Bangalore Metro Stations - Artist's Impressions
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Written By tsubba - 7 October, 2007
Bangalore
Infrastructure
Metro Rail
We now have renders for all the stations on Stretch I, Phase I of Bangalore metro- MG Road, Trinity Circle, Halsoor, CMH Road and Old Madras Road. Only the terminal at Byapanahalli and oh, I forgot the new station KR Puram remain. :)
MG Road Station Renders
OMR and Halsoor Renders
Is BMRC spending money on glitz which could otherwise have been used to lay more metro lines? or is glitz necessary to overcome public perception about public transport? If they come out as designed will these stations showcase brand bangalore?
Image Source: BMRC's pdf
Hi all !
These station designs appear very contemporary, if one considers the design elements elsewhere in the world, like the new Beijing airport, new Berlin Rly station & St.Pancras at London (which is going to handle superfast TGV trains from Paris via the chunnel).
To leverage on it's prominent IT /Outsourcing capital status, planners have come out with great designs that may propel the city further into the 'big league' of cities !
I dont beleive that there will be any extensions to the Metro on the E-W line, though there had been a recent news report. The reason is obvious - commuter rail services on existing tracks were already being planned linking Mysore road terminal with Kengeri (via Nayandahalli) & Byappanahalli with Whitefield (via KR-Puram). So, where's the need to extend ? Byappanahalli station is being planned on grade (the Metro alignment ramps down there to road level). There is a land plan on the BMRC web site for the Byappanahalli yard /depot.
As said by TS in one of the comments on BMTC, BMRC is making all the stations look 'sexy' and there by attract non public transport users and public transport haters mainly from rich and upper middle class people to take up metro.
Will we have even mono stations like this?
Flyover on hosur road, that work has started on, is being put in place at a break neck speed.. Amazing to see such fast pace..
BIAL airport is also working fast towards realization
BMRCL is busy moving one tree a week!! why? cant they emulate the private guys?
why not implement instead of building dreams?? I am sure no one will ever say no to a functional station if it serves the purpose..I am sure no one will ask for the neon signage instead of tubelights if the trains are on time!!
- feel good thing for citizens
- attract more citizens (aka customers)
- showcase brand bangalore as you said
- (and perhaps, deflect public attention away from its design and operating costs - a point we have been debating around vikash's post)
And its not that jazz like this always has a high cost. What we got to see is 'maintenance', because thats one thing we suck at as a nation. Public, even public-private bodies suck at maintaining structures and amenities. Anyway.
So how about Byappanahall?. I am curious to know the design etc because South Western Railway is also going to build a terminal there. How will the two terminals (Metro, SWR) sit with each other? will they share any resource? How well will the two be connected? Thats why the curiosity.
Tarle, time to pull your leg now. Tell me one thing. BIAL looks 'simplistic', you were a bit disappointed. Metro stations have too much jazz and glitz, you raise a concern. Whats the sort of 'look' that you prefer in these projects :)
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