Sushrutm

An Adherent Railfan

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

@airindia

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

My Checkin experience with Air india in T2 blr was amazing and very smooth.

Staff Nanditha were very accommodative and very helpful is reducing the wait time
@nandu__24

[Satya @solidview]

#IStandWithTejasviSurya

He is one of the very few politicians who stands with Bengaluru metro commuters to fight BMRCL's unfair fares.

If not for his Court case, BMRCL would have buried the flawed FFC Report.

He is a strong public transport votary

Stand up for what's right🙏🏼

[Tejasvi Surya @Tejasvi_Surya]

Had a detailed phone conversation with Union MoHUA Minister Sri @mlkhattar Ji now, seeking his immediate intervention against the State Government’s unjust Bengaluru Metro fare hike proposed to start from Monday.

I pointed out that Bengaluru already has the costliest Metro fares in India. Another hike would put public transport out of reach for lakhs of citizens and defeat its purpose.

He has instructed that the proposed hike be kept on hold temporarily. It will not take effect from Monday. He also assured a personal review of anomalies in the FFC and said a fresh committee can be considered if the State requests it.

Grateful for his swift and sensitive response.

This is yet another instance of Center prioritising commuter welfare, and stopping unreasonable hike from Cong Govt.

The question now is simple.

Will the State Government act in citizens’ interest or hide behind lies again?

CM Siddaramaiah must act at once, formally initiate the process to get a new FFC, and facilitate early rationalisation of fares.

Mr CM, please answer. Will you or won’t you?

[Satya @solidview]

Bengaluru: Metro fare fixation process as per the MoU.

-GoK to make institutional arrangement (BMLTA) for fare revision for all modes except suburban rail

-BMRCL makes statutory arrangements

-GoI constitutes FFC if BMRCL requests

So, GoK & BMRCL MD call the shots on fares.

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

@Alraka17 @ActusDei @priyankarocks @grok explain me this

[Trains of India 🇮🇳 @trainwalebhaiya]

What was Congress’s long-term plan to upgrade Indian Railways before 2014? Most of the upgrades we see today are Modi's brainchild or implemented by him.

DFC
• Before 2014: Planned in 2005, 0 km operational till 2014
• After 2014: EDFC completed, WDFC nearing completion in ~10 years (same time as planning)

High-Speed Rail (HSR)
• Before: Only proposals on paper, no execution
• After: Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR under construction, DPRs for more corridors ongoing

Anti-Collision System
• Before: ACD trials, then abandoned
• After: Reborn as Kavach, one of the cheapest ACD in the world, now under large-scale installation

Railway Vision 2020 (to upgrade trains, stations) • Before: Announced in 2009, little to no work in the next 5 years.

Station Modernisation
• Before: PPP model failed, 0 major stations redeveloped
• After: Nationwide upgrades under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, several stations are already operational

Rolling Stock & Coaches
• Before: First LHB train in 2004, 2300 LHB coaches produced in the next 10 years (barely 100 trains), even new trains like Garib Rath, Duronto launched with old ICF coaches.
• After: Majority fleet shifted to LHB coaches (42,000+ in 10 years), safer & faster. Indigenous semi-HSR trainset Vande Bharat developed

Trainsets
• Before: No indigenous semi-high-speed train
• After: Talgo tested, then homegrown Vande Bharat built at scale

Bio Toilets
• Before: Trials since 2006; only ~11,000 bio-toilets installed (~5%) till 2014
• After: 2.45 lakh bio-toilets installed, 100% coverage by 2019-20

Electrification
• Before: ~30% network electrified, heavy diesel dependence
• After: 99%+ electrification in ~10 years

Speed Upgradation
• Before: ~5,000 km tracks at 130km/h and above, limited to premium trains
• After: ~28,000 km at 130km/h and above under Mission Raftar for all LHB trains, longest 160 km/h trials planned between New Delhi - Howrah next month, with New Delhi - Mumbai in Queue

New Tracks Laid
• Before: ~14,000km laid in 2004-14
• After: ~34,000km laid in the next 10 years

Safety Spending
• Before: Chronic under-investment
• After: ₹1 lakh crore via Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh, focused purely on safety, major tracks, singal and safety-related upgrades carried out

Most importantly, highly important projects like USBRL, connectivity to the northeast, were prioritised, which had been stuck for years.

I agree, Indian Railways is not in its best state, and there are many problems to be fixed, but trust me, if it wasn't Modi, Railways would have been in an even worse state. At least Modi has a plan and vision, he is fast-tracking things, and the number speaks for themselves. #IndianRailways

[Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh]

I was surprised to see a report this week that only 5-7 percent of the promises made in the manifesto of Congress prior to the election have been fulfilled so far. So I looked into @civicbangalore's compiled list of all the promises, which the NGO had then grouped into sectors to look at how much has been done. The summary table is attached.

The five guarantees, widely publicised, have certainly reached a lot of people. Independent studies have also shown that the multiplier value of those schemes is quite high. One question on the minds of a lot of people is whether these are being done at the cost of other things that also need to be funded. Judging by the report, yes.

Are these schemes so powerful and important that their success matters more than dozens of other promises? There isn't a uniform answer to that. But what is clear is that state governments need to be able to deliver on multiple fronts.

[B Y Raghavendra @BYRBJP]

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು - ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ನಡುವೆ ಎರಡು ವಿಶೇಷ ರೈಲುಗಳ ಸಂಚಾರ!!!

ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ದಟ್ಟಣೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು, ನೈಋತ್ಯ ರೈಲ್ವೆಯು ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 22ರ ಬುಧವಾರ ಕೆಎಸ್‌ಆರ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು-ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಟೌನ್ ನಡುವೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಕಂಟೋನ್ಮಂಟ್- ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಟೌನ್ ನಡುವೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ರೈಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದೆ.

ಈ ವಿಶೇಷ ರೈಲುಗಳ ವಿವರಗಳು ಹೀಗಿವೆ:

👉 06225 ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ವಿಶೇಷ ರೈಲು, ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 22 ರಂದು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 08:05 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಕೆಎಸ್‌ಆರ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ ಹೊರಟು, ಅದೇ ದಿನ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ 01:00 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಟೌನ್ ತಲುಪಲಿದೆ. ಮರಳಿ ರೈಲು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 06226 ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 22ರಂದು ಸಂಜೆ 05:15 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಟೌನ್‌ನಿಂದ ಹೊರಟು, ಅದೇ ದಿನ ರಾತ್ರಿ 10:45 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಕೆಎಸ್‌ಆರ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ತಲುಪಲಿದೆ.

👉 06215 ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ವಿಶೇಷ ರೈಲು ಅಕ್ಟೋಬ‌ರ್ 22ರಂದು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 10:45 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಕಂಟೋನ್ಮಂಟ್‌ನಿಂದ ಹೊರಟು, ಅದೇ ದಿನ ಸಂಜೆ 06:00 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಟೌನ್ ತಲುಪಲಿದೆ. ಮರಳಿ, ರೈಲು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 06216 ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 22 ರಂದು ರಾತ್ರಿ 11:55 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ ಟೌನ್‌ನಿಂದ ಹೊರಟು, ಮರುದಿನ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 07:00 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಕಂಟೋನ್ಮಂಟ್ ತಲುಪಲಿದೆ.

ಈ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದುಪಯೋಗಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ವಿನಂತಿ.

@SWRRLY @BJP4Karnataka

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

@BYRBJP Thank you very much @BYRBJP

Please regularise the evening train towards Bengaluru. The evening train from shimoga will be of more help

[Akshay Akki ಅಕ್ಷಯ್🇮🇳 @FollowAkshay1]

ಹಿಂದೂ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಯಾರು ಅಂತ ಕೇಳಿದಕ್ಕೆ, ಕಕ್ಕಾಬಿಕ್ಕಿ ಆದ😂

ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ @astitvam ಅಣ್ಣನ ಉತ್ತರ ಮಾತ್ರ 🔥

#Dharmasthala

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

@sriharikaranth How is this possible when yellow line trains are running at 25mins interval?

At RV road, if a train just left and another is incoming, it seems not possible with 3 train sets

[Trains of India 🇮🇳 @trainwalebhaiya]

This reminds me of a meeting with a senior South Western Railways officer. He mentioned about an unscheduled ticket check on the Bangalore-Shivamogga route where they couldn't find a single soul without a valid ticket, indeed we are living in 2 different India!

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

@ChristinMP_ @VSOMANNA_BJP Isn't nayandahalli a station? Why is it mentioned as a Halt?

[Kartikey Singh @murugan_singh]

This may be a mere coincidence or may be a well contrived effort to encrypt it. In either case, I find both the scenarios equally bizzare!

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

@ChristinMP_ @BMTC_BENGALURU Now understood... Thanks!

[Sushrutm @Sushrutm1]

@Vonterinon Super!

Hatsoff to the creator 🫡

[Srihari Karanth @sriharikaranth]

Bangalore Evening Lights

#bengaluru #karnataka #welcometobangalore