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Good news - we will soon get "Bangalore suburban rail", Namma Railu is chugging ahead!
Written By silkboard - 5 July, 2013
Bangalore CRS DULT CiSTUP Namma Railu Commuter rail Praja RAAG
We are on track to get a "Bengaluru Suburban Rail". Yes, that is the formal name of the project!! Sharing this good news we heard today regarding Namma Railu, here are some more specifics.
We have been hearing for over a week now that the a Namma Railu (Commuter Rail Service) proposal forwarded by DULT was sitting at CM's office for approval by state government. We now know that the project has been approved! Here is what we know about this development, please bear with us if this is sketchy or slightly inaccurate (will correct as and when we know more and better). And we expect our journalist friends to share this development in detail through mainstream media.
- Project to be called "Bangalore Suburban Railway".
- Approval given for DPR of Phase-1 (we assume phase-1 as described in the feasibility report done by RITES)
- DULT has already started the process of getting this DPR done
- A proposal is to create a new Bangalore Suburban Rail Corporation Limited. Get used to the new acronym BSRCL if we got that right! This is the most likely SPV for the project
- DULT got the approval (aka the "file" back) from state government/CM just two days ago
Like all the readers, we all want to know more about this development. While the development is definitely exciting and a very good news, we want to understand what are the likely next hurdles for the project if at all there are some. To be more specific:
- What approvals are required from Indian Railways side if any?
- Is the ball completely clear from state government side (answer here seems to be yes!)?
- Estimated timelines for completing the DPR
- Timeline for formation of BSRCL (after the DPR, before or during?), and a likely date when BSRCL will start overseeing the project
Cheers to everyone who has contributed to the project. DULT, CiSTUP and of course the Namma Railu musketeers here led by Sanjeev/Sathya/Syed. And more backers we may not have met or know about!
SB aka Pranav on behalf of Praja RAAG
PS: attached image is a schematic from Praja RAAG Namma Railu Report, shared here just as a representation.
COMMENTS
prakash dh - 24 July, 2013 - 11:47
So now that the project has been cleared from the govt, what's the status?
What is happening at the moment? Has the DPR taken off ?
When is the DPR scheduled to complete?
The govt need not wait for the DPR and can start the services right away. Is there any way that we convey our thoughts regarding this to the CM?
Just want the commuter rail to chug as soon as poosible!
Would love to do any kind of help in this regard.
Thank You
Prakash
Hoping for newspapers to cover this in detail
silkboard - 5 July, 2013 - 06:33
Really looking forward to seeing more details on this in the newspapers.
If this is indeed "THE go ahead for the project, I think we should organize a "send flowers" campaign for state governemnt (CM and DULT?)
idontspam - 5 July, 2013 - 07:18
Excellent work by DULT, they have progressed this project beautifully from the beginning. Hats of to them and all the other supporters of inclusive transport for all at costs that wont rip the exchequer pockets like the fancy ones do.
The ball is now in the Railway Ministry's court, where there is hope, what with the stars being aligned and all...
called "suburban" for a reason I guess
silkboard - 5 July, 2013 - 07:50
I kind of like the "suburban rail" name. Specifies a clear focus for the project/SPV.
- Suburban area focused public transport system for Bangalore
- A railway system to connect suburban areas with the city, or with each other.
Removes any conflict of vision with the urban rail aka Metro. And brings the word "suburban" into focus, hopefully to create and push more concepts related to the cluster based development model as opposed to the current "how far are you from the CBD" model.
kbsyed61 - 8 July, 2013 - 15:20
@vasanth,
RITES report has dealt this subject in detail and have recommended to convert SBC, YPR, BNC to be 100% passenger terminal with NO shuting or maintenance activities.
The said report recommends developing stations like BYP, Hejjala, Yelahanka to be Coaching terminals with facilities for maintenance, stablizing and idling purposes.
I believe same holds good for all the major stations in the country including Mysore also.
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