Saturday, October 15, 2011

METRO REPLACES HSRL TO BIA

With just four days to go for the Bangalore Metro to chug,there is more good news.The trains run could be extended up to 11pm.With the High-Speed Rail Link having been scrapped,BMRC will build a Metro line to the Bengaluru International Airport.The government has cleared the extension of phase 2 to Whitefield.This means that trains to Byappanahalli will eventually run up to Whitefield.



READY TO CHUG

The government has given inprinciple clearance for the extension of Metro rail from Byappanahalli to Whitefield.This phase 2 of the project will be 18-km long and will have 17 stations.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) managing director N Sivasailam on Saturday said the state government has approved the detailed project report (DPR) and BMRC will now submit the DPR to the government for final approval in the next two weeks.
There is more good news.The BMRC will have a trunk line of 24km from IIM-B on Bannerghatta Road and Nagawara in North Bangalore,of which 15 km will be underground.
A high-powered panel approved an additional branch line
in Reach 4 to connect RV Road via BTM Layout,Central Silk Board and Electronic City which will culminate at Bommasandra.The above projects were cleared by a high-powered committee chaired by chief secretary, he said.
Asked if monorail was essential since the Metro was criss-crossing the city,Sivasailam said while theres no harm having different types of transport,monorail may generate intellectual property rights (IPR) issues.While there was a proposal for monorail connectivity from Central Silk Board to Hebbal,it has now come into the folds of Metro, he said.

SERVICE MAY BE EXTENDED

The Metro train will run up to 10pm.As of now,it will run only upto 10 pm.Depending on peoples patronage,we can extend till 11pm.We are open to it, Sivasailam said.
The BMRC has readied a 3D commemorative card as a collectors edition for the launch day October 20.The card will be available at all stations.The BMRC has printed 10,000 such cards and to be priced at Rs 1,000 until stocks last.

METRO REPLACES HSRL TO BIA

The controversial HSRL has been scrapped.The BMRC will now build a Metro rail to the Bangalore International Airport.The High Speed Rail Link (HSRL) proposed by the government was scheduled to run from Cubbon road to BIA.

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