Official Bangalore Metro Website
Profile:
Several MRTS proposals for Bangalore have been in the pipeline for nearly 24 years. In 1982, a study suggested that the MRTS should have a route length of 12.20 km. and pegged the cost at Rs. 239.15 crores.
In 1983, the Metropolitan Transit Project, an organization of Indian Railways, prepared a feasibility report for provision of suburban rail services on existing lines, a circular railway of 57.9 km. metro system on two corridors, in Phase-I 12.9 km. from Rajajinagar to Jayanagar and in Phase - II 11.2 km. from Hudson Circle to Krishnarajapuram. In 1988, a World Bank aided study was carried out by RITES and the study recommended a Commuter Rail System along with improvement of road transport system.
Later, in 1994, the Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit Limited (BMRTL) was incorporated by the State Government to implement the mass rapid transit system. BMRTL in turn asked the IL&FS to carry out a feasibility study for LRT System on Public-Private Partnership. However, though the partner was selected, the project did not take off. Later, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in partnership with RITES prepared a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Bangalore Metro Rail, Phase I in 2003 at the instance of the Government. It proposed two double line corridors: East-West (EW) and North-South (NS) with a total length of 33 km.
The Bangalore Metro Rail finally took shape with the Karnataka Government clearing the project in March, 2005 and the Union Government giving its approval in April, 2006.
Phase I
Consists of 42.3 kilometers of route length of which 8.8 kilometers is underground while the rest is elevated
Construction has been divided into 4 elevated 'reaches' and 2 underground sections:
Chronology of Opening of Lines
Phase 2 Package Details.
Reach 1.
CC: Amith Nag
CC: Narayanan Vinoba
Departing Trinity station by Nicolas Mirguet, on Flickr
The busy Trinity Circle by night by Nicolas Mirguet, on Flickr
Trinity station and the Oberoi Hotel by Nicolas Mirguet, on Flickr
Bangalore Metro view from a drone
Reach 3
Maps by doc.aneesh
Phase 1
Phase II Plan
Rolling Stock -by Rotem + Mitsubishi + MELCO + BEML
Majestic Underground Interchange station Render.
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PHASE 2
Profile:
Several MRTS proposals for Bangalore have been in the pipeline for nearly 24 years. In 1982, a study suggested that the MRTS should have a route length of 12.20 km. and pegged the cost at Rs. 239.15 crores.
In 1983, the Metropolitan Transit Project, an organization of Indian Railways, prepared a feasibility report for provision of suburban rail services on existing lines, a circular railway of 57.9 km. metro system on two corridors, in Phase-I 12.9 km. from Rajajinagar to Jayanagar and in Phase - II 11.2 km. from Hudson Circle to Krishnarajapuram. In 1988, a World Bank aided study was carried out by RITES and the study recommended a Commuter Rail System along with improvement of road transport system.
Later, in 1994, the Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit Limited (BMRTL) was incorporated by the State Government to implement the mass rapid transit system. BMRTL in turn asked the IL&FS to carry out a feasibility study for LRT System on Public-Private Partnership. However, though the partner was selected, the project did not take off. Later, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in partnership with RITES prepared a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Bangalore Metro Rail, Phase I in 2003 at the instance of the Government. It proposed two double line corridors: East-West (EW) and North-South (NS) with a total length of 33 km.
The Bangalore Metro Rail finally took shape with the Karnataka Government clearing the project in March, 2005 and the Union Government giving its approval in April, 2006.
Phase I
Consists of 42.3 kilometers of route length of which 8.8 kilometers is underground while the rest is elevated
Construction has been divided into 4 elevated 'reaches' and 2 underground sections:
Chronology of Opening of Lines
Phase 2 Package Details.
Reach 1.
CC: Amith Nag
CC: Narayanan Vinoba
Departing Trinity station by Nicolas Mirguet, on Flickr
The busy Trinity Circle by night by Nicolas Mirguet, on Flickr
Trinity station and the Oberoi Hotel by Nicolas Mirguet, on Flickr
Bangalore Metro view from a drone
Reach 3
Maps by doc.aneesh
Phase 1
Phase II Plan
Rolling Stock -by Rotem + Mitsubishi + MELCO + BEML
Majestic Underground Interchange station Render.
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PHASE 2
Code:
GAUGE : Standard Gauge
TRACTION : 750V dc Third Rail
SPEED Max : 80Kmph ; Sch. 32Kmph
NO. OF STATIONS : 41
TRAVEL TIME : 33 Mins. (end to end)