Bangalore Metro, with 35 stations and 33 km of underground and elevated rail network, is going to be completed by 2011. According to the official estimate, once completed, the metro rail will have a carrying capacity of 10.20 lakhs per day which will go up to 16.10 lakhs by 2021.
The Bangalore Metro Rail project will cover two double line corridors of North-South and East-West. The speed of the trains is estimated to be 80 km per hour and frequency will be four minutes each. As an important part of the Bangalore transportation, the metro is expected to offer a hassle-free and fast commutation service to the people of the city.
The Proposed Metro Rail Project
In March 2005 the Government of Karnataka approved the project of Bangalore Metro Rail. The next year the project was cleared by the Union Government. The mono rail project included under the metro scheme is aimed at providing feeders at major junctions of Bangalore. The North-South and East-West will be the two corridors of the metro rail of Bangalore. While the North-South corridor will be 14.90 km long, the East-West corridor will be 18.10 km long. An approximate underground rail network of 6.76 km will pass by the side of Vidhana Soudha, City Railway Station and Majestic and City Market.
Areas to be covered by the Metro Rail of Bangalore
One of the main objectives of the Bangalore metro rail is to offer fast, efficient, safe and comfortable transportation system to the people of the city. Connectivity on a large scale is another prime goal of the city's metro. The East-West and North-South corridors will be built to encompass the entire city area.
The North-South corridor will cover the following:
- Yeshwantpur Terminal
- Mahalakshmi
- Malleswaram
- Rajajiinagar
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- Swastik
- Kuvempu Road
- Majestic
- Lalbagh
- Chikpet
- K.R. Road
- Jayanagar
- City Market
- South End Circle
- R.V.Road
The East-West corridor of Bangalore Metro is going to include the following areas of the city:
- Byappanahalli
- Old Madras Road
- C.M.H. Road
- Vijayanagar
- Trinity Circle
- M.G. Road
- Deepanjali Nagar
- Cricket Stadium
- Central College
- City Railway Station
- Mysore Road
- Hosahalli
- Vidhana Soudha
- Magadi Road
- Ulsoor
- Indiranagar
The metro rail passengers of Bangalore will be able to avail a great many facilities in lieu of paying a bit extra than the normal bus fares. It has been decided that the metro fares will range between Rs. 7 to Rs. 15.
In order to get further information on the development and progress of the metro rail project, the below mentioned address and contact number could be used:
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
3rd Floor, BMTC Complex,
K.H.Road, Shanthinagar
Bangalore - 560 027
Phone - 91-80- 2296 9300, 2296 9301
Fax - 91-80-2296 9222
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