BENGALURU: In a significant relief for passengers travelling in stuffed metro coaches, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s (BMRCL’s) much-awaited first six-car Metro trainer used to be rolled out on Friday evening.
Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy flagged off the teach from a decked up Byappanahalli metro station in the presence of deputy CM G Parameshwara and Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
The CM, along with dignitaries, additionally traveled in the new six-coach teach until Kempegowda Majestic Metro station.
The new six vehicle teach which will have one trainer reserved for women will run along the Purple Line (Byappanahalli - Mysuru Road) and is predicted to assist meet top hour rush. The Purple line used to be selected since it is busier than the Green line.
With the addition of three coaches, every teach will now be able to raise 1950 passengers, almost double the prevailing capability of 975. BMRCL recently runs 50 three-car trains on each lines in an afternoon.
Last Sunday additionally marked a yr of the final touch of Phase 1. In the last one year, Phase 1 registered a ridership of over 12 crore, with an average ridership of 3.three lakh every day on the 42km network and is predicted to the touch five lakh.
It is also recalled that Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) had handed over the primary 3 intermediate cars to BMRCL on February 14. Following a number of trial runs, BMRCL just lately got protection clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) and railway board. The second batch of three cars is predicted to be delivered by BEML next month and subsequent addition of coaches is not going to require protection clearance from CRS, and internal protection exams would suffice.
In March last yr, BEML bagged the Rs 1,421-crore order to offer 150 units of intermediate cars to expand the prevailing three-car trains by June 2019. This will convert all 3 vehicle trains to six by the end of next yr.
In June last yr, the Karnataka govt and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) had promised 3 additional coaches for at least one or two trains by December, 2017. However, BMRCL overlooked a number of closing dates.
Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy flagged off the teach from a decked up Byappanahalli metro station in the presence of deputy CM G Parameshwara and Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
The CM, along with dignitaries, additionally traveled in the new six-coach teach until Kempegowda Majestic Metro station.
The new six vehicle teach which will have one trainer reserved for women will run along the Purple Line (Byappanahalli - Mysuru Road) and is predicted to assist meet top hour rush. The Purple line used to be selected since it is busier than the Green line.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s much-awaited first six-car Metro trainer used to be rolled out on Friday evening… https://t.co/vIO0goIfVo
— TOI Bengaluru (@TOIBengaluru) 1529672981000With the addition of three coaches, every teach will now be able to raise 1950 passengers, almost double the prevailing capability of 975. BMRCL recently runs 50 three-car trains on each lines in an afternoon.
Last Sunday additionally marked a yr of the final touch of Phase 1. In the last one year, Phase 1 registered a ridership of over 12 crore, with an average ridership of 3.three lakh every day on the 42km network and is predicted to the touch five lakh.
It is also recalled that Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) had handed over the primary 3 intermediate cars to BMRCL on February 14. Following a number of trial runs, BMRCL just lately got protection clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) and railway board. The second batch of three cars is predicted to be delivered by BEML next month and subsequent addition of coaches is not going to require protection clearance from CRS, and internal protection exams would suffice.
In March last yr, BEML bagged the Rs 1,421-crore order to offer 150 units of intermediate cars to expand the prevailing three-car trains by June 2019. This will convert all 3 vehicle trains to six by the end of next yr.
In June last yr, the Karnataka govt and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) had promised 3 additional coaches for at least one or two trains by December, 2017. However, BMRCL overlooked a number of closing dates.
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