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Written By silkboard - 1 June, 2010

Bangalore

RTI request for CRS project. A document with questions for south western railway is available there. Please suggest if it is good as it is. Can break it up into 2-3 separate RTIs if you think that will increase the chances of getting better and faster reply.

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The following two applications were sent out

Rithesh - 4 June, 2010 - 12:19

To,
Public Information Officer,
Office of Divisional Railway Manager,
South Western Railway,
Bangalore-23

Respected Sir,

Sub: Application for information under Right to Information Act, 2005

Please provide the following details:
 
1. Please provide a copy of any proposals/letters sent by Govt of Karnataka with regards to commuter rail services (CRS) for Bangalore.
 
2. Have there been any meetings between South Western Railways (SWR) and Govt of Karnataka (GoK) on commuter rail services for Bangalore, if so please provide a copy of meeting minutes of all these meetings.
 
3. Has the SWR conducted or authorized any study/project for implementing Commuter Rail Services for Bangalore, if so please provide a copy of all such study/project reports (please including cost estimates, expenditure break up, proposed routes and proposed stations).
 
Thanks,
 
Rithesh Swamy,
Member, Praja.
 
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To, 
Public Information Officer, 
Office of Divisional Railway Manager,
South Western Railway,
Bangalore-23
 
Respected Sir, 
 
Sub: Application for information under Right to Information Act, 2005
 
Please provide the following details:
1. Between 7 am and 9 am, and between 5pm and 8 pm, what is the utilization of track capacity and frequency of track utilization along following stretches:
a. between Yelahanaka to Chikballapur
b. Bangalore City to Bidadi
c. Yesvanthpur to Hebbal
d. Banaswadi to Anekal
e. Bangalore Cantt to Whitefield
f. Banaswadi to Whitefield via Biyapanhalli 
g. K R Puram and Dodballapur via Yelahanaka
h. Chikbanavar to Nelamangala 
 
2. Were any studies conducted to evaluate the feasibility of track doubling between Byappanahalli and Anekal, if so please share the report.
 
3. What is the status of “doubling of track” between Yeshwanthpur and Yelahanka, and between Yelahanka and KR Puram?
 
4. What is the status of Binny Mill land transfer from Govt of Karnataka to SWR for the expansion of Bangalore City Station? Has any study been commissioned on the design for the proposed expansion of the Bangalore City Station, if so please share the report.
 
Thanks,
Rithesh Swamy, 
Member, Praja.

Moving One Step on CRS

Sanjeev - 5 June, 2010 - 03:06

Ritesh,

Its  moving one step for CRS.   Good job done by Ritesh, long pending one.  Railway will give control number which will be updated in their RTI website & we will be able to see scaned copy in their website after some days..

Also by splitting into two RTI applications, we will get better replies from authorities.

 

http://rti.railnet.gov.in/

Sanjeev - 7 June, 2010 - 11:33

same website. They would have given control number.  In this website, you have to use option status of application. 

They may take a week to upload scaned copy onto the website with Status.

I want to file one more RTI application with SWR on utilization of Yesvanthpur Station. Here station is very much under utilized as Trains proceeding to  Yelahanka and Hebbal are generally starting from Platfrom 5 & 6.  Trains going to Hubli are operated at platfrom 1,2 &3  This has created real mess for trains crossing just after the platforms.   As  trains have to wait for the other train to cross either to Yelahanaka or to hubli. With every train having  20 boggies, with safety,  imagine how much track availability has been wasted. If they start trains going to Yelahanak or Hebbal from platfrom 1,2 3 and to Hubli 4,5, & 6,  it will be smooth traffic movement with any crossing.  As this very much important for the CRS availability  of Station.

 

Utilization as I know in Mysore track

Vasanth - 8 June, 2010 - 04:29

Trains in the morning to Mysore start at 5 am and end at 7:30 am. Next train is only at 10am. In the opposite direction, morning Mangalore Yeshwantpur express leaves Mysore at 4:00 am and reaches Bangalore at 6:45 am. Next train leaves Mysore at 6:00 am, reaches Bidadi at 8:30 am, Bangalore at 9:20 am. Another train, Chamundi Express leaves Mysore at 6:45 am and reaches Bangalore at 9:45 am. Track is double upto Ramanagaram. Evening, from Bangalore side, 4:30 there is a passenger train, Chamundi Express at 6:15 pm. and Passenger at 7:00 PM. In the opposite direction, we have only Pushpull Passenger, Tirupathi Express and Tuticorn express passing towards Bangalore from Bidadi between 5PM - 8PM. It is pretty idle other time.

Status of the RTI application.

Sanjeev - 23 June, 2010 - 05:05

Ritesh,

Any info on the RTI application of Commuter Rail.  I was searching the Railway RTI latest application and  here is one RTI application which submitted  in Delhi  by Mr Tushar Kanti Pal for full fledge EMU services in NCR  Delhi  and comparing with  Howrah & Mumbai. Here application No : 9227 dt :21.05.2010

http://rti.railnet.gov.in/rtidata/scanned/9227.pdf

Whats application number SWR has provided to you on both RTI applications.

Sanjeev

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