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Prestige Shantiniketan Apartment Halt station near ITPL
Written By Sanjeev - 11 November, 2014
Bangalore Whitefield Commuter rail Suburban Rail
Halt Railway station just 500 meters from ITPL will help thousands of IT folks to use Suburban Rail. Its high time Industry bodies, IT companies and Elected reps should come forward and get the halt station developed
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People waiting for evening train to return to City
Sanjeev - 11 November, 2014 - 22:24
People waiting for train behind Prestige Shantiniketan Apaprtmen
Sanjeev - 11 November, 2014 - 22:26
This place is very close to ITPL and can attract more IT people to make use.
amithpallavoor - 12 November, 2014 - 05:37
There are no platforms and people get off the train risking their lives. A badly designed box does the work of a ticket counter.
I wonder, why nobody from the English/ Kannada media comes and covers the stations, which exist on the non IT sector.
The MLA put up posters all over Vijayanagar touting Krishna Deva Raya station as one of his achievements. This was before the general elections. He should be made to travel on the Ramanagara MEMU along with his son. Siddu can give company to Krishnappa and his son Priya Krishna. He should be forced to take Ramanagara MEMU whenever he wishes to visit his family at Vijayangar. The three should be forced to alight at Krishna Deva Raya station.
Hoody railway station to get facelift soon
Sanjeev - 16 November, 2014 - 07:56
After a report in Deccan Chronicle on the pathetic condition of Hoody railway halt station behind Shantineketan Apartments and near ITPL, Bengaluru Divisional Railway Anil Kumar Agarwal and MP P.C. Mohan inspected the station. Now, Mr Mohan has promised to finance the construction works at the station from his MP fund.
Due to massive traffic jams from Old Airport Road to Varthur Road and Old Madras Road to Whitefield Road, many IT professionals working in ITPL had started opting for passenger trains passing through this station.
Citizens have been demanding the authorities to upgrade the station to facilitate the working class in and around ITPL.
“Earlier, trains used to stop only to pick up the railway staff. Gradually, the public, especially those working in ITPL and surrounding areas too started using the trains passing through this station.
I have been told that even pregnant women make use of these trains and it is quite difficult for them to get into or down from the train in the absence of basic facilities.
The expenditure will be Rs 60-80 lakh. I have promised the authorities to fund the project. I have asked the Railways to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and work on the design,” Mr Mohan said.
Around 3-4 lakh people travel to ITPL and nearby areas daily. Half of them come in contracted buses or public transport. There seems to be a huge potential for the Railways to earn revenues in this stretch.
“We have asked the MP to fund the railway station project. We are waiting for his consent letter. Once I receive that, I will send it to the GM. After his approval, we will call for tenders. It will take sometime and may go up to six months,” Mr Anil Kumar Agarwal said.
Since constructing a fly overbridge and other things will cost more, the Railways at present is only looking at constructing basic amenities like platforms. To start with, the station will have two platforms.
The name for the station has not been finalised yet. Mr Agarwal said the DC will decide on the name once the platforms are ready.
Tanisandra railway station Citizens feel that if Bengaluru North MP Sadananda Gowda too takes up a similar initiative and upgrades and opens the Tanisandra railway station, it will benefit the commuters traveling to and from Tanisandra. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141116/nation-current-affairs/article/hoody-railway-station-get-facelift-soon
Sanjeev - 16 November, 2014 - 07:59
finally ITPL and Whitefield people will have some respite thru suburban rail Thanks to MP PC Mohan ready to fund the halt station
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