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  • Bangalore metro Update

    5 May 2008 - 2:03pm — premv29

    Latest news on the Bangalore metro completion timeline. Any comments?

  • Public Bus Transport – The Fare /Quality Nexus

    1 May 2008 - 4:05pm — Naveen
    Metro RailTraffic

    Unlike international practices, public transport, mainly bus services in India being a low-income country, have generally been governed by low fares at low levels of service. One type of low-quality service was acceptable to all then & even now, except for the better off cities (such as Bangalore, Mumbai & Delhi), public transport is generally based on these principles. As a result, there had been leakages – keeping fares low to assist poor travelers & low-income groups involves a leakage of benefits to better off passengers. The lower the fare, for a given level of service, the higher is the leakage. Conversely, for a given fare, increasing the level of service will also increase leakage. Most public bus operators in the country are thus, deep in the red, with increasing subsidies.

  • Light Rail Transit (LRT)

    27 April 2008 - 7:13am — blrsri
    Metro Rail

    We have seen ...

    1. Roads being discussed on praja and one thing that has come up is that the traffic manages to congest any space available, wide or not..
    2. BRTS..the current implementations are having teething issues than real problems. But there is still lot to be desired. To google BRT issues will provide many pointers to what ails BRT.
    3. Monorail as feeders to the metro..as the discussions have hinted its a very costly solution for a not so costly problem. The implementaitons of monorail the world over have been few and more so the successfully running ones.

    What we have missed is the light rail transit option..its found that many cities accross europe and the americas use the light rail feature to decongest the roads. This provides a clean and a fast way to commute..

  • Bangalore Metro Updates

    23 April 2008 - 10:22pm — tsubba
    In this update ...
    * Demolition, Compensation & Acquisitions
    * Trouble At CMH Road
    * Issue of Pre-Qualification tunelling for under ground tunelling approved
    * Extensions to Hesaraghatta Cross and Jaraganahalli sought
    * Consultants for signaling and telecommunication system to be finalized
    * Youtube animations

  • Public transport (BMTC) - what is needed to improve it? Your thoughts

    22 April 2008 - 9:32pm — s_yajaman

    One of the things that Bangalore lacks is a good integrated public transport system as of today. Namma Metro promises to improve things but is a few years away. Till then we depend on BMTC for public transport.

    BMTC has changed a lot over the last 5-6 years. It (at least according to the website) operates a fleet of 5000 buses and carries about 30 lakh passengers a day (if one person makes 3 trips a day - it is 3 passengers). however, it still has a long way to go.

  • How does Europe & the rest of the world do it ?

    15 April 2008 - 7:58pm — Naveen
    Metro RailTraffic

    Blrsri - referring to yr post elsewhere, & also in general, some issues that need to be highlighted ---

    In USA /Europe & in rapidly developing far-eastern cities, the situation is very different, & solutions are found far more scientifically. They also have the advantage of much smaller populations & a more homogenous mix of users. This makes it easy for them to make changes as & when necessary with minimal objections or agitation. The old city of Rome is an example with very narrow streets, but traffic is very well controlled & directed, with efficient supervision & real-time monitoring.

    As I see it, our difficulties are far more numerous & are summarized below.

  • Do we need a Commonwealth for Namma Metro?

    13 April 2008 - 5:51am — blrsri

    We have been discussing BRTS and other mass surface transport means to tackle the traffic in Bangalore. All this gets us back to the basic question on the Bangalore Metro. The pace of building it!

  • Part III: ITPL and surrounding areas not covered

    10 April 2008 - 6:30pm — Naveen
    Dense areas leading up to ITPL & surroundings not covered
    The recommended Metro transit corridor (in Phase-2) to Whitefield is shown passing along the existing Airport road straight east towards Varthur, thence northwards towards Whitefield Commuter railway station. Thus, the more developed areas in Whitefield, where most tech companies, businesses & high-rise residences are situated, are not covered. It may be far more functional if this route could turn left at Karunashraya & pass through Kundalahalli cross, turn right opposite Graphite India & pass through KIADB area, ITPL & Kadugodi before aligning with Whitefield road. There are no direct mass-transit routes otherwise recommended to these points in the CTTP, & a TTMC proposed at ITPL may not help as commuters would need to interchange modes. Quality seeking professionals, who are sensitive to traffic delays, detest inconveniences such as transfers, any time penalty that usually cannot be avoided when changing modes & who generally use private vehicles, commute daily to these areas, & will also start preferring the Metro with the convenience of this realignment & direct connectivity. An additional rapid bus corridor can be arranged from Marathalli /Karunashraya to Whitefield CR station via the broad Varthur road to fill the gap there as a result of this re-alignment, if volumes justify the need.

  • Part III: South East CBD areas not connected

    10 April 2008 - 6:25pm — Naveen
    South East CBD areas not connected.
    The attached Sketch “CTTP–No MRTS within SE CBD” indicates that the very large area marked by a red outline – the South-Eastern quadrant of the inner core area within CRR that has important CBD points such as JC Rd (105,000 PCUs), KH Rd (96,000 PCUs), Lalbagh Rd (61,000 PCUs), Corporation /Hudson Circle & Richmond Circle does not have convenient Mass transit within easy reach. Very large nos. of commuters travel to activity centers around these areas daily & school going children /staff to various schools & offices arriving by private vehicles choke up Richmond /Residency roads during school times. The only TTMC at Shantinagar may not attract these commuters due to the inconvenience of long distances, transfer to buses & the time delay involved.

  • Part I: Commuter Rail System

    10 April 2008 - 5:58pm — Naveen
    Commuter Rail Services (CRS)
    There has been frequent & repeated mention of CRS on existing rail tracks in several previous study reports (since 1981), but with no follow up action so far. The CTTP-2007 report has recommended an increase in the CRS network to 204km in three phases. It is not clear if this is being seriously pursued with the Railways. Some land acquisition is also involved, & there are many questions as to which body will build & operate the CRS network, & also the type of rolling stock & service /quality levels, ticket pricing, etc.

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