DULT takes 3 months to issue DPR work order on Suburban Rail Phase-1A!

kbsyed61 - 23-OCT-2013

Source - Deccan Herald

Chikaballapur Station getting ready

Sanjeev - 6-OCT-2013

Chikballapur station getting two Platforms part of Chikabbalpur - Kolar broad gauge conversion. SWR has failed to create on island PF with pit lines for the Suburban Rail and even to run intercity trains.

Petition & Suburban Rail Brochure in Kannada !

kbsyed61 - 5-OCT-2013

@ Kishore Chandra  - Thanks for your help in translating the documents to Kannada.

Dear Praja members,

Here is the draft of the petition in Kannada addressed to MLAs for their support to Suburban Rail Service. Also attached is the Brochure in Kannada that can be sent along with the petition.

CRS could commence if Binny Mill land is given: Kharge

Sanjeev - 29-SEP-2013

Railway Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge on Saturday urged the State government to hasten acquisition process of Binny Mill land abutting the City Railway Station so that the Railways can make a beginning with the Commuter Rail System (CRS) for Bangalore.

Chennai Suburban Rail : Paranur Station next to Mahindra World City where ITPL failed

Sanjeev - 24-SEP-2013

Recently I was at Mahindra World City  which is 50 Kms from Chennai. As usual got interested in the Connectivity  from this place to Heart of  Chennai.

Suburban Rail Portal - Inviting Suggestions!

kbsyed61 - 5-SEP-2013

Dear Prajagale,

I am sure, all of you must have seen an update from our friend Sanjeev on progress of Suburban Rail project. There is a likelihood that we could hear about the introduction of 1 or 2 services rolled out under this project proposal in next 2-3 months.

List of ROB's and RUB's within BBMP limits

Sanjeev - 25-JUL-2013

List of major RUB's and ROB's  within BBMP limit : Total 141 identified by RITES 2012 report as part of Commuter Rail..  Out of that how many will come under BBMP limits ???  Also Volume of Traffic more then 50000 TVU's  are level crossing  : 55 Nos.

Implementing Suburban Rail - SPV Model!

kbsyed61 - 24-JUL-2013

Last Friday, News9 / TV9's aired a live 'Panel Discussion on Namma Railu' with Dr. Sitharam (CiSTUP), Smt. Sumithra Iyengar (BCIC), our friend Mr. Muralidhar Rao (Preseident - Praja-RAAG) and myself as a blogger on Namma Railu.

Bengaluru Suburban Rail - Just a Few Miles more to start,says Citizen Matters

kbsyed61 - 15-JUL-2013

"...Reaching Tumkur, Ramanagar and other peripheral cities will be easy in future, when the Commuter Rail system becomes a reality. The project is expected to disperse the traffic inside the city as well as connect Bangalore with suburbs..."

GOK State Budget 2013-14 - What's in store for Bangalore?

kbsyed61 - 12-JUL-2013

So the much awaited state budget for 2013-14 by Congress government is out. It is still very early into budget announcements to make a real sense of each of these announcements.

Going by Deccan Herald's live blog, here is the list for Bangalore.

Source - Deccan Herald