Kadugodi ROB meet

sanjayv - 13-JAN-2010

 Meet at Kadugodi rail over bridge location. Time: 11 AM

• Take pics of work progress and post
• Finalize the RTI application
• Plan meeting local MLA or SWR officials

Commuter rail plans going nowhere?

vaishvittal - 22-JUL-2009

Will the Railways or the state government take up the task of providing Bangalore with a commuter rail system? A status check.

Read the article on Citizen Matters

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/1224-bengaluru-commuter-rail-plans

Excerpts from the article

E-City Rail Link vs HSRL

s_yajaman - 25-FEB-2009

Mr.Sreedharan made a few statements about

a, Metro being unviable to airport - needs 40000/hr traffic.

b. Private players who have come forward will get put off by talk of alternative plans

Here is a plan for the private players which will better serve Bangaloreans

Rail Vajra, anyone?

SB_YPR - 18-FEB-2009

Hi,

After the recent success of the Vayu Vajras, isn't it time for BMTC to look into providing similar services for a larger segment - the rail travellers?

Urban development, costs of Metro and Indian budget - a perspective

asj - 10-OCT-2008

In my arguments with regards BRTS, I often bring up the key but neglected and forgotten matter of cost-effectiveness of a given solution to our transportation problems. It should come as no surprise to most who are acquainted with my stance that I hate the idea of spending money without a clear crsip rationale and long term plan.  And the Metro falls under this category as far as I am concerned.

MMRDA officials have in the past replied in agreement to my suggestion that Mumbai Metro will not solve its problems at all. Given the fact that 10000 daily migrants to Mumbai will swell it to a city 30 million plus by 2030, it will be fair to say that whether Mumbai gets sea links or Metro rail, people will still be travelling in quasi or near stampede like situations and roads will always remain clogged.

Mono vs LRT vs METRO vs Commuter vs Suburban vs ...

srkulhalli - 18-SEP-2008

This is something I have been dying to understand better. What is the real difference between the various rail based transport systems ? That is, the engineering aspect. Fundamentally arent they all wheels on a track.

Is it just a question of capacity ? Just scaling the strength of the supporting civil infrastructure ? Do we call a higher capacity LRT a METRO ?