Puri inaugurates solar-powered stations
The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated the 6-km Southern Extension line under Phase-2 of Namma Metro from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute Metro stations where all the five stations along the line are going to have roof top solar power with total 1.2 MW capacity.
The installation of the solar power plants is targeted for completion by March 2021, a first time that Bangalore Metro is establishing solar power capacity.
Bangalore Metro also has deployed state of the state-of-art-technology for Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System, which supports travel using open loop NCMC or One Nation One Card at the 5 stations inaugurated on 14 Jan 2021 along with the line.
The inauguration of the Metro extension line and the Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) is a step towards the goals of Bengaluru Mission 2022 to enable faster commute and smart mobility options in the city.
The Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-2 covers a route length of 74-km with 62 stations and consists of extensions to both Purple and Green lines of Phase-1 in all the four directions totaling 34-km and two new lines viz. Gotigere-Nagawara for a route length of 21-km & R V Road- Bommasandra for a route length of 19-km.
The project is being implemented at a cost of Rs.30,695 crores.
The extension has 5 new stations beyond Yelachenahalli Metro Station on the currently operational line namely; Konanakunte Cross, Doddakallasandra, Vajarahalli, Thalaghattapura and Silk Institute.
The extension is 6-km long elevated metro at the southern end of the currently operational 24.2-km long green (north-south) line. With this extension, N-S corridor will become 30.2-km long.
The Elevated portion comprises of 213 spans. The work involves 1032 piles, 223 Piers and 1,998 segments for superstructure and 665 girders in stations. Major materials like Concrete quantity of 210,965 cum and 20,500 MT of steel have been used in the works. For electrification works, signalling and Telecommunications, apart from ‘state of art equipment’, 765-km of cable and wires of various sizes have been laid.
For convenience of passengers, each station is equipped with 8 Escalators and 4 Elevators, totalling to 40 Escalators and 20 Elevators respectively.
Energy efficient LED lights have been provided at all 5 stations.
All the stations are provided with entry/exits opening onto the newly provided service road. Bus bays, Pickup and Drop area for Taxi and Autos are all earmarked in the service roads.
For Physically and visually challenged persons, all the facilities like ramps, lifts, separate toilets, tactile routing, and earmarked space in trains are provided.
Multi Modal Integration
Exclusive mode change service lanes have been created on both sides of the 5 stations to co-locate bus stands and provide space for intermediate public transport (IPT).
One Nation One Card
The NCMC based ticketing service, including in Phase-1 Lines, is to be available for travel by 15 August 2021. Thereafter, in the entire Metro network of 55 km in Bengaluru, including the western extension, the commuters can use Rupay card or any other NCMC compliant bank card to pay for their travel.
Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa and Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda joined Puri at the inauguration. #project #technology #transportation #infrastructure /fiinews.com