Suburban Railway Network In Bangalore Suburban Railway Network In Bangalore General Much awaited Bangalore rail network gets fillip! Suraj Kund <html> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Bangalore is one of the fastest growing cities in India. According to Bangalore Development Authority, it is expected to accommodate 2 crore people by the year 2031. Traffic jams have become common in the city recently. Number of vehicles in Bengaluru has risen by 6,099% in 40 years, reaching 76.2 Lacs. </p> <div class="admob-ads"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Responsive Blog --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7159304429864193" data-ad-slot="5773289261" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> To counter this issue, the Karnataka Government has given clearance to the much awaited Bangalore Suburban Rail Network. The 161 km project is finally going to be a reality in the year 2025 and nearly 10 lakh people are expected to use the suburban railways. </p> <ul> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> RITES, an engineering consultancy company has sent a draft proposal to the government. As per the proposal, the network criss-crosses the city in six directions estimating to cost around Rs 19,500 crores. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Bangalore will have 81 suburban stations with connecting KIA (Kempegowda International Airport) through suburban rail system. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> In these suburban stations, 51 of them are at ground level and 30 are proposed to be elevated. It is also proposed that these suburban stations will be 2 kilometres apart. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The suburban railways will run without affecting the long distance train services. </p> </li> <img class="replace-for-mobile" style="text-align: center;" src="/static/blog/images/bangaluru-logo.jpg" alt="Bangaluru Logo" width="100%"> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> There would be a 101 km suburban rail corridor which would be at ground level and a 60 km elevated railway corridor that stretches between Kengeri and <a href="https://getmeroof.com/bangalore-real-estate">Bangalore City</a> , Electronic City, Hebbal, Yelahanka and KIA. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> While metro will connect only one line with the Bangalore Airport, the suburban rail network will provide connectivity of several regions with the airport. </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The cost of suburban rail network is Rs 121 crores per km as against the metro costing around Rs 300 crore per kilometer. </p> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The finer details are yet to be revealed and a final version would be ready in a couple of months. It will be a great sigh of relief to the people of Bangalore. It is a huge project undertaken by the government. It not only includes construction but also land acquisition, financial closure, tendering and signaling work. Thus it is expected to take at least 10 years to complete. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are sure the Bangalore railway progression is a major reason that has convinced you to visit Bangalore apart from the other attractions of the city if you still haven’t. Or if you have, who doesn’t like to take a trip down the memory lane? So, book your train as well as plane tickets right from the Trainman app. Download Trainman App, to check train <a href="https://www.trainman.in/seat-availability">seat availability</a> or <a href="https://www.trainman.in/running-status">running status</a> of any train and much more. </p> </html>

Suburban Railway Network In Bangalore

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  • April 3, 2019

Bangalore is one of the fastest growing cities in India. According to Bangalore Development Authority, it is expected to accommodate 2 crore people by the year 2031. Traffic jams have become common in the city recently. Number of vehicles in Bengaluru has risen by 6,099% in 40 years, reaching 76.2 Lacs.

To counter this issue, the Karnataka Government has given clearance to the much awaited Bangalore Suburban Rail Network. The 161 km project is finally going to be a reality in the year 2025 and nearly 10 lakh people are expected to use the suburban railways.

  • RITES, an engineering consultancy company has sent a draft proposal to the government. As per the proposal, the network criss-crosses the city in six directions estimating to cost around Rs 19,500 crores.

  • Bangalore will have 81 suburban stations with connecting KIA (Kempegowda International Airport) through suburban rail system.

  • In these suburban stations, 51 of them are at ground level and 30 are proposed to be elevated. It is also proposed that these suburban stations will be 2 kilometres apart.

  • The suburban railways will run without affecting the long distance train services.

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  • There would be a 101 km suburban rail corridor which would be at ground level and a 60 km elevated railway corridor that stretches between Kengeri and Bangalore City , Electronic City, Hebbal, Yelahanka and KIA.

  • While metro will connect only one line with the Bangalore Airport, the suburban rail network will provide connectivity of several regions with the airport.

  • The cost of suburban rail network is Rs 121 crores per km as against the metro costing around Rs 300 crore per kilometer.

The finer details are yet to be revealed and a final version would be ready in a couple of months. It will be a great sigh of relief to the people of Bangalore. It is a huge project undertaken by the government. It not only includes construction but also land acquisition, financial closure, tendering and signaling work. Thus it is expected to take at least 10 years to complete.

We are sure the Bangalore railway progression is a major reason that has convinced you to visit Bangalore apart from the other attractions of the city if you still haven’t. Or if you have, who doesn’t like to take a trip down the memory lane? So, book your train as well as plane tickets right from the Trainman app. Download Trainman App, to check train seat availability or running status of any train and much more.






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