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Deccan Herald
a day ago
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Yellow Line brings crowd surge and chaos to Majestic
Majestic has always been busy during peak hours with IT employees, students and other office-goers. However, since the Yellow Line's launch, the crowd from Kadugodi has surged, heading towards Silk Board Junction in the mornings and returning towards the late half of the day.
