Latest Position of Suburban

Railway in Bengaluru

Sanjeev V Dyamannavar Praja-RAAG

19th Oct 2019

 BENGALURU DIVISION

Dharmavaram/GTL N

Hubballi/
Mumbai

Hassan/Mangalore

SBC

Mysuru Jolarpettai/MAS

Salem
BENGALURU SUB-URBAN AREA
N
Suburban Rail : Sustainable Mass Transport System
Suburban Rail : Moving Growth Beyond Bengaluru
Major Educational, Industrial, Business Hubs in
Bengaluru Suburban Rail Catchment area

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7 Directions Bangalore Suburban Rail will Provide
Services

Chikballapur
64 Kms
Bangarpet
Dodballapur
71 Kms
40 Kms

Tumkur Suburban Hosur

70 Kms Rail 60 Kms

Nelamangala Ramanagaram
30 Kms 45 Kms

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Capacity Building for Bangalore Suburban
Rail
Automatic
Doubling / Signaling & IBS
Electrification
Quadrupling of
Tracks

Rakes : Suburban Yesvanthpur

EMU / Rail 2nd Terminal
MEMU
Suburban Rail
Terminal at Baiyyappanhalli 3 rd

Cantonment Coaching Terminal

Proposed Suburban Rail Status
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Doubling of Tracks Required for Bangalore
Suburban Rail

Chikballapur
46 Kms
Dodballapur
21 Kms Under Bangarpet
Progress by Completed
Dec 2020

Tumkur Suburban Hosur

Completed Rail 40 Kms
Under
Progress

Nelamangala Ramanagaram
22 Kms Completed
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Electrification of Tracks Required for
Bangalore Suburban Rail

Chikballapur
46 Kms
Dodballapur
Completed Bangarpet
Completed

Tumkur Suburban Hosur

53 Kms Rail 40 Kms by
Jan 2020

Nelamangala Ramanagaram
22 Kms Completed
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 Rakes / Coaches Required for Suburban Rail

MEMU
EMU ( Mumbai,
Maintenance Calcutta, Pune,
Depot Chennai )
Cost and
Allocation Suburban DEMU
( High Rail ( Diesel )
Demand )

Exclusive Manufactured by :
Platforms ICF, BEML,
MEMU : Mainline Elect. Multiple UnitsPraja-RAAG Kapurthala, 12
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COST SHARING WORKS PROPOSED TO GOK

 Doubling and electrification of

 Baiyyappanahalli – Hosur(48 km) @ Rs.424 Cr
 Yeshvanthpur–Baiyyappanahalli (22 Km-Rs.170 Cr)
 3rd & 4th Line between Bengaluru and Whitefield
(Rs.457 Cr)
 Automatic signalling works around Bengaluru in
all important sections (205 Cr)
 3rd Coaching Terminal Baiyyappanahalli
Rs 180 Crore Project, Delayed to Mar 2020
Proposed Corridors of Suburban
Rail Project Status
Proposed Suburban Rail Corridors by RITES
RITES Proposed Corridors
 Present Status of Suburban Rail
1. RITES prepared DPR accepted by GOK &
Min of Railway
2. PMO & Fin Min raised issues in Mar
2019
3. DPR was reworked to accommodate all
concerns of PMO & Fin Min
4. GOK Has given All Clearance to GOI for
setting up of SPV
5. Approval Pending with Rail Min, PMO
since May 2019
Revised DPR for Suburban Rail
Submitted in May 2019
 Major Airports Mass Public Transport
Airport Mass Public Status Length
Transport
IGI Delhi Airport Express Since 2012 23 Kms

Chennai Metro Since 2017 32 Kms

Mumbai Metro By 2021 40 Kms
Calcutta Metro Since 2015 19 Kms
Lucknow Metro By Feb 2019 25 Kms
RGI Hyderabad Suburban Rail Slow Progress 7 Kms
KIAL Bangalore ??? 2030 ???? ????
 KIAL Airport Devanahalli
Opened May2008, 1Million to 55Million by 2030

Present Shift Timing at BIAL

Shift Start Time End Time
• 1st 07:00hrs 16:00hrs
• 2nd 13:00hrs 22:00hrs
• 3rd 22:00hrs 07:00hrs
• General 08:30hrs 17:30hrs
 Improvements for Capacity
Addition in Bangalore Railway
Division in recent Times
 Recent Improvements Related Services
• Yesvanthpur – Tumkur DEMU 1 Services
• Yesvanthpur – Chitradurga
• Yesvanthpur - Vijapur
• Bangalore – Hospet
• Bangalore – Belgaum
Extension of Existing Suburban Services
• Kolar – Bangalore DEMU to Channaptna
• Bangalore - Ramanagar MEMU to Mysore
• Chennai Exp from City to Mysore
• Kachiguda Exp from City to Mysore
• Kochivelli Exp from City to Mysore
 Recent Improvements Related Suburban
Services
• 3rd Entry Opening at City Station
• FOB connecting Railway to Metro at City station
• Automatic Signaling between City - Whitefield

Projects in Pipe line

• Baiyyappanhalli 3rd Coaching Terminal
• Electrification of Chikbanawar - Tumkur
• Doubling of Yesvanthpur - Hosur
• Quadrupling of Cantonment - Whitefield
• Cantonment Suburban Rail Terminal
• Yesvanthpur Metro + Railway connecting
Major Works to be commissioned in few months

• Baiyyappanahalli 3rd Coaching Terminal : 180 Crore

by Mar 2020

• ROB at Baiyyappanhalli : 20 Crore by Apr 2020

• Banaswadi – Hosur Electrification by Mar 2020

• Yelahanka – Dodballapur Doubling by Feb 2020

 Major Works to proposed for Approval
• Automatic Signaling across Bangalore: 200 Crore

• Level Crossing Elimination across Bangalore : 500

Crore

• Yesvanthpur 2nd Terminal : 80 Crore

 Works / Improvements immediate
to be taken up
• Intercity Trains stops at Baiyyappanhali Station
• FOB work connecting Whitefield station – Kadugodi
• Extension of MEMU train to Hindapur
• Introduction of Yelahanak – Whitefield services
• Introduction of Whitefield – City after 7 PM
• Introduction of Kolar – Yelahanka via Chikballapur
• Halt Station at Airport Trumpet Flyover
Banaswadi MEMU Shed
Status of Existing Railway Stations
Carmelaram Station
Rajanakunte Station
Baiyyappanahalli
Nayandahalli Railway Station
Hoody Railway Station
Lottegolahalli Station
Kodigehalli Station
Channasadra Railway Station
 Doubling and electrification of
 Baiyyappanahalli – Hosur(48 km) @ Rs.424 Cr
 Yeshvanthpur–Baiyyappanahalli (22 Km-Rs.170 Cr)
 3rd & 4th Line between Cantonement and
Whitefield (Rs.457 Cr)
 Propsoed IBS between Yelahanka- Channasandra
 Proposed Automatic signalling works around
Bengaluru in all important sections (205 Cr)
Bangalore City – Tumkur
Bangalore City – Mandya
Yesvanthpur – Yelahanka
Yesvanhpur – Hosur
 Recent Addition of Suburban Services
• Bangalore – Ramanagar MEMU 3 Services
• Bangalore – Whitefield MEMU 2 Services
• Banaswadi – Hosur DEMU 2 Services
• Banaswadi – Whitefield DEMU 1 Services

Extension of Existing Suburban Services

• Kolar – Bangalore DEMU to Channaptna
• Bangalore -Ramanagar MEMU to Mysore
• Kuppam – KR Puram MEMU to Baiyyappanhalli
• Yesavanthpur – Devanahalli to Chikballapur
• Hosur – Yesvanthpur DEMU to Tumkur
Namma Bengaluru
 Integrated Land Use Planning
• We need Long Term Plan from Perspective of
Multimodal Transport System
• Effective Utilization of Land space available at
Majestic, Yeshwanthpur, Cantonment, Whitefield,
Gnanbharati, Banashankari & other places
• Transit Oriented Development around Major
Public Transport System
 Information Integration
• Online Information how to move from One
destination to destination with PT
• Integration of ITS for BMTC, Indian Railway Train
Monitoring, Taxi
2012 Tumkur Station with single PlatForm
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City Railway Station & Metro Connecting
Yeshwanthpur Railway station
Yeshwanthpur Metro
Rail Wheels from Yelahanka
 Integration with Other Modes of Public
Transport : Bangalore Suburban Rail :
Metro, BMTC, Auto, Taxi, FOB
City Station
Janabharathi
( B’lore Univer )
Whitefield

Suburban Yesvanthpur
KR Puram Rail

Baiyyappanhalli
Cantonment
Airport
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ROB / RUB ( Level Crossing Elimination ) :
Bangalore Suburban Rail
Level Crossings
To be Eliminated : Ongoing around
80 20 with BBMP,
BDA, PWD
Priority by Railways

Pedestrian Suburban Widening of

Crossing Rail Old Bridges

Funds
Allocation Land Acquiring
General Cost for Each ROB / RUB : Around 10 Crore
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New Stations required for Bangalore Suburban Rail
as Per Public Need Chikballapur :
Tannisandra
Dodballapur : Jakkur
Kenchanhalli BIAL Trumpet Bangarpet :
Naganhalli MVIT Sadarmangala
Dodballapur Ind. Estate
Hoodi

Tumkur : Hosur :
HMT Suburban Gudhahalli
Jalahalli Beniganhalli
Rail Suryanagar
K G Halli
Sidganga Chandapur
Dodankunda
Ramanagaram :
Nelamangala :
Kumbalgodu
APMC Yard
Hampapura
NH-4 Crossing Praja-RAAG NICE Road 75
Namma Railu In a Nutshell
Cheapest Mass Transit to Build
40% Share in Public Transport
70-100 Km in 70-90 Minutes
2 Million Commuters Per Day
400 Km of CRS Network
100+ Stops
Predictable Travel Times

DECONGESTING BENGALURU
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EMU Coaches

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Hoody Station
7 Major Railway Infrastructure required for
Bangalore Suburban Rail
Doubling of Tracks

New Stations Electrification of

Tracks
Integration
with other Suburban Rakes /
Public Rail Coaches
Transport

Capacity Building : ROB / RUB

Signaling,
Platforms Praja-RAAG 82
Baiyyappanahalli Station
Hoody
Station
Krishnadevaraya Halt Station
 BMTC Route No 500 CC

Carmelaram Railway Station –

Doddakannalli – Kadubisanahalli –
Bellandur Gate – Kaikondrahalli –
Carmelaram Railway Station
DG Shed Halt station
 Studies Completed for Bangalore Suburban Rail
SN STUDY YEAR REMARKS
Recommended 24 Km of metro, 3 suburban
1 Study by Southern Railway 1983
rail lines and 58 Km ring rail over 25Yrs period.
Comprehensive Traffic Study by Suggested many improvements to roads &
2 1988
RITES railways.
Reiterated Southern Railway
3 Committee appointed by GoK 1993
recommendations of 1983.
Intermodal Survey for Suburban Recommended to strengthen existing rail
4 2002
Rail in Bangalore corridors in Bangalore City.
RITES survey for Local Trains Recommended strengthening of existing Rail
5 2007
(CTTP 2007) Corridors of Bangalore.
Feasibility study for a suburban
6 2012 Implementation of Suburban Rail System
rail service in Bangalore
DPR Submitted during 2016 by
7 2015 Railway Ministry rejects
GoK
GOK & MoR approved it and PMO raised
8 DPR prepared by Railways 2019
query