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[pmaitra]

Here's a couple of new stations in Mumbai:

Borivali stn.-

Is this Borivali East or West? It looks like it is West. All too familiar, my hometown for 2.5 years.

The Andheri stn. under construction-

Again I am confused? Is it taken from the Irani Restaurant or McDonalds right next to Andheri West entrance? Again, looks like it is Andheri West.

Chruchgate wing, under construction-

Never saw construction of this 'wing'. That area was already quite congested. Where did they get the land from? Is it on the way to Marine Drive from Churchgate or is it on the way to Fountain from Churchgate?

 

[Rage]

Is this Borivali East or West? It looks like it is West. All too familiar, my hometown for 2.5 years.

Borivali West.

The East is still a shitty construction zone. And it stinks early morn, because of the incinerator right next door to the stn.

Again I am confused? Is it taken from the Irani Restaurant or McDonalds right next to Andheri West entrance? Again, looks like it is Andheri West.

The building is an annex to the main station, housing food plazas, a reservation centre for long-distance trains and concourse hall, apart from the ticketing facility. The main station itself is being spruced up.

Never saw construction of this 'wing'. That area was already quite congested. Where did they get the land from? Is it on the way to Marine Drive from Churchgate or is it on the way to Fountain from Churchgate?

This plan is very new. The construction is taking place in this part of the station:

The photo is from 2006.

You can already see part of the construction work where this is- the existing ceilings were being covered with the new false ceiling in April, 2010 and the walls at the entrance were been covered in blue and white laminate.

You can see photographs of a part of the entrance here:

http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/me_in_india/1/1279478147/churchgate-station.jpg/tpod.html

 

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Ludhiana Metro- Proposed

Punjab seeks viability gap funding for Ludhiana metro project

Chandigarh: The Punjab government has asked the Centre for viability gap funding for the Rs 9,000 crore Ludhiana Metro Rail project considered to be lifeline for the state's burgeoning industrial town.The viability gap funding scheme provides financial support in the form of grants, one time or deferred, to infrastructure projects undertaken through public-private partnerships with a view to make them commercially viable. The Union government has established a viability gap fund to aid infrastructure projects which face the viability gap due to inherent nature of projects. The scheme administered by the finance ministry comes in aid of projects under public private partnership (PPP) mode.
A top official in Punjab chief minister's office told FE that the Punjab chief minister has sent a demi official (DO) letter to Union finance minister requesting him to treat Ludhiana city as the special case to fund viability gap on the pattern of Delhi Metro.
The DO letter says that "Ludhiana, the Manchester of India has more than 27,000 medium and small scale industries, was providing employment to migrant people who commute intra-city and to adjoining industrial towns like Mandi Gobindgarh and Khanna. It was only in national interest that the Union government to adopts this project."
As the Punjab government has been insisting on viability gap funding, the Ludhiana metro rail project has been delayed and it will take at least six to seven years for the project to be executed.
In fact Delhi Metro Rail Corporation managing director E Sreedharan who visited Ludhiana admitted that because of delays "the estimated cost of the project that was Rs 6,600 crore in 2008 had gone up to Rs 7,500 crore by now".


However, the detailed project report of the project has estimated Ludhiana Metro project cost at Rs 9,000 crore. According to detailed project report, the first corridor of Ludhiana metro will be 15.798 km long having 14 stations. The second corridor will be 13.035 km long with 13 stations.
Despite escalating costs in view of delays Sreedharan still finds the project "a viable solution for the commuters in Ludhiana". Meanwhile Chandigarh has also decided to have a Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) including metro rail. The proposed MRTS project will include metro rail, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and Commuters Rail Service (CRS). Chandigarh will initiate the MRTS project jointly with the state governments of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab.

http://www.financialexpress.com/new...ap-funding-for-Ludhiana-metro-project/711775/

 

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[anoop_mig25]

^^ why indian states are rushing to get metro in their respective states. metro is damn hell expensive medium and if not properly managed then cost on public expenditure can pill up . already Indian states have high Debt how this people are going to remove this debt. can n`t they think more efficient and less costlier system like brts or monorail or railbus by kokan railway which is gattering dust because of some stupid babus in delhi

 

[tarunraju]

^^ why indian states are rushing to get metro in their respective states. metro is damn hell expensive medium and if not properly managed then cost on public expenditure can pill up . already Indian states have high Debt how this people are going to remove this debt. can n`t they think more efficient and less costlier system like brts or monorail or railbus by kokan railway which is gattering dust because of some stupid babus in delhi

The faster people move, the faster the economy moves.

 

[pmaitra]

^^ why indian states are rushing to get metro in their respective states. metro is damn hell expensive medium and if not properly managed then cost on public expenditure can pill up . already Indian states have high Debt how this people are going to remove this debt. can n`t they think more efficient and less costlier system like brts or monorail or railbus by kokan railway which is gattering dust because of some stupid babus in delhi

True, metro systems are expensive. However, do we really have an alternative? For example, there were talks of dedicated bus lanes. How is that more efficient than trains? It is a well known fact that trains are more fuel efficient than buses. The mono-rail project was going on but has been stopped after an accident. Monorail is not used as extensively as trains for public transport the world over. Also, building switches (turnouts) for monorails is way more complicated than conventional trains. All these technical difficulties resulted in that mono-rail project to be scrapped/paused. I am pretty sure that those who are making decisions have evaluated all the pros and cons of all the alternative proposals for an efficient public transport system. We need to trust our government a little bit more.

 

[Rage]

True, metro systems are expensive. However, do we really have an alternative? For example, there were talks of dedicated bus lanes. How is that more efficient than trains? It is a well known fact that trains are more fuel efficient than buses. The mono-rail project was going on but has been stopped after an accident. Monorail is not used as extensively as trains for public transport the world over. Also, building switches (turnouts) for monorails is way more complicated than conventional trains. All these technical difficulties resulted in that mono-rail project to be scrapped/paused. I am pretty sure that those who are making decisions have evaluated all the pros and cons of all the alternative proposals for an efficient public transport system. We need to trust our government a little bit more.

What monorail are you guys talking about?

The Mumbai monorail is still on. Although it is way behind schedule <can't say there's anything new there>.

The deadline was supposed to be Dec. 2010 but it looks like it'll be more like Dec. 2011. As someone said, "mmrda ko public ko ch*tiya banane main bada mazaa aata hain"

Here are some recent <Sept - Nov 2010> pictures of the project:

This is near Wadala:

This is near Jacob circle:

The Goa monorail, however, has been an epic failure. Crores of public money down the drain. And what's even more disgusting, that the remnants of the structure still stand today.

 

[RAM]

^^ why indian states are rushing to get metro in their respective states. metro is damn hell expensive medium and if not properly managed then cost on public expenditure can pill up . already Indian states have high Debt how this people are going to remove this debt. can n`t they think more efficient and less costlier system like brts or monorail or railbus by kokan railway which is gattering dust because of some stupid babus in delhi

Metro is primarily a mass transport system envisaged upon the basis of Huge ridership concenteration in economically demading metropolis/Tier 1 cities where the dictum of economics is decided by time and speed against quantity.The road Transportation/monorail cannot render this in a rapidly growing nation in the long run.However we have to acknowledge the Financial burden attached to Metro system.

 

[dineshchaturvedi]

What monorail are you guys talking about?

The Mumbai monorail is still on. Although it is way behind schedule <can't say there's anything new there>.

The deadline was supposed to be Dec. 2010 but it looks like it'll be more like Dec. 2011. As someone said, "mmrda ko public ko ch*tiya banane main bada mazaa aata hain"

Here are some recent <Sept - Nov 2010> pictures of the project:

This is near Wadala:

This is near Jacob circle:

The Goa monorail, however, has been an epic failure. Crores of public money down the drain. And what's even more disgusting, that the remnants of the structure still stand today.

Thats stupidity, why don't we complete this and make sue of these structures.

 

[Rage]

Thats stupidity, why don't we complete this and make sue of these structures.

This is being completed. Albeit very, very belatedly.


This is not:

Panjim-Margao line

And it's a pity too. Because it had so much potential.

 

[dineshchaturvedi]

This is being completed. Albeit very, very belatedly.


This is not:



And it's a pity too. Because it had so much potential.

I meant Goa only, I saw that when I was there, it is waste of our money and someone should be answering us.

 

[Rage]

I meant Goa only, I saw that when I was there, it is waste of our money and someone should be answering us.

Because the Goa government is probably among the most corrupt in this country.

Goa's building boom is entirely catered to the mafia. Very much like Chicago in the 1960's or California in the '70's.

So, don't expect them to build any great infrastructure projects, without direct tourism spinoffs.

Big resorts, great malls, new shopping centres- that's what they do, with poor access roads, garbage piling up on the streets, highways that wind precariously so that every day a few bikers are falling off the cliffs, beaches that are being filled to the brim with commercial sports or touts or eating huts, and open spaces being lavishly deforested with no general goal or planning in sight. Meanwhile, Churchill Alemaó goes around handing out money, thinking he can bribe people and has his brother in Legislative Assembly, in direct contravention of the rules of the Constitution.

Goa needs a Nitish Kumar, and perhaps also an NDA government.

 

[pmaitra]

Konkan Railway Skybus

What monorail are you guys talking about?
...
...
The Goa monorail, however, has been an epic failure. Crores of public money down the drain. And what's even more disgusting, that the remnants of the structure still stand today.

I was talking about the Konkan Railway Skybus Project, which, I believe is the one in Goa.

See pictures here: http://www.irfca.org/gallery/metro_urban/Skybus/

 

[anoop_mig25]

^^^ sky bus was /is trapped because our babus in Delhi cannot decided whether its bus or train (official reason quoted by ministries ) and its certifications is held up meanwhile the men who innovated this idea form Konkan railway Mr. B. Rajaram lost steam as well as those private companies which participated too

and yes i think brts is running successfully in Gujarat

my point is that already government of punja has high burden of debt then how they are going to manage it?

 

[pmaitra]

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...d-double-decker-rakes/articleshow/6761677.cms

Bad news!

I saw just now on TV how these double decker coaches have been damaged as they rubbed against platforms at various station between Howrah and Dhanbad. The tests were done at 10 kmph on 25-Dec-2010. The platforms had to be pruned at many places, but still there are problems.

After the failed GSLV, this is the second bad news this Christmas. Allegedly, some portions of these coaches are wider than they are supposed to be. Could be manufacturing defect on the part of RCF, Kapurthala. RDSO experts will be visiting Howrah-Dhanbad section and the double decker rake soon.

 

[pmaitra]

EMU Trains of Indian Railways

EMU Trains of Indian Railways

Please read video description for more information.

 

[Ray]

Building and operating Metros maybe expensive, but it is a faster and convenient way to travel.

Cuts down on cars and pollution!!!!!!

 

[RAM]

New Bangalore Metro- Trial run/work in progress