CDP: City will have 24 rly stations

City will have 24 rly stations
Deccan Herald

The City will have two dozen railway stations linked up with a commuter railway network in the next ten years, if all proposals of the Bangalore Development Authority in its draft Master Plan 2015 (revised Comprehensive Development Plan) plan out as scheduled.

The CDP’s map on transportation networks as envisaged over the next decade lays out as many as 24 railway stations (including those that are currently operational). These connect several outlying areas -- such as Kengeri to Yelahanka to K R Puram, Byappanahalli and Sarjapura Road, and Whitefield. While there are 11 stations within the City precincts alone (including existing ones such as Majestic, Yeshwantpur and Cantonment), there would be five along Bellary Road, four along the Mysore route, two towards Tumkur, one each on the Whitefield side and Sarjapura Road.

However, starting a commuter rail system itself is still in very preliminary stages. South Western Railway officials, when contacted, said that a commuter rail for Bangalore has been proposed and discussed, but will not materialise in the near future.