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Written By Naveen - 21 August, 2010
Bangalore Namma Metro Meeting Action BMRC Feeder Service Transportation public transport Metro Rail Phase2
The meeting was delayed & began only at 4.40PM since BMRC officials were busy till then. Flwg items discussed & status advised by BMRC :
1) BMTC feeder services will be operated upon commissioning of Metro for 3km distances from all stations. Ticketing will be made common for feeder buses & Metro. Smart cards with online recharge facilities will be made available.
2) Passenger access at all stations will be by way of overhead skywalks /bridges from parking lots where parking is being made available, such as the larger /terminal /important stations.
3) At Yesvantpur, skywalk will be provided between metro & inter-city station. Due to land restrictions, parking area cannot be extended /provided, other than what is already available with SWR. Since TTMC is too far, it is not being covered for pedestrian access. Feeder bus services will be used to connect TTMC with metro station at Yesvantpur.
4) Interface between KSRTC /BMTC will be provided at Peenya.
5) Tunnel boring of UG sections will commence in Nov or Dec-10. Reach-3 (ie. Sampige Rd to Peenya) will become operational by Dec-2011. Ph-1 is expected to be fully completed /operational by March-2013.
6) Since depot infrastructure will be unavailable until tunnelling is over for reaches 2 & 4, they are engaged in brainstorming sessions for finding ways to operate trains on other reaches before tunnel works have been completed, particularly Reach-4 (KR Mkt to Puttenahalli). The idea is to carry out daily maintenance /servicing whilst the trains are stopped on tracks or at stations during the night.
7) They do not plan to operate dedicated buses between reaches as a stopgap arrangement.
8) Court stays for Vidhana Soudha UG Stn & Cricket stadium area is not a concern for them since they expect it to be cleared up soon.
9) Connecting ITPL will happen only in ph-2.
10) Ph-2: There will be route extensions from all four ends (ie. Mys Rd to Kengeri, Puttenahalli to PRR, Nagasandra to Int'l Exhibition center & Byp to ITPL). Also, two new routes are being explored: IIM to Nagawara & RV Rd to Electronic city. The DPR will soon be completed & routes finalized for ph-2.
COMMENTS
rs - 28 August, 2010 - 06:30
I'm sure there is no rule - this sounds like the work of some bored and over enthusiastic security guard. In many places the guards are so bored that any unusual activity gives them an opportunity to do something - and the only thing they can really do is attempt to stop it. I wouldnt worry about it - as far as I know India is still not a police state - at least for the middle class.
Ramesh
srinidhi - 28 August, 2010 - 09:49
thats a panoramic shot..did u use photo stitch? If yes, used a tripod?
Maybe all the gear you had scared the security guy ..
as you know Lalbagh station attracted lot of negative press for the trees being brought down etc earlier..maybe he thought you were some threat!
srinidhi - 21 August, 2010 - 11:36
Thanks Naveen for the detailed report as always and thanks for taking up all the questions!
Its highly debatable the usefulness of extensions of Ph1 especially to puttenahalli..
ITPL is a better candidate for PH1 extension than any other reach!
This will give maximum advantage to the metro itself..
Alas, this looks like will not be done for the next 4 -5 years!
idontspam - 24 August, 2010 - 17:21
What was being discussed was last mile connectivity
Then read only my last line :)
ksnandan - 28 August, 2010 - 05:50
I was taking few pics of the lalbagh station from a near by road, and the security guard stopped me from taking anymore pics.
I clicked this , before i was stopped.
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