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Team of 80 will lay suburban rail trackK-RIDE to recruit experts from fields such as civil, mechanical, electrical engineering, signalling, safety, human resource, finance for im...
Yeshwanthpur, Cantt may get more platformsThe plan for Yeshwanthpur was drafted recently and is yet to get approval.
Detailed project report on Bengaluru's suburban rail likely to be ready by JanuaryThe previous report, prepared by RITES and sanctioned by the state government, was released in 2015 but its recommendations are still in pa...
Land for stations missing, metro seeks contract bidsGetting approval from the state government is the first step of a long bureaucratic process. The BMRCL will have to follow four more steps ...
Suburban trains can double only if Centre, state governments agreeAlthough it is more than a year since the Ministry of Railways and the state government agreed to implement the project, not a brick has mo...
Karnataka gives Rs 350-crore push to suburban railThe suburban rail project includes the doubling and electrification of Baiyappanahalli-Hosur line and Yesvantpur-Channasandra line and crea...
IT corridor rail line going electric soonLast week, the Rail Vikas Nigam, a government of India enterprise, floated tenders for the electrification of the Baiyappanahalli-Omalur (v...
For safe passage commuters demand underpass facilityMetro stations in Dasarahalli and Nagasandra, which are at the far end of Green Line on the northern side, will get underpass facilities ac...
Bengaluru suburbs to get two electric trains soonThese two trains are part of the 15 trains that the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala will deliver to the state in the next one year.
Metro authorities insist on building station a kilometer away from Cantonment railway stationThe demand for integrating the Metro station with the Cantonment railway station has found support from Citizens for Bengaluru (CfB) and B....
One more train for Whitefield from Baiyappanahalli todayCommuter railway activist Sanjeev Dyamannavar said the railways should increase the number of coaches on these trains to about 12-15 from t...
New train to Whitefield from Friday to ease road trafficRailway minister Suresh Prabhu, who will be in Bengaluru for two days from August 17, is likely to flag off the new train -a diesel electri...
Suburban rail project back on track, almostAlmost a year ago, RITES, a GoI undertaking, had submitted the detailed project report for phase-1A of the project.
Bengaluru's top builders keen to redevelop railway stationsApparently, L&T Realty, Mantri Developers, Brigade group, Prestige group, Godrej properties, Sobha and RMZ Corp have made enquiries and eve...
Bengaluru suburban train needs big push from state governmentThe new policy issued by the Ministry of Railways casts more responsibility on the state government, including the creation of infrastructu...
Chorus for rail station off Kempegowda International Airport gets louderCitizens for Bengaluru, a volunteer group spearheading the #ChukuBukuBeku campaign, also has added to the chorus.
Why suburban trains matter for BengalureansAbout 2.5 lakh passengers use local trains every day . Considering the limited train services and inconsistent timings, this is no small nu...
Metro work along outer ring road a nightmare for IT firmsThere are close to 4.5 lakh cars using the ORR every day . This means on an average, 18,750 cars are present on the stretch every hour.
Bengaluru metro offers a rough ride to the elderlyThe machine, meant for elderly, pregnant or disabled persons, is locked because of a shortage of guards to monitor its usage. An escalator ...
Suburban train: Tracks are ready, but not a penny is forthcoming for project in BengaluruCommuting in this city could be a lot easier with suburban trains that can haul scores of people across long distances.