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Metro /Mono Routes - Suggestions

7 August 2009 - 10:09am — Naveen

Soil tests are being conducted in various parts of the city for Ph-2 of the Metro. Routes may be finalized based on results of soil tests, but the locations give a fair idea of how the routes are being planned.

There were a few concerns which I had & these are summarized in a letter & map with suggestions that has been forwarded to BMRC (via email).

Focus needed on Metro Stations...

24 June 2009 - 10:53am — Ravi_D

Last evening I noticed contractors starting to work on Mysore Road Station. BMRC's June NewsLetter claims to have awarded most (if not all - I didn't count) of Metro Station related works.

Metro work on MG Road today

13 May 2009 - 12:17pm — srinidhi

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

17 November 2008 - 11:57pm — Devesh

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?

28 October 2008 - 10:31pm — Transmogrifier

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

15 July 2008 - 6:47pm — tsubba

Figure 1 Mass Transport Corridors

14 November 2007 - 9:56am — admin

Figure 1 Mass Transport Corridors
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Table 1 Proposed Mass Transport Corridors

14 November 2007 - 7:26am — admin

Table 1 Proposed Mass Transport Corridors

Metro Stations - Artist's impressions

2 July 2007 - 4:56pm — shas3n

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.

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