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Written By srinirao - 28 August, 2012

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To the BMTC's Public grevience cell, Bangalore.

Dear Sir,

Daily i have to commute to work from Hebbal Kempapura (Diary Gate stop, Esteem Mall) to Marath Halli bridge using BMTC buses. There are plenty of good bus facility available at Hebbal Ring Road to Marath Halli, Thanks to BMTC for providing good number of buses.

 

I find issues with respect to connectivity and public security

1. My self and many other people who are commuting to work from Yelahanka, Sahakara Nagara, Esteem Mall, Kodige Halli, etc. don't have direct connectivity to Hebbal Ring Road stop. We have to come to Esteem Mall by bus and walk about 1km to reach the Hebbal Ring Road stop or pay hefty charges to Auto rickshaw guys who heed to improper charges during late hours. During night it creates all the more difficult because this stretch is poorly lit and it is not safe to walk for even men.  My request to BMTC authority is to fill the gap of connectivity of 1km stretch between Hebbal Ring Road and Esteem Mall stops.
Some buses(Not every bus) should be allowed to terminate(and start) at Kodige Halli cross Bus stop instead of terminating(and starting) at Hebbal Ring Road stop itself.

2. I find during peak hours, there are many Volvo buses but from Hebbal Ring Road stop to Marath halli. But there are less number of normal fair buses. This again causes pain to pocket as we have to pay more for commuting.

Please check the attached file to review the bus routes.The blue line indicates lack of BMTC connectivity. There are many IT and Business parks along the Outer Ring Road near Marath halli/Kadu beesana Halli. If this connectivity is improved, many people will be helped, who commute daily from Yelahanka and surrounding areas to Marath Halli/Kadubeesana Halli, Manyata techparks.

regards,
Srinivas Rao M
 

COMMENTS

how about connection through sky-walks?

murali772 - 6 September, 2012 - 02:47

@ Srinivas - I am on the Traffic Advisory Committee, convened by the Addl Commr, Traffic, which meets every 3rd Saturday of alternate months, and I am already taking up these matters there. You and other bus users could, in addition, pursue these matters through ORRCA, ELCIA, etc.

And, what do you think of the sky-walk solutions (check again, in the post above)? If you more people think they make sense, we can perhaps push the powers that be into providing them, may be at all fly-over junctions, across the city.

Yes, I agree, I too face the same problems

Vijay Srinivas - 5 September, 2012 - 10:40

I am also facing the same problems while travelling from Yelahanka to anywhere touching the Ring Road. I have also written many complaints regarding this in many newspapers and websites, but nothing much has been done.

The new Bus Service BC-9 has a very poor service, maybe hourly or rarer. One cannot say when the bus will arrive.

The same is said about 500-AA which ply between Yelahanka New Town and Marathahalli, again extremely rare service.

I would rather suggest that they introduce an exclusive bus service from Yelahanka to Hebbal Ring Road and back to Yelahanka, similar to G-9. Yes, BMTC should stop thinking about providing buses only to Majestic and City Market, and they should provide some variations in routes as well. If 3-4 buses are dedicated to this route at a time. The benefits of this are as under.

  1. Good frequency, a bus every 15 minutes from Yelahanka to Hebbal Ring Road and back.
  2. Additional connectivity to Bus-starved residents of Yelahanka.
  3. Reduce the risk of scores of people being run over by trains.
  4. Save time.

Abt Volvo buses in Outer Ring Road

Vijay Srinivas - 5 September, 2012 - 10:50

Well, that is also a point to ponder. Volvo buses are extremely rare in Yelahanka, and those operating there are meant only for Aircraft Passengers, not for General Public. If Volvo buses are introduced in Yelahanka for non-airport public, then people who can afford it can buy daily Volvo passes, and utilize the same for more than one Volvo buses as well; since daily Volvo bus passes are available only inside Volvo buses.

Flyovers - A Major Problem for Bus Commuters for interchange..

Vasanth - 5 September, 2012 - 13:43

Flyovers while creating a smooth ride for private vehicles complicates changing of buses for Bus Passengers. Same problem exists near Jayadeva Hospital, Silkboard, Marathalli Bridge etc.

Although there is good frequency of Big 10s on roads like Bellary Road and Big Circle on ORR, due to flyovers, interchange becomes a problem. 

Nayandahalli is a very good

idontspam - 13 September, 2012 - 06:43

Nayandahalli is a very good example. I can gaurantee you there will be no ped facilities to cross anywhere, it will be just like Domlur. I think skywalks connecting the metro with every other direction is possible just as well as surface level. Its important to get the design with elevation so we can look at all options. We can take the proposal to BDA/BBMP/DULT.

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