16.10.11

Bangalore Metro snippets




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 Metro train will run up to 10pm. “As of now, it will run only upto 10 pm. Depending on people’s 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. The BMRC will now build a Metro rail to the Bangalore International Airport. The High Speed Rail Link (HSRL) that was proposed by the government was scheduled to run from Cubbon road to BIA. It has been scrapped.

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