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Airport rail, a faster, roomier alternative to metroPremiumThe Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP) is gaining momentum, particularly its Airport Corridor. While the Airport Metro faces delays and lacks dedicated airport line status, the BSRP offers a faster, cheaper, and more spacious alternative. The BSRP Airport Corridor will connect the airport to the city's heart, bypassing the Outer Ring...
more... Road and providing seamless integration with existing rail and bus networks. This will enable passengers to easily access the airport from various parts of the city. The BSRP trains offer greater capacity compared to the Metro, with dedicated luggage sections and check-in facilities. The BSRP project prioritizes ease of intermodal transfers and provides a more convenient option for airport commuters compared to the Airport Metro.
Sab log Airport Metro ke baare mein baat kar rahe hain, par pillars banne ke baad bhi completion ka pata nahin hai. Iske saath hi, ek aur option aaya hai, jo faster, cheaper aur roomier hai, Suburban Rail Airport Corridor! Yeh dedicated corridor apne specialised coaches ke saath airport ko...
more... Bengaluru ke bahut bade areas se connect karega, jahaan metro connection aane mein abhi bahut saal lag jaayenge. Metro se yeh Airport Corridor kaafi better hai, lekin Airport Metro ko priority diya gaya, isliye airport stretch ko delay ho raha tha. Ab K-Ride, Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) ke liye Doddajala side se ek route propose kar raha hai. Airport corridor ko approve hone ke baad, pehla alignment change ho jaayega, jisme KIA par Trumpet Interchange par entry thi, ab Begur Road entry se tracks lay jaaye jaayenge. Naya 8km ka link, Majestic-Devanahalli corridor se Doddajala par branch karega, jo pehle 5.6km ka tha. K-Ride ka kehna hai ki is route se Aerospace Park ke employees aur residents ko bhi fayda hoga. Airport ke andar track daalne se pehle 2 aur stations banne ka plan hai. Toh, airport passenger BSRP train kyun le, Metro ki jagah? Metro aur BSRP ka alignment bilkul alag hai. Dono Yelahanka tak saath hain, uske baad Metro Hebbal par K.R. Puram ki taraf mud jaati hai aur Outer Ring Road se Silk Board jaati hai. BSRP train Yeswanthpur, Malleswaram aur Majestic, city ke centre ki taraf jaati hai. Airport Metro ko Delhi Airport Express jaise dedicated airport line hone ki sambhavna nahin hai, iske liye aapko luggage ke saath alag-alag Metro se transfer karna padega. BSRP train, Yeshwantpur aur Bengaluru City railway stations par Metro se bahut acche se integrate hoga. Commuters ke liye aasani ho, isliye BSRP stations ko Yeshwantpur aur Majestic mein Metro stations ke paas banaya ja raha hai. BSRP line, Majestic mein Subhashnagar BMTC bus terminal ke bhi paas hogi. Pehle yeh City Railway Station ke andar tha, platforms ke paas, lekin Metro aur BMTC hubs se dur. Airport Metro commuters ke paas Gottigere-Nagawara line par ORR ke saath interchange ka option hai, lekin yeh bahut mushkil hoga, kyonki Gottigere, Bannerghatta Road se Metro line is point par underground hogi. Airport Metro line se 5 level ka difference hoga, aur Nagawara par flyover bhi hai. Integration bahut kharab hoga. Metro ke unlike, BSRP ke four corridors ke interchanges mostly at grade hain, aur existing railway stations se bhi integrate honge. Iska matlab hai ki airport commuters aasani se Yelahanka par train se utar kar Corridor-4 ka connecting BSRP train catch kar sakte hain, jab yeh Heelalige near Electronic City aur Rajanakunte ke beech start hoga. Yeshwanthpur par, Airport BSRP train se utar kar Corridor-2 par switch kiya ja sakta hai, jo Baiyappanahalli aur Chikkabanavara ke beech chalta hai, Hebbal, Nagavara, Banaswadi aur Kasturinagar se ho kar. Lekin, commuter ke perspective se, BSRP par bhi corridor change karna aasan nahin hai. Whitefield ke resident Pravir kehte hain ki airport jane ke liye, Budigere Cross route se BMTC Volvo bus aasani hoga. Jab BSRP fully operational ho jaayega, toh Whitefield se train board karni padegi, Baiyappanahalli par Corridor-3 par switch karna padega, aur phir Yelahanka par Airport Corridor par badalna padega. Metro ke routes ke alag, capacity constraint bhi hai. Sanjeev kehte hain ki BSRP train mein Metro coaches se zyaada jagah hogi, Metro mein standing passengers ki number zyaada hai, jo baithne ke liye jagah dhundte hain. Har suburban train compartment mein alag luggage section hoga, aur Delhi Airport Express lines ki tarah airport passengers ke liye check-in facility bhi hogi. Yeh ek hypothetical scenario hai jab dono...
