Posts : metro

Metro work on MG Road today

srinidhi - 13-MAY-2009

 Had a chance to use the bus today to office..the bus went through  MG road for a distance..havent been on this road for about 3 years now! The superstructure is slowly getting into place..here are two photos..

Sanity Check: A Namma Metro link to Bengaluru International Airport

Devesh - 17-NOV-2008

About 40 days ago, I had raised the issue of a "Sanity Check" on the proposed High Speed Rail Link (HSRL) to Bengaluru International Airport. The issues I raised were :

  • Sanity Check 1: Who is the target customer of the HSRL ?
  • Sanity Check 2: Convenience
  • Sanity Check 3: Close integration with Namma Metro and BMTC
  • Sanity Check 4: Affordability
  • Sanity Check 5: Financial Viability

Integrating HSRL and Metro- A thought?

Transmogrifier - 28-OCT-2008

I'm not sure where the High Speed Rail Link to BIAL stands now (Is it still on?). If not, the forum below might be redundant. But if it is and the present alignment stands, integrating the two could be straightforward:

Metro Updates July 2008

tsubba - 15-JUL-2008

 

Figure 1 Mass Transport Corridors

admin123 - 14-NOV-2007

Figure 1 Mass Transport Corridors
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Table 1 Proposed Mass Transport Corridors

admin123 - 14-NOV-2007

Table 1 Proposed Mass Transport Corridors

Metro Stations - Artist's impressions

shas3n - 2-JUL-2007

I must admit I know not about the authenticity of these images.

Here are some images (credit Skyscrapercity.com) that tell us how our Metro stations are going to look like.