Rail Analysis India

Bangalore Metro Update: BMRCL To Prepare DPR For 105-km Long Phase 3 of Metro Project

17 February, 2018 by Rohit Kumar

Rohit Kumar

Date Of Post: 17 Feb, 2018 Bangalore: Besides proposing a hike in allocations to ongoing Phase 2 of Bangalore Metro, the state budget announced that the BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.) will prepare Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the 105-km Phase 3 of Metro. BMRCL has identified 7 potential…

Continue Reading

State Cabinet Accorded Approval For Innovative Financing Initiatives Of BMRCL

16 February, 2018 by Rohit Kumar

Rohit Kumar

Date Of Post: 16 Feb, 2018 Bangalore: The State Cabinet on Thursday accorded approval for innovative financing initiatives of BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corp. Ltd.) to raise money. It also gave its nod for floating tenders for the metro project linking Silk Board and K.R. Puram, under Phase 2 (A).…

Continue Reading

Bangalore Metro rail Gets 3 Additional Coaches From BEML With One Coach Reserved For Women

15 February, 2018 by Rohit Kumar

Rohit Kumar

Date Of Post: 15 Feb, 2018 Bangalore: The Bangalore Metro rail on Wednesday got three additional coaches from the state-run BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.) for its east-west corridor service, with one coach reserved for women. Deepak Kumar Hota, Chairman & Managing Director of BEML, said,"The three additional coaches will…

Continue Reading

Intel Signs MoU With BMRCL To Invest Rs 100 Crore For Bellandur Metro station

15 February, 2018 by Rohit Kumar

Rohit Kumar

Date Of Post: 15 Feb, 2018 BENGALURU: Intel has signed an MoU with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to invest Bellandur Metro station on Outer Ring Road along the Silk Board Junction - KR Puram corridor (Phase II A). The Rs 100 crore MoU was signed by Mahendra Jain,…

Continue Reading

BMRCL To Install 29 More Escalators At Its Metro Stations By September

6 February, 2018 by Rohit Kumar

Rohit Kumar

Date Of Post: 06 Feb, 2018 Bangalore: BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.) has decided to install 29 more escalators at its stations by September. Mahendra Jain, MD of BMRCL, on Monday, opened an escalator in Mysuru Road Station, which is a terminal station. The new escalator at 'B' entry…

Continue Reading

Bangalore Metro Rail Signs Loan Agreement Of 300 Million With European Investment Bank For Funding Reach-6 Of Phase 2 Project

17 January, 2018 by Team - Rail Analysis India

Team - Rail Analysis India

Date Of Post: 17 Jan, 2018 Bangalore: The EIB (European Investment Bank) has agreed to lend 500 million in two tranches, for funding Reach 6 (Gottigere-Nagavara) of Phase 2 of the Bangalore Metro Rail. AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) will co-finance with EIB for 300 million. Thus the total loan…

Continue Reading

BMRCL Submits Detailed Proposal Of Metro Route From Nagawara To Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) To Centre

10 January, 201810 January, 2018 by Team - Rail Analysis India

Team - Rail Analysis India

Date Of Post: 10 Jan, 2018 Bangalore: The BMRCL has formally submitted a detailed proposal to the Centre asking it to fund 10% of the cost of two of its crucial projects: the Metro route from Nagawara to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) & the Outer Ring Road (ORR) route.…

Continue Reading

First Set Of New Metro Coaches Manufactured By BEML To Be Delivered To BMRCL In January-end 2018

22 December, 2017 by Team - Rail Analysis India

Team - Rail Analysis India

Date Of Post: 22 Dec, 2017 Bangalore: The BMRCL to receive the first set of intermediate cars manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) in the last week of January 2018, it said. On Thursday, Mahendra Jain, MD, BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.), inspected the facility manufacturing new cars,…

Continue Reading

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Approves $335 Million Loan To Finance Bangalore Metro Rail Project

13 December, 2017 by Team - Rail Analysis India

Team - Rail Analysis India

Date of Post: 13 Dec, 2017 Bangalore: The AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) said it has approved a $335 million loan to finance a 100% electric metro rail project in Bangalore. AIIB’s First Metro Project Investment in the Bangalore Metro Rail Project—Reach 6 (R6) is AIIB’s first metro project and…

Continue Reading

Bangalore Metro Update: Karnataka Cabinet Approves Rs 5,950 Crore Metro Rail Project From Nagavara-Kempegowda International Airport

12 December, 201712 December, 2017 by Shivam Pathak

Shivam Pathak

Date Of Post: 12 Dec, 2017 Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet gave its approval to a Rs 5,950 crore project for providing metro rail connectivity to the international airport on the city outskirts. The 29.62 km Metro project that will connect Nagavara & Kempegowda International airport will have 7 stations. The…

Continue Reading