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Mono vs LRT vs METRO vs Commuter vs Suburban vs ...

18 September 2008 - 10:38am — srkulhalli

This is something I have been dying to understand better. What is the real difference between the various rail based transport systems ? That is, the engineering aspect. Fundamentally arent they all wheels on a track.

Is it just a question of capacity ? Just scaling the strength of the supporting civil infrastructure ? Do we call a higher capacity LRT a METRO ?

Need study for metro projects

14 September 2008 - 9:08am — blrsri

We have seen many projects which are very ill conceived and never catering to the actual needs. These more to satisfy interests of few people!

Metro shoddy too?

13 September 2008 - 10:26am — idontspam

They have dumbed down the metro stations originally to make it look straight out of a village. Maybe BMRC is also taking us for a ride. (see the two images)

CMH station

Bangalore Metro Phase II

24 August 2008 - 7:13am — tsubba

Consultant appointed for Metro Phase II Anil Kumar Sastry, The Hindu Electronics City-Yelahanka, Indiranagar-Whitefield link to be important routes under second phase BMRCL confident of completing the work under first phase by 2011

Us and Them - Metro for free!

17 August 2008 - 9:22pm — silkboard

Read in newspapers last week that if things go as being planned Hyderabad will end up getting a 71 km long Metro for free! Actually, not just free, they will end up getting paid some money (Rs 1240 crores, about 10% of the project cost of Rs 12410 crores) by the winning consortium. Read it yourself, this biz-standard article - Hyd to get 71 km Metro for free. Stats to compare from cost angle are - 65 km Delhi Metro comes at Rs 10500 crores, and 42 km Bangalore at Rs 6500 Crores, both are state funded.

In defence of Delhi Metro

13 August 2008 - 1:32am — mcadambi

In defence of Delhi Metro:

http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=331266

Evicting shops - Metro Style....

1 August 2008 - 5:50pm — mcadambi

Some NIMBY folks feel the heat:

http://www.deccanherald.c...

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Metro Updates July 2008

15 July 2008 - 6:47pm — tsubba

Does Mysore need to plan for a Monorail?

14 July 2008 - 11:59am — blrsri

TOI reported that..

Fast rail track MG Road to BIAL - confused

22 June 2008 - 9:47pm — vmenon

I am honestly a little confused on this infrastructure project that has been "reannaounced" by the government.

From what I have read on this( news releases), what I gather is that:

There is a dedicated fast track railway being proposed from MG road to BIAL exclucively servcing airport needs .
That this project, PPP or not, is to the tune of 3000crores
That the ticket will be in the region of Rs200 per pop.

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