unless my physics is flawed, they both will have different turning radii, smaller for smaller wheelbase. its funny how people contradict themselves without...
It is often argued by railway fans that rail based technology offers higher capacity and higher speeds; and hence very necessary in urban areas. But then one...
Sudhir,Not that I am a hardcore proponent of urban rail but they do serve a purpose in dense urban environement (and not just linear cities). Hong Kong and...
Hello friends, Sorry a bit off topic but related. I recently came across this article which talks about Sreedharan's plan to 'tame' the Yamuna by building...
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/jun/040609-NCR-Delhi-Metro-satellite-town-Independence-Day-Noida.htm Metro may have August ride to Noida By: MiD DAY...
Hi guys, Google's public transit system helps us to find directions to a particular destination, and also provides us the timings of the train it recommends us...
Kunal, Doesn't Delhi Metro have an online trip planner somewhere? All major public transit agencies in the world have a "plan your trip" kind of query which is...
This feature makes sense if it is officially supported by DMRC on its website and also integrate the feeder bus service along with it. Anything else is bound...
Hey, I am too in NY and it's online public transit system inspired me to develop this feed for Delhi metro. I have searched a lot for this time table but could...
Totally agree with Akhilesh. Lets start it off with Metro at least. We just need info from DMRC. Who can help... i would have gone to DMRC office if I was in...
Hello friends, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Govt-proposes-6-new-Metro-routes/articleshow/4681657.cms The news article above talks about six new...
P. J. O'Rourke<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/p_j_orourke.html> - "If government were a product, selling it would be illegal." ... [Non-text...
If DMRC would have adhered to the earlier RITES recommendations, it would have made huge losses. In my opinion, RITES recommendations are based on studies that...
I think that was a well written comment. Calibre of RITES needs to be questioned. They appear to be a typical Public sector organisation, and unlike other...
I agree with Suhas and Rajeev Singh. I am not an expert on the matter but the alignment of the Ring Railway (IR)is another example. It was meant to be a...
Hi Rajeev, Thanks for the detailed response. Yes, I would agree that RITES reports could be questioned. My question was why would government 'approve' the...
Mohit, do you know if the Ring Railway was also based on a study by RITES? I agree with your comments about the Ring Railway. It is a white elephant. One thing...
I believe that this is the standard procedure. When the Bangalore Metro N-S route was extended at both ends, a Govt Order was issued (see attachment) for the...
Ring Railway was not meant to be a commuter line. It was designed for freight traffic between north and south, without having to go through New Delhi Railway ...
Thanks Dheeraj for putting the historic angle to it. I used to always think about it the other way. Regards, Akhilesh Singh [Non-text portions of this message...
Hi Ashish: I am not aware if RITES conducted the feasibility study for the ring railway. However, the feasibility report must have been prepared by some body...
Hi Dheeraj: Thanks for your information on the historicity of the ring railway. I was not aware about this, always thought that it was a commuter line.. ICC...
The ring railway has two parts - the Delhi Avoiding Line, which was designed to avoid heavily populated regions of Delhi, and therefore, by design is not...
Goods avoiding line of NR in New Delhi consists of two loops which make a kind of Northern and Southern loop. Northern loop is smaller, and both the loops...
Though ring railway was far from the residential areas in the be beginning but now with expansion of Delhi, it is passing through the centre of major markets,...
Hello everyone, Here are some recent construction pictures from the Airport Express line. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/4753690.cms ...
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