Bengaluru: Namma Metro work in the long-delayed international airport board Central Silk Board-KR Puram-Kempegowda (Blue Line) appears to finally be on track.
Head BMRCL PRO BL yashwanth Chavan said the two pillars between the Bellandur and Iblur on Orr Metro has been completed, while work test mast rising in metro airport.
Deadline for Metro Orr and Kia is 2024.
In May 2021, BMRCL AFCONS LTD provides the infrastructure for building the Metro section-Kodibeesanahalli Central Board.
Construction Shankaranarayana received a contract for the remaining part Kodibeesanahalli-KR Puram.
According to the detailed project report, the estimated daily passengers on Metro Orr 19 km will be 2.1 lakh by 2024.
Among the stations on Metro ORR, KR Puram estimated to have a maximum of 43 746 daily passengers, followed by central silk board (38 644), Marathalli (26 265), Iblur (21,100), Doddanekundi (15 745), Kodibeesanahalli (14 511), KadubeSanahAlli (10 877), ISRO (10 629), Sports Complex DRDO (9287), Mahadevapura (8413), Layout HSR (7776)), Bellandur (6510) and Agara Lake (4.787).
Every third train from central silk board will be expanded to the airport terminal station.
Average speed will be 34kmph and BMRCL will use 16 rakes six coaches in Metro in 2024.
Orr BMRCL had earlier planned to build a metro flyover-cum-road between Mahadevapura and Ramamurthy Nagar.
However, it has not taken off.
Metro airport in 60kmph In November 2021, Nagarjuna Construction Company was awarded the contract for the third package of civil construction from KR Puram to KIA (36km).
BMRCL officials said the estimated daily Metro airport will be 2.4 lakh in 2024.
According to the Parliament, Hebbal will be the busiest station in this section with daily foot step 35 924, followed by KR Puram (27 945), Nagawara (27 945), an airport terminal ( 21 132), Jakkur Cross (19 753), Yelahanka (18 052), Layout HBR (16 341), Kempapura (14 145), Veeranna palya (11 507), Kodigehalli (11 029), Horamavu (9909), Bagalur / PRR Cross (6010), Kalyan Nagar (5.286), Kasturi Nagar (4.168), Trumpet Junction (3.962), Channasandra (3,958), MCH West (2,892) and HRBR Layout (2,824).
The average speed is 36 km planned between KR Puram and Yelahanku and 60kmph between Yelahanka and the airport terminal.
Currently, the average speed of Namma Metro is 32kmph.
The entire line will be increased, except in the Yelahanka Air Force fly zone and inside the airport area.
At the Yelahanka Air Force Fly Zone, there are restrictions on the height while in the airport area, the alignment shift of elevated up in class from KIA limits, Parliament stated.
Service road, the width of 6m, is set to be provided around the station for integration with BMTC buses to ensure the final connectivity to passengers.