Bangalore metro rail begins operations today

[darkinsky]

I read somewhere that Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi had approached E. Sreedharan (Delhi's Metro man) for helping them in their own metro lines. What happened to that?

dont brag forgot sake now

karachi admins had plans giving tender to the french for metro in mustafa kemal's time but it has finished

 

[ramu]

dont brag forgot sake now

karachi admins had plans giving tender to the french for metro in mustafa kemal's time but it has finished

Why burn if it is not true. In case it is true, Pakistan can always count on India. After all we recently leased a few locomotives.
About Plans, Bangalore metro plans are as old as 1977 but it takes a lot more than mere plans.

 

[harpoon]

Why burn if it is not true. In case it is true, Pakistan can always count on India. After all we recently leased a few locomotives.
About Plans, Bangalore metro plans are as old as 1977 but it takes a lot more than mere plans.

I don't think so eventhough there was plans to lease around 50 or so locomotives.

 

[harpoon]

LOL.. as a comedian said, there are thousands of parts inside the train. But we still believe the coconut is gonna make the train run smooth.

Indians will be Indians .

If am not wrong, before every launch ISRO gets blessing for the launch on a miniature model of the satellite in a nearby temple. Even I heard that the time for launch is set by consulting an astrologer.

 

[Soumitra]

dont brag forgot sake now

karachi admins had plans giving tender to the french for metro in mustafa kemal's time but it has finished

I dont know about Karachi and Islamabad but Lahore definitely approached Sreedharan

Lahore Rapid Mass Transit Rail Project

Last month there have been several news items about the Lahore Rapid Mass Transit (LRMT) Rail project. We have tried to gather key information from many of these news items and will present it in the following as one concise post on the topic.

The proposed rail service is the main part of the Lahore Mass Transit System (LRMTS). Other components of this project include the now under construction Lahore Ring Road Project.

The LRMT is a Two-phase, 97 kilometes long project. A Hong Kong based company called MVA Asia Consultancy was hired the government of Punjab as consultants to prepare the project feasibility. The study of MVA Asia Consultancy completed 5% of project design and proposed four Rail lines in the city to share the traffic burden. The proposed capacity of LRMT is going to be able to move 35000 passengers per hour in the city. Funding for the project will be provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

PHASE I:
In Phase-I two tracks will be constructed. One will be a North-South route called the Green Line and other will be a East-West route called the Orange Line.

Green Line:

Green Line is going to cost US $2.4 billion to construct.

The Green Line would extend from Shahdara to Hamza Town via Ravi Road, Lower Mall, Mall Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Qartaba Chowk and Ferozepur Road areas.

The length of Green Line is going to be 27 km. 11.6 km long Green Line route would be underground, while 15.4 km long would be overhead.

There will be 12 underground and 10 overhead stations built on the Green Line route.

The completion dates of ‘Green Line’ is in 2011. Initially the project was supposed to finish in 2012 but due to Cricket World Cup od 2012 wher Lahore will be hosting few matches, the Green Line completion date has been pulled in to 2011. Initial estimates are that 227,000 people annually would benefit from the Green line.

In March 2007, Punjab Government invited Dr E. Sreedharan who is the managing director of successfully operating Delhi Metro Rail. After studying the project details Dr Sreedharan has declared Green Line Project as a viable one. He has inspected the first priority line’s route from Shahdara to Hamza Town. In his view, the implementation of the Green Line project (Phase I) would face no major technical difficulty because the soil condition en route was good and roads were wide, having room for underground construction without creating any serious inconvenience to the city.

Orange Line:

Orange Line is going to cost US $1.9 billion.

Its route would extend from Pakistan Mint to Sabzazar via Shahnur, Awan Town, Hinjarwal, Niaz Beg, Canal View, Wahdat Road, Ali Town, Salahuddin Road, Bund Road, Islam Park, Dera Gujjran Depot, Mahmood Booti, Salamatpura, Samanabad, Gulshan Ravi, Chauburji, Lake Road, Lakshami Chowk, Railway Station, Sultanpura, UET, Baghbanpura and Shalimar Garden areas.

The length of Orange Line would also be 27-km out of which, 6.9 km long tracks would be underground, while 20.2 km-long would be overhead upon which six underground and 20 overhead stations would be established.

The central interchange station of Green and Orange lines would also be established besides linking these lines at Ring Road, railway station, airport, and Sports City.

The completion dates of ‘Orange Line’ is in 2015. Initial estimates are that 245,000 people annually would benefit from the Orange Train.

Lahore Rapid Mass Transit Rail Project : ALL THINGS PAKISTAN

 

[matrixmikeneo]

come on guys, my mom used to put coconut oil in the sewing machine in order to make it run smooth.. so what if its a fresh-coconut.. and so what if that's a metro... arey Kuchh toh effect aayega!!!!

 

[Veeru]

I thing the root cause of all the problems and misconceptions is lack of Info.

Those who are involve in that coconut breaking debate, guys do you know there is something called rituals/traditions and they exists all over the world.

Do you know that at the shipyard before launching a ship there is a tradition of breaking champagne bottle all over the world many people follow it.

Be it Capitalist USA or Communist china or Russia

Following are the some pics of champagne bottle breaking ceremony in USA, RUSSIA, China etc.

US Navy

China/Russia

 

[Nothing]

I got one more option for future to set in India .. Bangalore

 

[harpoon]

I thing the root cause of all the problems and misconceptions is lack of Info.

Those who are involve in that coconut breaking debate, guys do you know there is something called rituals/traditions and they exists all over the world.

Do you know that at the shipyard before launching a ship there is a tradition of breaking champagne bottle all over the world many people follow it.

Be it Capitalist USA or Communist china or Russia

In India:

Elizabeth Antony, wife of Defense Minister AK Antony, breaking a coconut on the Chennai, the third Kolkata-class Destroyer, at Mazagon Docks in Mumbai

 

[Trisonics]

LOL.. as a comedian said, there are thousands of parts inside the train. But we still believe the coconut is gonna make the train run smooth.

What about the lemon under the wheels? If you are a Kannadiga that is routine during ayudh pooja :-D or when you buy a new car/cycle/motor cycle

 

[MINK]

 

[proud_indian]

it's more colorful than the delhi metro

 

[Laughing_soldier]

Bangalore on the move.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Incredible! One day (in the not too distant future) all major Indian cities will have such projects.

 

[harpoon]

How is the payment made for the ride?