month to allow BMRCL to offer peak hour services every 5 mins, not 15 mins! Else it will be a highly crowded experience from say July onwards.
Good luck to all the commuters 🙏🏾
Metro Coaches are made by BEML and the Propulsion System for these Metro Coaches are mfgd By Mitsubishi Electric
frequency is also low because there arent enough commuters yet, it would adjust.
and during peak hours frequency increases, its how in every other city.
I use the metro everyday, the average wait time if you are unlucky is about 12 minutes, not bad but not good either@@SHAILESH506
I think this comparison should be from your home to your office instead of 1 metro station to another. For metro commuters, traveling before and after metro stations is also a major pain point !!!
I will choose Metro in order to burn out calories, while walking a bit here and there, standing, using steps
4:53 LOL... the passenger at the back is the one wearing the helmet and not the driver! 😂😂😂😂
Here here 6:56, found another one🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@lokeshwaranvr that's probably his gf and she wanted to maintain privacy
@@jamn610 LOL... or ensure his family doesn't find out! 😂
Taking bus in middle is only temporary, the line btwn baiyapanahalli and kr puram will be connected soon.... So metro is always the best option.... I once travelled from kengeri to Vr mall (Whitefield) to watch a film (it was only available in that pvr😅) if i had travelled in vehicle movie would have ended before reaching.......
Lol, which movie?
still not connected… oct 2023
*"Rush Hour Rumble: When the Namma Metro Outshines Peak Hour Traffic"*
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the city's peak hour fray,
Two commuters embarked on a journey today.
Rishika chose the Namma Metro with a smile,
While Udbhavi braved the traffic with style.
On Udbhavi's forehead, a perfect comparison was made,
As her charm, smile, and bindi began to fade.
With each passing minute, her makeup disappeared,
No smile or bindi left, just a look of sheer fear
Oh, peak hour traffic, how cruel you can be,
Taking our commuters' radiance with such glee.
Perhaps next time, they'll choose the Namma Metro train,
And arrive at their destination feeling refreshed and sane
thika muchu, you are no viarya muthu
@@bharathg7284 ?? What??
@@bharathg7284 hahaha
this was fun to watch. i like Rishika smile and decision and udbhavi witty confidence and details of devil that Bangalore traffic 😄😍😍
Discomfort of driving bike for 30+ min bangalore traffic is very high compared to sitting in metro so metro wins easily for me.
Me and my friend covered
Kundalhalli to ksrtc in 60 mins.
by metro>bus>metro>run to train platform.
We were lucky to catch metro in right time but it's possible with plan. In fact getting qr tickets saves quite some time & 5% DISCOUNT . Highly recommended !
qr tickets?
Very nice.
I request bmrcl and bbmp authorities to improve Bannerghatta road as metro work isn't completed. I usually get struck in the traffic and i delay for my CLG.
Good for Bangalore at least they are building much needed Metro Lines which complemented with the Bus service would be an awesome public transport unlike Hyderabad which neither adding Metro nor Buses to it's public transport causing big traffic jams in the city.
I think metros are so much better, you can save a lot of time every month and will also be cheaper cos a lot of petrol is used specifically when there's a lot of traffic. Metros make travel across cities and within big cities so much better and helps a lot of people specifically employees to travel daily and not to mention, it's also public transport so it doesn't create that much pollution and is also much comfortable!
Compared to an electric two wheeler or an electric car, cost per kilometer in metro is higher, so using an electric car or two wheeler leads to significant savings..
@@sunboat800 Well I think you are right however metro is still better for most of ppl bcs they are mostly employees and for them metro will be a faster option, I traveled from Ghaziabad to Delhi in metro many times and it was far more time saving cos the traffic yk and was also more convince bcs of the fact that we can just sit and do anything in metro but driving a car for hour daily is tiring and then working in office after that hour long drive however if only talking about saving money then yeah, ev can be a better option in that case
@@sunboat800 good luck for driving 30 - 40 min and morethan a hour every day . in metro u could watch a movie or do ur work.
if its a rainy day then goodluck driving ebike....
The Metro is really good, worth waiting for 17mins and reaching on time....
DH - You guys do superb content. Please work on seo and marketing so that more people can see your content
They are doing it
Aiythu Sir... Hangey Carpentry kuda kaliri antha kuda helbidi
This is top-class content. Something fascinating to watch. 🙌 🤩
This challenge should be taken up in rainy season
Great job DH. Loved it. Metro any day.. um.. except maybe sunday.
Metro is the better option cheers to both of you 👍
Very well done! Excellent, with all the nice quibbles in place!!
I like this video. Honest comparison. Need more of this
As per the news, the KR Puram to Baiyapanhalli stretch will be completed by June 2023. Let's see.
I use to travel manyata tech park from electronic city { heelalige railway station} using Indian railways - morning 8am I board hosur -yasvanthpur local - leave it at hebbal and in evening board 16211 and reach electronic city {heelalige } by 5pm.
Let's hope once metro start yellow & pink line route start too.
You should do more in this format about bangalore drawing comparison and raising awareness.
As she mentioned, the traffic is moving and not as bad as other cities as i've seen recently.
Metro anytime!!! hope that stretch is completed soon. I need to travel to my Mahadevapura office from Central college from June at least once a week.
Awesome video guys... very refreshing content than regular reporting.
They should do this comparison on a Saturday evening going from Whitefield to KR Puram :). Tell me then how it feels on a scooter/motorcyle or car.
Good job useful, excited expecting more videos like these.... 🙏👍👌😄
There are free bus services around the city in some foreign countries . If the gov want to see more commuters on metro they can arrange free bus service from K r puram to MG road for metro ticket holders. That help the traffic to come down. (Like metro with bus line passes )
Yes metro and bus can tie up
They don't need to make it free, just giving better connectivity and higher frequency will solve the problems.
And also charge extra to take your own vehicle during rush hour like in London
Great content. Well done to the team.
It's very nice and detailed video much appreciated thanks for the info😊😊
Is it not common sense that Metro is faster than going by road 😂
Glad to see both of you
Fantastic. DH way to go👏👏👍
Dh is coming with some really good content..keep going.
Rishika madam is just so beautiful !
Good job done DH for providing us such valuable information on the reality of public transportation in Bengaluru...
U guys are going great 👍..keep it up .....
Nice testing by DH... appreciate the efforts put in by all for this... 👌
Namaste, welcome to namma Bengaluru 🤓🫴🤣
This video should be revisited now that the line is complete
Next Deccan Herald will Compare the Travel time from Hyderabad to Bangalore via Flight and Road
lol
Appreciate this kind of videos 👏🏻
The best thing about metro is that if it takes same predictable amount of time which helps to plan.
Unfortunately with roads it can vary so sometimes you reach early or sometimes late.
Ex reaching a theater early and waiting or late and missing.
Getting down from metro and taking a bus is always the terrible part. I stay 3 kms away from a metro station. When I take a shaky metro feeder bus after being in AC, that's when the heart sinks. But what to do, not everyone can have a home very close to metro.
there should be some sort of express services that skip certain stations which will actually save time for commuters travelling from one end to the other.
Great video but one major issue that is not highlighted here is the terrible last mile connectivity after getting off at the destination station
Ohh come on!!! little walk is good for body . Even in any foreign countries it’s the same after metro stop u have to walk . Also little physical walk is always good unless it’s above 2 kms
@@jayakishore565 where to walk? Footpaths are broken and you cannot walk on the road. I almost slipped and sprained my ankle because the tiles on the footpath were broken. During morning rush people cannot walk to their offices. They'll either have to use bus or auto and autos will charge more
@@gohan12991 dude don’t get to dramatic . Suddenly you want india to be foreign . Takes time . Let india reach 10 trillion by 2040 then you can expect all. Takes time
@@jayakishore565 asking for basic facilities is foreign? Instead of directing your anger at me, if you had directed the same anger at the politicians then people wouldn't be falling into ditches, they wouldn't be killed by simply walking on roads and metro pillars falling onto them.
BBMP isn't poor, they earn a lot of money but pretty much everyone knows here that politicians and contractors dig up roads and then patch them. That's corruption. People like you are okay with that sort of thing.
Even if India ever becomes 10 trillion dollar economy, even if it's 2050 the condition of roads will not be that different from now because a lot of that money will be pocketed by corrupt officials.
@@gohan12991 first of all iam not indian citizen anymore.I moved to Europe in 2010 by seeing corruption in those days. Now a days iam thinking to come back and do some thing for my country. i will take decission after 2024 results. No one said politicians are not corrupt. but guys like u should fight.bcoz of guys like wasting time on Social media Indian is like that. I blame u dude
As the additional hassle of getting down in KR Pura and taking a feeder service to Byppanahalli would be eliminated in a couple of month's time, metro services would win hands down compared to a two wheeler commute. The shorter the journey is, the more convenient the own transport going to be. For a longer distance travel within the city, metro would emerge as a most preferred option in years to come.
I have travelled a lot in many cities, and the metro in New Delhi is exceptionally the best, but Any day personal vehicles are better than metro/buses.
Very informative 👍🏼
At last the "missing link" of purple line opened...Now metro is the best...
with Metro atleast you are gauranteed how much time it will take, with Traffic on road it can vary. Metro can get crowded too. An underpass is better and faster then overhead usually. Underpass is used more !!!
Plus 17mins wait initially.. made her lose the bet. I still think metro is the way to go.. frequency should improve.
Time of travel is just 1 factor. Equally (if not more) important factors to consider are: mental stress involved, comfort, safety and hygiene. After all, who wants to arrive at work dusty and sweaty, smelling like diesel, and wanting to punch someone out of frustration from driving on Bangalore’s streets.
Please do this test now, after the entire stretch of Metro is open. ;)
Very well done by both girls
I would choose work from home.
2 hour journey from Arakere to Indiranager. 45 min in metro. 1 hour 15 mins getting to/from metro station. Rs 50 for metro. Rs 300 for auto to/from metro. Metro is awesome, please fix connectivity! :))
The girl on scooter is absolutely beautiful. Very expressive and has an intoxicating smile. Thanks for the reporting.
Forgot to add earlier:
Well done also to all the important persons not seen!! The video persons and those recording the audio especially of the lady on the scooter. And especially well done to the storyboard editors and the timeline splicing techs. It's a small video but lot of small details that needs a lot of effort to splice correctly.
Trying to show off your nerd cred huh? Aspiring editor beta? Comment less and get to work.
Metro always ahead of road traffic. Metro gives convience of No traffic, dust, cautious drive, One can use the time productively & is cost effective so I will prefer Metro over self drive.
Even after six months KR Puram to Byappanhalli is not complete. BMRCL comes up with excuses that no one can think of. There were bureaucrats like Sivasailam who blocked Suburban Rail for decades. BMRCL is still thinking about when to inaugurate the missing link even after the CMRS approvals.
Here in Delhi I reach to my office in 35 minutes via delhi metro. Which is around 23 kilometers away from my home & U have to spend 25 minute for just 13 kilometers & UR frequency is 15 minutes for another metro OMG😮. Here I have to wait 2 minutes for another metro. Bengaluru metro have to do a lot in it's metro system.
Actually the problem behind this huge headway is that the BMRC made a faux pas in choosing the vendor for the rolling stock. BMRC chose CRRC Nanjing Puzhen (China) pre-COVID, with the condition of maximum domestic manufacturing. It tried hard to set up a plant in India, first in Nagpur (in partnership with MahaMetro), and then in Sri City by itself; it failed on both occasions, due in no small part to Galwan. Now, CRRC, in order to meet the domestic manufacturing clause, has tied up with Titagarh Wagons Ltd to manufacture the 216 coaches it had agreed to supply to BMRC, in a new brownfield facility in Titagarh's existing plant in Uttarpara, West Bengal. It may take some more time (around 6 more months) for the first coach to roll off the assembly lines and be delivered to BMRC. Meanwhile, BMRC will also need to make a lot of changes to the Baiyappanahalli depot on the Purple Line before it connects the Whitefield-KRP line to the rest of the Purple Line. Most importantly, the reason behind the high headway, is that land acquisition delays have forced the 1.5-km missing link between KRP and Baiyappanahalli to be delayed (much like the case of Trilokpuri on the Pink Line in Delhi Metro).
@@darshilmashru8479 Nothing cool down bro, that is a new route not yet linked to the rest of the system, that's why. Frequency is good on the rest of the system.
@@lokeshwaranvr Yes, but once this line is linked to the rest of the Purple Line, the frequency will slightly worsen. CRRC-Titagarh need to supply rolling stock at the earliest to maintain a good frequency.
if the public transport keeps improving like this and the people actually learn to stop thinking individualistically, then we can reduce traffic by a lot (read faster bus travel times) and have way less pollution and temperature hikes.
17 minutes wait was bad. Now its wayyyy better
Metro is always better than personal vehicles and Buses.
I found this video, just a day after thinking about experimenting this myself! Damn😂
Great video. We want a metro line connecting HAL Old Airport Road or Domlur too. Terrible traffic here everyday. Hope someone listens
I would say personal vehicle because going from your main starting point to the metro station is again a hassle and not all metro stations have two-wheeler parking.
Good keep it up. Make it faster
People getting caught for not using helmet 😅😅😅.
Byappanahalli-KR Pura Metro segment is set to open sometime in July (probably around 15th), after that choosing Metro is a no-brainer.
What was the total cost for both of them?
you know its real bad when the benchmark for "not bad traffic" is i"vehicles were moving"
Thanks! Comparing at wrong time instead of evening please compare at actual office hours morning 8 am to 10 am may be :)
Under current situation (as d 2 stations r not connected) I'll rather ride a 2 wheeler to reach my destination.😊
What is the time taken between , KR Pura to Baiappanahalli metro using metro feeder bus ?
Scooter person had fun inhaling all the Carbon Monoxide
It's fun or not, public transport always good for the city's traffic problem. Btw, now that connectivity from kr pura to byappanahalli is complete, added advantage for Metro
Metro: if line is complete❤
What I learned from this video: Journalistas are divas. Thank you.
if you see,
there was around wastage for time going through metro
17 min to wait for metro to come
15-20 min for changing from metro -> bus -> metro
if these things will get sorted, i think travel time will reduced by 20-25 mins easily or maybe more
now these things are 5 mins
and the stretch is complete so it takes 3/4 of the time
Metro was always comfortable, daily traveler in kochi metro
Hope we have men's version of it 😅
Very good Analysis
Lack of public transportation is one of the worst things about b'luru. I just wish b'luru's public transportation gets better. This will be a relief. Plus the roads here needs to be expanded, the main roads are so narrow here compared to delhi NCR.
The girl who drove is defending the travel via road so much and changing her opinion like anything. Just accept it it's a headache to drive here and no comparison b/w travel via metro and road. Metro wins hands down.
Just 4-5 mths more, and that missing link will be complete. Metro will then win hands down!
May be you'll get it by June or July. Except the track link(which is also completed 85-90%) almost all work is completed.
It is August and there is no sign of the Metro opening. Metro over commits and under delivers.
@@amithpallavoor. This is not a measly footpath or storm water drain project. It's a metro project. 6-mths from the last KRP-WFD inauguration (in Mar 2023) is what was predicted by Blore Metro Skyscrapercity forumers (notwithstanding what BMRCL and media say). That's very reasonable , and we're on track for that, viz. Sep 2023
It is not the first time Metro has missed its deadline. Their bureaucrats do not have proper project management practices in place. It is not just about construction but also delay in coach procurement when it comes to the Yellow Line.
Let us not talk about Suburban Rail, which was scheduled to open in 2026.
Happy to see Namma Deccan Herald embracing new media.. way to go !
Deccan herald nimmada.?
Nice information
Please do this on a rainy day, because then the metro will win it for sure. Bangalore is a city where it rains a lot and it's a no brainer that a public transport system that is not running on the road will succeed hands down.
The worst part is it so much time for the authorities to under that.
This is not the real test. You need to see last mile connectivity. But I hope Whitefield metro will be completed by July end and then it will be interesting to see how long does it take
recently I wanted to go from Whitefield to Millers Road. Thought of taking the metro. took me total of 1hr 30 mins end-to-end with a 5-legged journey
1. Home to ITPL metro station (10 mins)
2. ITPL metro to KR Pura metro (15 mins)
3. KR Pura to BYPL by feeder bus (10 mins)
4. BYPL to Cubbon Park by metro (15 mins)
5. Cubbon Park to Miller's Road (10 mins)
Additional 20 minutes waiting for trains and walking at BYPL.
Took a cab in return journey. 55 mins end-to end.
Even with the entire line done, frequency will be poor. Poor planning by Metro. No work on Suburban rail.😊
Metro for Bengaluru people is still a luxury travel.... Unless your start - end points are within 2 kms from the respective metro station, it's going to be expensive and time consuming.... Let's not even get into "walk to the station" debate as our roads are simply not meant for pedestrians. Roads even more dangerous for pedestrians than riding a bike...