Namma Railu - GOK cabinet approves 345 Crs as part of the MoU

kbsyed61 - 16-FEB-2017

Yesterday Feb 14, 2017, Karnataka state cabinet approved the 345 Crs funds per the MoU that they had inked with railways last month.

To begin with the MoU has 2 projects on suburban rail:

IR - no way to treat a commuter

murali772 - 15-FEB-2016

According to information posted by techie Dishendra R Deshmukh on his Facebook page, he was carrying a foldable bicycle when travelling between the two stations on February 9, something he often did. When he reached Cantonment, a woman ticketing officer stopped him and levied a fine of Rs 30 for carrying heavy luggage.

Whither RITES?

murali772 - 27-JAN-2016

While a lot of debate has been going on from long about reforms in Indian Railways (check here), the latest being the Dr Bibek Debroy report (check The Hindu report on the same h

A well-argued case for bullet trains in India

murali772 - 24-JAN-2016

Given that it is a low-energy, low-emission mode of transportation that can reduce costs significantly, India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed rail

- - -HSR is a better option in terms of energy efficiency, carbon footprint and inter-city travel time than air travel

The sorry state of Carmelaram Station

sanjayv - 30-SEP-2014

I want to share a horrible experience I had yesterday at Carmelaram station.  A family member was coming from Kerala on the 12678 Ernakulam-SBC Intercity express.  For me, the best option to pick up a traveler from the point of view of convenience is Carmelaram Station.  The other option is Catonment which is a nightmarish drive into the city and back away.

Bangalore To Mysore road - is gonna be a national high way..

kamalakar pandit - 7-MAY-2014

Hi,

Today was hearing on media that the Bangalore to Mysore road will be upgraded to 6 lanes with 3 toll plaza's..one at mysore, one at sri ranga patna and one some where near bidadi/ram nagar. the project cost is 3000 crores.

Speeding inferno's

murali772 - 1-JAN-2014

Kolur, a regional sales manager in a private firm, said he and others saw rats running around the coach. “We even had an argument with the TTE on the poor condition of blankets given to us and the rats,” he told Express.

Passenger friendly arrangements to board trains

Sureshbeswar - 27-MAR-2013

This is for all passengers who would find it diffcult ot enter and exit  railway coaches  from the paltform. I  have seen  many passengers who would need help / assistance to negotiate the  steps to board or exit trains.

My letter to the ministry of railways

Tejaswi KR - 7-FEB-2013

Hi friends,

I have sent out an e-mail to the ministry of railways asking them for trains which I felt are the need of the hour for Bangalore and Karnataka. A copy of the same is here:

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Contact details of important persons in the Ministry of Railways

Tejaswi KR - 30-JAN-2013

Hello All,