For example-īecause of the large number of tech parks, gated communities and low road density, being forced to travel longer distances than needed is pretty common in the outskirts of the city^. In a place like Whitefield, you could be able to see a metro station in front of you and be less than half a kilometre from it, but because there is no road or path between you and that station, you might be forced to walk/travel 2.5km just to get to it. To summarize, it's very easy to get to and from the metro stations from any point in these areas, which in turn boosts metro usage. This short geodesic distance combined with good tree coverage and footpaths makes this belt the most optimally connected region served by the metro. In the Basvangudi-JP Nagar belt in South Bangalore, there is a high density of grid like roads, and even diagonal roads, that keep the distance between any two locations as minimal as possible. On a map, this is basically the shortest distance needed to move between any two locations. the fewest number of edges needed to move between two vertices on a graph. In the mathematical subject of graph theory, there's a concept called Geodesic Distance, i.e. However, the real success will come only with time as BBMP improves road and pedestrian infrastructure in the hinterland along metro routes. Funny thing is that on forums like Reddit, people are talking less about how it will make their work commute easier and more about how it will make it easier for them to do regular sightseeing and restaurant/pub hopping within the inner city. Also, given that retail & leisure heavily drives metro usage, I won't be surprised to see a significant boost in ridership during weekends. It will take some time for people to review how the line benefits them and add it to their commute routines. 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.Ĭonsists of 42.3 kilometers of route length of which 8.8 kilometers is underground while the rest is elevatedĬonstruction has been divided into 4 elevated 'reaches' and 2 underground sections: It proposed two double line corridors: East-West (EW) and North-South (NS) with a total length of 33 km. 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. However, though the partner was selected, the project did not take off. BMRTL in turn asked the IL&FS to carry out a feasibility study for LRT System on Public-Private Partnership. Later, in 1994, the Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit Limited (BMRTL) was incorporated by the State Government to implement the mass rapid transit system. 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. from Rajajinagar to Jayanagar and in Phase - II 11.2 km. metro system on two corridors, in Phase-I 12.9 km. 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. In 1982, a study suggested that the MRTS should have a route length of 12.20 km. Several MRTS proposals for Bangalore have been in the pipeline for nearly 24 years.
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