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Indiranagar, 12th Main when designed for the function that it actually serves and maintained well. I've visited this street many times and am frequently frustrated, as both a pedestrian and a driver. This redesign allows all people to exist and thrive ensuring safety for all.
I don't know is there's any other line in a lot of history that's been as eagerly awaited as the Blue line (ORR line) of Namma metro.
Here's hoping we can start trials in the next 2-3 months 🤞
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Almost 1 in 4 trips in Chennai are now on a low floor bus and 1 in 10 on a electric bus. Just 2 years ago it was zero.
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The CAG report on BMRCL is eye opening. Highlights mistakes, mismanagement, reasons for delays, high costs etc.. worth a read.
Link to the soft copy below 👇
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Karnataka cabinet has okayed 200 new BS 6 minibuses (7m each) for @BMTC_BENGALURU.
These buses will cover narrow lanes on metro routes (Green/Yellow/Pink lines).
BMTC currently runs 255 (12m & 9m) metro feeder buses.
It could not lease e-minibuses earlier due to high bid amounts.
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NEW VIDEO - All the elevated corridors and why we deserve better
youtu.be/ya48BXvse8k
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This is Saint-Denis Pleyel metro station in Paris, built to handle a daily footfall of 250,000 vs Thane Rly station that currently handles a footfall of 800,000 daily.
The built environment is politics made visible and it speaks who the govt serves by what it chooses to build.
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Progress Of ORR Metro & Airport Metro Works At The End Of September 2026.
Site Updated: blrmetrotracker.com/
#BMRCL #NammaMetro
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Namma Bengaluru
Please join us on our human chain protesting the Elevated Corridors on Sunday, October 11th at 11 AM!
.@bengawalk
#DearDKFlyoverYaake??
Karnataka govt plans 13 flyovers spanning 120 km at an estimated cost of Rs 18,000 crore in Bengaluru.
PC: @deardk_blr
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This is what a functioning urban centre of city with good density looks like.
No 8-lane highway. No sea of parked cars. No flyovers. Just people actually getting somewhere they wanna be using transit and active mobility
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Replying to @PranavBalakrish @TheKannadiga_RF @BMTC_BENGALURU @FriendsofBMTC @ChristinMP_ @Bharath_Selvan @YathishKumarS5 @TravelGeek12
@BMTC_BENGALURU needs thousands of 7mtr mini DEVI buses as in Delhi
bhaskarenglish.in/amp/local/…
Interesting that BEML won this and not Titagarh who already has some expertise in Aluminium coach manufacturing.
Are we going to see stainless steel high speed rail once again? (Last I can think of were the first series of the Shinkansen)
It's official.
BEML Limited has secured an order worth Rs 5,400 crore from National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) for the supply & maintenance of high-speed rolling stock and allied works for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Corridor.
@BEMLltd
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This is how you discourage bus usage and deprioritise public transport. The recommended distance for a bus stop from a junction is around 30–50 metres, not 75–100 metres.
It almost doubles the walking distance to the bus stop, with no scientific rationale for doing so.
@BECCUPDATES
Bus shelters located close to major junctions in Bengaluru East will be considered for relocation 75-100 metres away, Bengaluru East City Corporation Commissioner DS Ramesh said.
BMTC, police & Corporation officials will jointly inspect sites and identify shelters for relocation and suitable alternatives with public amenities.
The Corporation also directed officials to identify flood-prone areas, deploy 10-15-member response teams, desilt drains, clear debris, keep pumps and machinery ready, repair potholes & ensure prompt response during heavy rain. @BECCUPDATES
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🚨 Bengaluru Metro to float fresh Phase 3 civil work tenders in 45 days after end-to-end double-decker plan shelved
@OfficialBMRCL
moneycontrol.com/news/india/…
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The best way to reduce chaos on Indian roads is to make fewer people drive and strengthen public transportation.
More drivers mean more vehicles, more decisions and ultimately more chaos.
Moving more people in fewer vehicles can also reduce congestion and fuel wastage.
When traffic slows down, vehicles burn more fuel through idling, frequent braking and acceleration, and longer travel times.
At scale, reducing this wastage means lower fuel consumption and potentially less dependence on imported oil.
Instead of encouraging more personal vehicles and then building roads to accommodate them, we should focus on moving more people with fewer vehicles !!
It saves money and better than mixing ethanol !!
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Took 6 buses today. Every conductor insisted that NCMC wasn't accepted till I showed them.
C'mon @BMTC_BENGALURU and @chaloapp, it's been 5 days. NCMC is a 2-step process. Select digital and tap card. Easier than UPI. Take video clip and circulate.
@ChristinMP_ @Explorer_Yash
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Replying to @comm_blr_south
@comm_blr_south @ChristinMP_ @krishnabgowda @GBA_office
Happened to pass under Jayadeva Metro station few weeks back, just see the design of drain covers, if any kids steps on it, the legs will get stuck in holes of drain cover. The actual drain cover should be like this, the one in Paris.
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God help KJM passengers !. Amrit Bharat station redevelopment here seems an eternal mirage!! Jam packed at platform 4 when 12639 arrived.
@RailMadad @SWRRLY @rpfswr @rpfswrsbc @ChristinMP_
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Replying to @Maheshbr4U @GBA_office @TOIBengaluru @DeccanHerald @ChristinMP_ @DarshanDevaiahB @priyaJasTweet4u @Kuma50531Kumar @epic_bengaluru @NammaBengaluroo @TVMohandasPai
Flyovers don’t decongest anything. I think Bangalore of all the cities in the world would have realized that?
This is just moving tax money to black coffers
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🔵 ORR Metro Update: All Viaduct Piers Completed
Afcons completes casting all viaduct piers in their scope of Phase 2A Package 1 of ORR Metro, between Central Silkboard to Kadubeesanahalli.
⚛️ Final scope consisted a total of 422 piers.
🚧 January 2022 : 1st Pier Cast.
✅ Septemer 2026 :Final Pier Cast.
With this, entire ORR Metro's piers are now completed, between Silkboard to Baiyappanahalli.
Had to cross quite a lot of obstacles & challenges to reach here. Kudos to the entire team involved on the milestone 👏
Looking forward to the next big milestone: Viaduct completion.
#BMRCL #NammaMetro
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Big day for BMTC today!!!
My first ticket through Mobile Wallet on Namma BMTC 2.0!
I did not receive the physical copy of the ticket tho, got this digital copy in the app itself.
Tickets are so much easier now!
Kudos @BMTC_BENGALURU
@ChristinMP_ @Bharath_Selvan






































