Bengaluru, Aug. 15 -- The launch of Bengaluru Namma Metro's Yellow Line stretch last weekend may have eased traffic for some, but it appears to be straining another lifeline of the city's metro network. A Reddit post by a frustrated Bengaluru commuter has gone viral, spotlighting the severe overcrowding now plaguing the Purple Line during peak hours.

The commuter wrote that the Purple Line, which was already packed during office rush hours (8 to 10 am and 6 to 8 p), has now become "unbearable" since the Yellow Line began operations.

".ever since the Yellow Line opened last weekend, things have gotten so bad that we often can't even enter the train at all," they said, adding that passengers are frequently forced to skip multiple trains i...