Bangalore metro rail extension approved
It is reported that the board of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has approved the extension of the metro project in Bangalore city.
The project will comprise two corridors east-west and north-south. The east-west corridor will be 18.1 kilometer in length and will start at Byappanahalli and terminate at Mysore Road. It will cover Indiranagar, CMH Road, Swamy Vivekananda Road, MG Road, Ambedkar Road, Post Office Road, KG Road, Majestic, KSRTC Bus Stand, Bangalore City Railway Station, Magadi Road, Tool Gate, Chord Road, Vijayanagar, Mysore Road up to Ring Road Junction.
The north-south corridor will start at Yeshwanthpur and terminate at Jayanagar. It will cover Chord Road, Mahakavi Kuvempu Junction, Swastik, Platform Road, KSRTC Bus Stand, Chickpet, City Market, KR Road, Vani Vilas Road, Lalbagh, RV Road, South End Circle and Jayanagar. While the main depot-cum-workshop for the east-west corridor is planned at Byappanahalli, for the north-south corridor, the depot is slated to be set up at Yeshwanthpur.
BMRCL expects to complete the Byappanahalli-Cricket Stadium by March 2010; Yeshwanthpur-Swastik by November 2010, underground section by October 2011, City Railway Station-Mysore Road section by October 2011 and City Market-R.V. Road Junction by December 2011.
Source: http://steelguru.com/
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