Choked connectivity to Whitefield - solutions?

silkboard - 14-JUL-2011

If you look back, or go ask city agencies, they would say that a lot has been done to improve connectivity to Whitefield. A six-lane railway overbridge at Marathahalli, 2006. A prominent Big-10 service (G-1), 2010. A once-every-5-minutes air conditioned bus service (335E), 2009. Road improvements (Varthur Road, Mahadevapura main road), since 2003.

City to get commuter rail services soon

Sanjeev - 13-JUL-2011

State government, South Western Railway to share cost of commuter rail service.

SWR & BMTC to blame for poor response for Devanahalli service

Sanjeev - 9-JUL-2011

On the one hand the city whines that it doesn’t have a “lifeline” like Mumbai’s suburban trains. It clamours for Metro and other high-speed rail networks. On the other, South Western Railway (SWR) is planning to withdraw the train service from Yeshwanthpur to Devanahalli via Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) just a year after it was introduced.

Top-up ticketing system for Namma Metro

R V Raja Rao - 7-JUL-2011

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) managing director N Sivasailam said that this was the first of its kind in the entire world. “To avail this facility, people have to apply for this card through SBI.

Will BIAL (New Blr Airport) return the UDF to us?

silkboard - 6-JUL-2011

Except for sporadic reports on progress of some "reopen HAL airport" related appeals in the courts, BIAL is rarely in the news these days. After some allegations of misdeeds in the way land was acquired around, and perhaps even for the airport, dust has settled there as well.

Bus Day Goes to School - Praja legacy lives on!

kbsyed61 - 4-JUL-2011

July 4th Bus Day would be 16th Bus Day, a PT ritual that is being observed by BMTC and its faithful commuters since it was started in Feb 2010.

No discounted fare for Vayu Vajra passengers to/from Esteem Mall/Dairy Gate

bangalore-guy - 4-JUL-2011

I take the BIAS (Vayu Vajra) daily to commute to my office in shanthinagar. Have given up using my car and bike for office commute more than a year back (mentioned it on my blog few months back).

Namma Railu Effect - New Delhi to have trains connecting nearby towns!

kbsyed61 - 29-JUN-2011

If "Rediff" news items is to be believed, New Delhi will soon have "High Speed" A/C trains connecting Delhi and nearby towns. Every aspect of this proposal is what PRAJA's Namma Railu campaign has been so far.

BMTC fare hike - mismanagement of funds?

ss87 - 27-JUN-2011

While there have been good inputs of routes and various features like Bus Day and other things going fine there was a huge blow-rise in diesel rates by Rs.3 a litre. Immediately there was a bus fare increase announced by the transport corporations-was this hike seriously necessary??

BMTC to introduce 19 feeder services

Sanjeev - 26-JUN-2011

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will commence Big Connect, its feeder service, on 19 routes from Sunday on an experimental basis for three months. Its continuation thereafter will depend on the response.