THE
suburban
RAIL aka
Namma Railu
1. context
2. ECONOMIC BENEFITS
3.SOCIAL BENEFITS
4.ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
5.regional DEVELOPMENT
1. context
Rapid
Urbanization
Of
bengaluru
B E N G A L U R U ’ S
G R O W T H
TOWN 1507
TOWN 1971
MUNICIPALITY 1941
URBAN AGGLOMERATION 1971
URBAN AGGLOMERATION 1981
URBAN AGGLOMERATION 1991
URBAN AGGLOMERATION 2001
GREATER BENGALURU REGION
BENGALURU METROPOLITAN REGION
3500 BUSES 35 % added IN 2006-2011
UPGRADING ROADS
METRO RAIL 115 KMS 38000 CRORES
suburban RAIL
Current infrastructural developments
What makes
‘Namma railu’
The BEst
solution?
Efficiency of transport on a 3.5m space
Speed, Space, capacity
EXISTING RAIL NETWORK
440 KM
7 DIRECTIONS FROM BENGALURU
MANDYA
DODDABALLAPUR
CHIKKABALLAPUR
TUMKUR
HOSUR
KUNIGAL BANGARPET
Industrial
Growth
and
Affordable
housing
for
the future
workforce
car trips can be avoided
to move
commuters daily
.
NEW GROWTH
CENTERS
70 KM
1 HOUR
MANDYA
TUMKUR
BANGARPET
DODDABALL
-APUR
Multi-modal
transportation
= sustainable
transport
2. Economic
benefits
METRO
BMRCL budget
Namma
RAILu
budget
BRTS
BBMP,
BMTC budget
namma RAILu NAMMA METRO BRTS
60000 passengers
40000 passengers
20000 passengers
1 Suburban Train = 3.15 Metro Trains
Generating profits
more revenue can be earned via
advertising,
parking,
sponsors,
more ridership
Namma Railu service would earn about
30 lakhs to
37 lakhs
daily,
depending upon average ticket price against daily
operational cost of about Rs.26 lakhs to 29 lakhs.
MANDYA
DODDABALLAPUR
CHIKKABALLAPUR
TUMKUR
HOSUR
KUNIGAL BANGARPET
Improved Agri value chains
Impact on Farmers
FARMER
MIDDLE MEN
MARKETS
FARMER
MARKETS
3. Social
benefits
Lack of adequate
social infrastructure
in the peripheral towns
Education
health
public
amenities
industry
New
urban
centers
Employment
generation
Affordable housing in towns and an
easy work commute to bENGALURU
Development in adjacent towns
Leading to creation of new jobs
Affordable
Mobility
25 lakhs commuters/daily
Servicing a
population of
1.8 crore
In
PRICING
NAMMA RAILU
bus car
66 KMS 66 KMS 66 KMS
975
people
50
people
3 people
14 rs 60 rs 100 rs
Connecting people to
health care, education,
shopping and recreation
4.environmental
benefits
76% decline in
vegetation
cover and a
79% decline in
water bodies due to the increase in built up space in the
urban areas of
Bengaluru This implies
that any further significant net addition
within the urban area will result in a
decline in standard of living.
Center for Ecological Sciences, IISc
SOURCE : RITES REPORT
Modal splits comparison with mumbai
Carbon
monoxide
Hydro carbons
Nitrogen
Oxide
Particulate
matter
Traffic noise is composed of cars honking, buses and trucks horn and engine sounds, ignition sounds etc.
naMMA RAILU
bus car
a daily ridership of 1.5 lakh people covering a distance of 370 km
5. regional
development
The start-up boom
BENGALURU : the start-up capital of India 929 start-up companies in the region New companies need infrastructure
Industrial clusters
MANDYA
• Agro and food processing units
• Sericulture
• Power generation
• Textiles and handlooms
• Engineering
RAMNAGARA
• Automobile components
• Wooden toys
• Granite
• Kitchen equipment
• Silk and silk products
TUMKUR
• Food processing
• IT & BT
• Textiles
• Steel and Cement Mines
• Aerospace,
• Granite stone cutting and polishing
• Coir products
• Machinery components and mining
DODBALLAPUR
• Dairy products
• Electronic equipment servicing
• Leather articles
• Bakery products
• Agriculture
• Rearing
• Fisheries
CHIKKBALLAPUR
• Agriculture and allied activities
• Textiles
• Sericulture
• Horticulture
• Tourism
MALUR
• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Animal Husbandry
• Khadi and village industries
• Textiles and handlooms
• Mineral resources
• Floriculture
• Tourism
• Sericulture
BANGARPET
• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Mineral resources
• Tamarind industries
• Animal husbandry
• Khadi and Village industries
BANGALORE
URBAN - ANEKAL
• IT and related Products
• Software
• Readymade Garments
• Agarbattis
• Gem & Jewelers
• Machine Tools, Light Engineering
• Electronic Goods
Mumbai BENGALURU
economic corridor
BENGALURU Chennai
industrial corridor
TUMKUR
HOSKOTE
BANGARPET BENGALURU
MUMBAI
CHENNAI
PENINSULAR REGION INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR
(PRIDE CORRIDOR)
Last mile
Connectivity
‘Namma railu’
towards a more
sustainable
urban future
sources
1. http://praja.in/en/nammarailu
2. Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc
3. Draft final report Jun 2010 of M/s Wilbur Smith Associates on Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Study for Bangalore Metropolitan Region for BMRDA @Indian Railways Year Book 10-11
4. http://www.prajavaniepaper.com/pdf/2012/07/30/20120730a_003100017.jpg
5. http://www.railnews.co.in/?p=19747
6. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131128/news-current-affairs/article/gridlocked-city-needs-commuter-rail
7. http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/commuter-rail-just-a-few-miles-more-to-start
8. http://m.newindianexpress.com/
9. http://m.newindianexpress.com/bangalore/27603
10. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Commuter-rail-remains-a-distant-dream/articleshow/26757541.cms
11. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/time-ripe-for-suburban-rail-in-bangalore/article5394595.ece
12. http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/commuter-rail-to-be-a-reality-in-bangalore-cm
13. http://www.railwaypro.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/solutions_for_urban_transport__infographic.jpg
14. http://praja.in/en/projects/3110/announcement/socio-econmic-benefits-bangalore-commuter-rail-service
15. Bengaluru Commuter Rail Service can be profitable in ONE YEAR, a Praja document.
16. http://praja.in/en/projects/3110/announcement/socio-econmic-benefits-bangalore-commuter-rail-service
17. http://praja.in/en/projects/3110/announcement/socio-econmic-benefits-bangalore-commuter-rail-service
18. http://praja.in/en/projects/3110/announcement/socio-econmic-benefits-bangalore-commuter-rail-service
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