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But I think the major problem is raising the funds for constructing this link. BMRCL is mostly state funded and this model becomes difficult for connecting BIA.

If we are going for a BOT for this rail link, as it happened with BIA, concessions need to be provided to the builder..which will include high ticket prices and exclusivity..thats the reason the option to use the exisiting IR rail tracks was dumped..

This line should not be seen as a exclusive train..instead it should be a metro line that starts from MG road but have more stops than the current planned Hebbal & Yelahanka. We will need stops at mekhri circle and in between Hebbal and Yelahanka.

This will promise the ridership and also address the affordability..hope the new govt decides well on this!

Devesh Sirji, request you to kindly take this up with deciding folks..also tell them that a new petrol cess can collect money they want..as we did earlier for BMRCL!

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i violently agree. that is the only sustainable and meaningful long term solution. even if at this point it has to connect deep. its ok, if it hooks up at YPR or Cant. A train (which is what metro is) doing the 'L' will also be able to serivce more people. Also for people coming from BIA such deep ports are more meaningful. the 'L' will also help prevent any single point from getting clogged by airport traffic, of which there is a danger at BRV field. in the long run it will be useful for there to be multiple access points within the city to connect to north. by'halli, YPR, 'downtown', jaynagra etc etc. this will also help BIA employees and BIA airport city workers to connect to the city. they cannot afford to be paying 400rs per day just to get to work. tis will also help prepare north bangalore as a solid growth center.

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narayan82,

 My idea of proposing metro to BIAL is that we should have a unified transport service and not a fragmented one which becomes more of a pain rather than a solution.

I am not aware of the technicalities of alignment and also of funding (like majority of users of metro and rail-link to BIAL). All I am seeing is from my own point of view of convenience. But I can certaily vouch for my opinion on the cost aspect. A new project's cost is not only the cost of building the rail-link from place A to B, it also involves a huge amount of administrative costs, which could easily by cut if Metro is the platform on which the connectivity is decided.

From a users point of view and from the point of view of a resident of North Bangalore, I would love to see the metro take the BIAL route rather than a dedicated rail-link which would serve a lesser purpose than what Metro would. 

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Hi bangalore-guy ! Welcome on-board.

TS, blrsri & narayan - we have discussed this issue earlier - whilst it is certainly desirable to integrate BIAL rail with the upcoming Metro, security concerns (travellers' luggage), quick movement to the airport (metro might have to stop at many points en-route) & passenger conveniences (remote in-city check-in facilities) are the obstacles to this. Further, regular Metro coaches might not guarantee seated accommodation for all tired, travel-weary passengers.

A possible solution is to extend the Metro ph-2 route (Electronic city to Yelahanka) till BIAL & have one or two seperate, seated-only class coaches with baggage space on this Metro line. Air passengers will then have an option to use this class. Baggage scanning gear will need to be installed at some key stations on this & other lines at traveller's entry into the station (say at EC, MG Rd, Hebbal, RV Rd, Yeshwanatpur, Old madras rd & Mysore rd stns).

Baggage can be taken into only these stations & loaded onto the trains after scanning & not at all the stations, as such gear is obviously expensive to install, maintain & operate (operators will be required round the clock). Remote check-in facilities can be arranged at EC, MG Rd & Hebbal on this Metro route to BIAL, & air travellers arriving on other Metro routes can also have the facility of remote check-in whilst inter-changing to the BIAL line at MG Rd stn.

Alternately, as I had previously suggested, an exclusive express airport Monorail from BIAL up to Electronic City can be considered - the distance will be some 65 kms, but installation costs will be met by the makers. This Mono will have higher fares & stations only at key points (say - Silkboard, Koramangala, MG Rd, Hebbal, Yelahanka) with baggage scanning gear. Check-In facilities can also be provided with this at two or three stations (say - EC, MG Rd & Hebbal).

However, this option will not address the daily commuting needs upto BIAL from the city's various points. One would have to use the Metro (ph-2) till MG Rd or Yelahanka & change over to this Mono & pay extra, which might not be cost-efficient for daily commuters.

 

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the metro goes to Peenya, Via malleshwaram. Hencing extending it to BIAL will be as costly as building a High speed stand alone railway, as the nearest point it can connect to the Metro is either Yeshwantpur (in which case poeple have to change trains) or M.G road (as it is now). What would make sense is to involve the Mono Rail feeder network, to BIAL. It easier to build, less land, cheaper and will suffice the demand for the next 30 years.It will fit along the median, or atop the service road. The Mono rail should ideally go through yelahanka too, instead of following the bypass.

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