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RTI response from SWR on Commuter Rail Rithesh - 13-AUG-2010
[Posting this on behalf of Ritesh who filed the RTI] Attached with this blog is the response from SWR to the RTI queries posed on Commuter Rail for Bengaluru. If you have any further questions based on this response, leave them as comments here so we can include them in the next RTI to SWR. |
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Namma Railu - call to action report authored by Praja.in members admin123 - 12-AUG-2010
Friends, here is the Call to Action report on Commuter Rail service for Bengaluru authored by Namma Railu project team members. Report is attached in full, and will be used for discussions at the Namma Railu - Mobilicity event at CiSTUP, IISc (scheduled for Aug 30). |
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Crowdsourcing: BMTC Vajra Route info database - I admin123 - 29-JUN-2010
A few folks at Praja are trying to create some handy, cool and easy to understand maps for buses. In the initial phases their focus has been on the volvo routes. |
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kbsyed61 - 6-AUG-2010
Actually I had totally forgotten the August Bus Day untill this morning I received an email from my nephew who lives in Scranton, Pennsylvania, US. "... |
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Commuter Rail - Station air space could give 2000 Crores/year silkboard - 2-AUG-2010
There is air space available above all railway stations in Bangalore. What if some stations can be utilized as a source of income by the PPP or SPV operating Commuter Rail Service in Bangalore? What would the numbers look like? Tried doing some, and came close to Rs 2000 Crores per year. Here are the calculations for everyone to poke holes and correct. |
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Bangalore region - Track doubling & electrification idontspam - 31-JUL-2010
The below figures should speak for itself. Except for the line from Mysore towards Chennai via city & Tumkur, all other lines around Bangalore are single track. I cant think of any other major city (even tier 2 towns) which is in such a pathetic situation? |
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Namma Railu Meetup, on the Hosur Train idontspam - 28-JUL-2010
Agenda: Update on commuter rail event and preparations. Preview of Report we have prepared. Venue: YH1 Commuter train Date: Saturday, 31 July |
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ss87 - 27-JUL-2010
Last week I waited at Kanakapura road for a bus to Banashankari. There came a AS1(Atal sarige 1) and I boarded it. This bus had some advantages: 1. The fare charged between Jaraganahalli and Banashankari, a distance of about 2 1/2 kms was just Rs.2/- in a situation where all other buses charge Rs.4/- |
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BMTC to add 4000 more new buses after Bus Day success Sanjeev - 27-JUL-2010
The transport department was planning to strengthen its existing fleet of 6,000 buses to cater to the increasing demand for public transport in the wake of initiatives like the Bus Day, transport minister R Ashoka said on Monday. |
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Sunil Kumar - 26-JUL-2010
Hi,
BMTC today has launced a new Volvo route from JP Nagar - Brigade Millienum to ITPL. The service No. is 500BM. The route is Puttenhalli , Oxford Dental colleage, 9th Cross, 9Block Jayanagar, BTM Layout, Silkboard, Intel, Marathalli, Brookefield, Sai Baba Hospital. I have notices 2 services this morning. |