Praja CRS ride - 8 May 2010

This was expected - how can a CRS that does not have appropriate station locations for commuter convenience, does not have bus connectivity to stations, does not have proper timings, & does not have professional management ever succeed ?

@IDS,

I am confirming  for the 8th May. lets hope for more crowd.

Following actions / corrective actions needed for these CRS :

1. Required  Publicity  for these services need to be done similar to Bus Day

2. BMTC should play buse for last mile connectivity at Yesvanthpur , Devanhalli, Anekal, Belandur, Banaswadi, Karmelaram, Hellage stations.

3. Timing need to be alogned with office time  at the morning and at the evening.

5. Ttrain should start from Kengeri with more frequency.

6. New  Stations at t the below Trumphet  near BIAL NH-7 and one more station at Srjapur road and Chandapur on Hosur road needed.

5. Near future these trains will help the METRO commuter  those who use Yesvanthpur  METRO station and  Railway Stations.

So we should not get disappointment,  as we can see on Hosur / Anekal segment with 30 % occupancy  shows that commuters really in nead of the Local Trains, with proper schedules of Trains on Office timings in the morning and evening with starting point  from Kengeri  will  have more occupancy.

Also as BMTC bus fares have gone up and even IT comapnies have increased their company transport bus fairs recently,  commuters will start slowly prefering these Local Trains  and with MTERO station at Yesvanthpur  ( by next year ), the patronage from the public  will improve drastically.

Also time is required for aceptance by the Public.

Oops - I didnt realise that exactly the same article - with the same heading was posted by IDS earlier....

IDS - Good idea. Will try & join - I hope the timings are convenient.

IDS, thanks.

Could you check stops inbetween & times of arrival /dep from intermediate stns - I will probably board & hook up with you guys at either Byappanahalli or at bellandur rd.

SB - Bellandur may be better. I can pick you up.

This train will not go to Bypanahalli as the Train will take  left diversion after  Banaswadi station and goes behind Defence Land ( MEG )  and cross the Chennai line and reach the Belandur station.

This will reach Lottegolhalli at 6:30, Hebbal at 6:35,   lBanaswadi approximate time arround  6:45 AM and Belandur by :7 AM.

Yes, it stops at Belandur, Karmelaram, Hillaligi, Hebbal, Lotgolahalli,  mostly the timing will be before 7 AM, kindly check the exact timing.

Railways do not give info on their time tables about passenger trains.

If you ask 139 they will say the same thing and they do not know.

K.V.Pathy

We can get the info at the Station Interactive Kiosks,  they give full details.

Any way this  YH-1 leaving at yesvanthpur at 6:20 runs on Saturday,  stops at  all stations Lottegolahalli at 6:30,  Hebbal  at  6:37,  Banaswadi  6:45,   Belandur : 7:00,  Karmelram  7:10:,  Hillilagi 7 :25  ,  Anekal 7:40  ,  reaches Hosur at  7:55.

In return direction, this will start at  8:10  and reaches Yesvanthpur at  9:50.

As all of us have seen how SW Railways are providing the info on these new trains, even tried to do the negative publicity in DH few days back.

As already YPR-Hosur YH-1 / YH-2 has reached 30% occupancy,  same SW Railways  should publish the statstics  after two months,  their will be drastic increase  in % and same will be with Devanhalli.  Now BMTC should prvide last mile connectivity.

SB /Anyone - Are there any safe car parking slots at Bellandur station ? And where exactly is the station - I know it's off the ORR - any directions /landmarks would help.

 To go to belandur station you need to take a right(coming from silkboard side) at kadubesanahalli(the next Signal after ecospace and Intel while coming from Sikboard/agara side). Not sure how far inside it is. Should not be too far. 

Hi! I would like to share a MapmyIndia Maps link with you.Link: http://maps.mapmyindia.com/?cx=-1362958&cy=4441287&cz=10&where=from:Indiranagar, Bangalore, Karnataka to:Bellandur Road Railway Station,Marathahalli,Bangalore,Karnataka.

(Sorry, I am not able to join).

It took Rs. 10 from Hosur to Hebbal (59 km)
This is best part about the train other than not getting stuck in traffic :)

It is cheap, it is fast, it is punctual and best, it is a beautiful journey!

Lets write all our reports on a new post. I am uploading some pictures, post will be up in a bit.

Dear All,

I am planning to take my mother in law for a scan at Narayana Hrudayalaya which is on Hosur Road.  I stay in Yelahanka so I am planning to taker her by morning train till Heelalige and then to Naryana Hrudayalaya by bus or auto.

Just wanted to know how is transport facility from this station to the Naryana Hrudayala.  Can I take risk of taking the train.  As I am not aware of that area a, I would like to take suggestion from you guys for that. Please help me by providing the information.

Thanks

Sreenivas.

Hi Sreenivas,

Im not sure if there is a train from Yelahanka to Heelalige. 

Bus connectivity is very very rare at this station. (Ive seen one bus in evening around 5:30...may be to pickup passengers coming by Salem-Bangalore Psngr). But nothing in the morning.

But you can get an auto in the morning time (around 9:15 AM, there will be few autos (4/5) waiting outside the station to pickup passengers coming by Salem-Yeswantpur psngr).  They charge 5 Rs/passenger till chandapura circle or 30 Rs without sharing. 

-Sriram