FAQs - Bengaluru Commuter Rail Service

kbsyed61 - 29-JUL-2012

What is Bengaluru Commuter Rail Service?
It is a local train service that is being proposed to be run on existing railway lines that passes through city centers and connects the suburbs and towns around Bengaluru.

The proposal is to run the local train service on the lines of local trains in Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.

CRS Presentation in Kannada!

kbsyed61 - 26-JUL-2012

Courtesy, Guruprasad, here is the CRS Presentation in Kannada. Many thanks to him for converting the english version into Kannada. Great effort.

Please feel free to review and give your feedback.

Commuter Rail Meeting at Tumkur on 5th of Aug'2012

Sanjeev - 22-JUL-2012

Please Note - This meeting has been postponed till further announcement due to the unavailability of the MP Basavaraj tomorrow, he apparently has to go to Delhi. Inconvienience caused is regretted. WiIl keep you all informed as we hear about the next date for this event.

-NR Team

CRS - Time to Contact our representatives in Parliament and State Assembly!

kbsyed61 - 21-JUL-2012

As Praja member, Naveen, has said, Transportation is more often a 'Political Problem' than anything else. He is right and now the proposed Commuter Rail project is definitely a political problem and is awaiting for that political approval. From state to central, it needs political blessings.

Write to Chief Minister and demand CRS for Bengaluru!

kbsyed61 - 18-JUL-2012

The time has come for all us to become proactive and start building up the pressure and influence to advance the cause of Commuter Rail in Bengaluru. In past many times CRS has missed the bus. But this time lets ensure that it is impelmented ASAP.

A Presentation on 'Commuter Rail Service for Bengaluru'

kbsyed61 - 18-JUL-2012

Dear Prajagale,

Here is a copy of the power point presentation on proposed 'Commuter Rail Service In Bengaluru', which is nicknamed as 'Namma Railu'. This is the version used  at 'Bangalore One' and 'Public Discussion' event past week.

Public Dicussion on Commuter Rail Service at Tumkur, Ramangarm, ITPL etc.

Sanjeev - 17-JUL-2012

This is the right time to build pressure on Govt / Railways to implement the CRS ASAP. First in these efforts is to conduct  CRS awareness campaign in B'lore and all teh CRS coverage area. Let us plan and oragnize few meets at Tumkur, Ramangaram, ITPL, EC, Hosur, Bangarper, Malur, Chikballapur, Dodballapur, Kengeri etc.

CRS Publicity Posters in English

kbsyed61 - 16-JUL-2012

Time now for the final push to CRS train. Otherwise it may be left standing where it was before Praja's Namma Raiu campaign. This time a lot has been done at government level with RITES doing a technical report and GOK, SWR showing considerable interest in it.

CRS Publicity Posters in Kannada!

kbsyed61 - 16-JUL-2012

Couple of praja members had requsted for CRS publicity posters. Here are 2 versions of CRS posters in Kannada. You all may feel free to use it for CRS publicity at workplace, apartment societies, Malls and public spaces. Please feel free to print, distribute and display at prominent locations.

Railways and platform height

GNT - 15-JUL-2012

I am not sure if this is the right forum to raise this question. Since there are lot of people in this forum who have done extensive reasearch on the topic of transportation, I thought I will ask..