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Metro - try get it right the first time! srinidhi - 13-JAN-2010
As we know there is an 'Indian' way of doing everything! We never seem to follow lanes or queues..even our RJ's for traffic updates use words like 'nuggisokke aagthillava'! (are you not able to squeeze throuhg?) |
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psaram42 - 6-NOV-2009
We had a nice meeting with Nathan and Kiran of Biome Environmental solutions where a lot of discussions took place about the concept note on Indiranagar Metro project in the context of forthcoming Mobil city Un-conference at IISc. The Metro passes through CMH and 100 ft roads in Indiranagar. We in Indiranagar are quite familiar with the Metro by now. |
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Estimating travel demand - A different Approach Naveen - 29-SEP-2009
Further to ideas expressed for determining travel patterns in this thread : |
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murali772 - 21-SEP-2009
The 20km long Calcutta Metro Railway completes its 25 years next month, unwept, unhonoured and unsung. It has never had a derailment, no fatality or no structural collapses. It carries 4.2 lakh passengers a day that is three times of the Delhi Metro which is more than thrice as long. It is faster too. |
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Metro underground stretch - delayed by 6 months s_yajaman - 16-SEP-2009
Read this today. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/25489/metro-underground-work-behind-schedule.html |
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vinod_shankar - 14-SEP-2009
Piles being put in place at RV road
skeletal structures for the piles |
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Namma Metro and the confusion over the underground route ashwin - 1-SEP-2009
The lack of disclosure about the exact underground route and the resultant confusion that causes is once again illustrated by today's TOI article |
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Namma metro phase-I ridership projection and train operation frequency vinod_shankar - 7-AUG-2009
some of projections made in DPR of namma metro phase-I for ridership and train capacity and operation frequency. All the data presented below is without taking into account the north and south extension done at a later stage.
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Metro /Mono Routes - Suggestions Naveen - 7-AUG-2009
Soil tests are being conducted in various parts of the city for Ph-2 of the Metro. Routes may be finalized based on results of soil tests, but the locations give a fair idea of how the routes are being planned. There were a few concerns which I had & these are summarized in a letter & map with suggestions that has been forwarded to BMRC (via email). |
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Metro south reach extensions for phase 1 silkboard - 6-JUL-2009
Saw this metro tender in newspapers last week that read: "Construction of Elevated Structures (Via Duct) from RV Road station (excluding Viaduct portion) up to Puttenahalli cross (including) and Construction of 3 Nos of Elevated Metro Stations in Reach-4 extension on South Side". |
