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Meeting with Tumkur MP G S Basavaraj on 26th for Commuter Rail

28 January 2011 - 12:03am — Sanjeev

After going thru' the Demands of Tumkur MP Mr G S Basavaraj, last week for Rail Budget 2011, decided to approach him for the Commuter Rail as Tumkur and Bangalore Railway Track is already double except electrified.

Rail Connectivity to BIAL

26 January 2011 - 12:23pm — Naveen

Hi,

The planned gauge conversion of the existing Kolar-Chikballapur line appears meaningless & expensive since one wonders how useful it would be. How many trains will actually be run ? How many people will eventually travel between these two towns ?

Why CRS Makes Sense? Socio-Economic Benefits Analysis!

21 January 2011 - 2:04am — kbsyed61

All public utility projects are weighed against the socio-economic benefits that it brings in. Namma Railu - Bengaluru Commuter Rail Service is no exception to that rule. World over it is acknowledge that investment in public transport system and infrastructure is always a PROFITABLE venture.

Tumkur MP demanding hourly train to Bangalore!

18 January 2011 - 11:24am — Sanjeev

In a memorandum to Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Mr. Basavaraj demanded that .... He sought allocation of more funds to take up electrification of a track between Yeshwanthapur and Tumkur. ... In the memorandum, he sought trains between Tumkur and Bangalore city every hour and between Tiptur and Tumkur.

Request for trains to stop at Channasandra

13 January 2011 - 3:35pm — Visitor

Hi,

Any idea on what can be done so that the trains departing from and arriving Bangalore stop at Channasandra station? This station is very convinient for people staying in areas like whitefield, marathahalli, brookefield, kasturi nagar, pai layout, banasawadi, etc.

Yesvantpur and Cantonment Railway station Improvements

9 January 2011 - 8:48pm — Sanjeev

Yeshwantpur railway station gets a facelift

The facilities include an altered concourse, unreserved ticketing counters, help desk, foot overbridge and a facilitation centre. The railways is revamping Yeshwantpur railway station to meet the increasing rail traffic for the next five years.

Mumbai has MRVC / MUTP, Bangalore still waiting

29 December 2010 - 8:13pm — Sanjeev

Here you can see how Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), joint venture of Indian Railway & Govt. of Mharastra under MUTP :

Partners in MUTP -

Local Rail for Bengaluru with existing rail lines

25 December 2010 - 12:16pm — ravichandar

Here is a suggestion to solve Bangalore's traffic problems, also crop up a series of improvements. Railways as mass rapid transport system can play a very big role in solving this problem. Bangalore has railway lines in almost all the directions. It is feasible to ply local trains on these lines.

Industrial Hub next on Tumkur Rail Line : Nidvanda

24 December 2010 - 8:00pm — Sanjeev

Mr Lalit Jain's request letter in Karnataka State Industrial Times at Page No 16 of Nov 2010 edition for Local Trains :

Namma Railu in News Again - This time Deccan Herald

23 December 2010 - 1:55am — kbsyed61

Deccan Herald today carried a news item titled "NGO dusts off commuter rail idea" with a NR map.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/122932/ngo-dusts-off-commuter-rail.html

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