Section 5 - Capacity Enhancement Strategies
Bangalore - SBC Terminal
- Shifting 4 Pit lines to Binny Mills land
- No terminal or shunting operations
- Universal dispatch/receiving facilities
- Platforms to be full length
- Trains to go in all directions (YPR to MYS and BYPL, MYS to YPR, BYPL, BYPL to MYS, YPR directions)
- Add 5 more platforms (Current 10), total 15.
This will increase the SBC 's current handling capacity from 60 to 150 pairs of trains
Yeswantpur Terminal
- 3 More Pit lines
This will increase YPR terminal capacity from 37 to 60 pairs of trains.
Baiyappanahalli Terminal
- 10 new pit lines
- 5 new stabling lines
- 6 R&D lines
- 5 platforms
This will allow BYPL to handle 70 pairs of trains from 0 pair it is handling now.
Yelahanka Terminal
- Develop this as 3rd coaching terminal
- Build EMU maintenance shed
- Build Terminal Facilities ( At present it is a pass through station)
Multi Terminal on MYS Section
- Adding 1 platform each Kengeri, Hejjala, Bidadi, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Maddur and Mandya.
- Terminate one train at each of the above station
This will bring relief to SBC and enhances the commuter capacity.
Hejjala Terminal
- Develop this as 4th coaching terminal
- 6 new pit lines
Flyovers to avoid criss-cross movements at BYPL and YPR
- Bangalore - Hosur flyover
- Bangarpet - Yelahanka Flyover
- Bangarpet - Hebbal Flyover
- Yelahanka - Bangalore flyover
- at LOGH
Automatic Signaling
- Replace existing block signaling with Automatic signaling
- Will give a spacing of 2Km compare to existing 4-6 Kms.
Electrification and Doubling
- All sections at minimum be double lines
- All lines must be electrified
Level Crossings
- All level crossings to be replaced with ROB/RUB
Additional Halts
- CRS halts For every 1 Km within city core. 15-20 Km from SBC
- Every 2 Km beyond the city core
- Every 3-4 km in the sub-urbs
Rakes
- EMU rakes
- 100 sitting capacity compare to normal rakes of 80 capacity.