interests are fully protected. This will also ensure that all differences of opinion or perception are resolved sufficiently early and that the Concession Agreement can be concluded expeditiously
NEW LEGISLATION known tentatively as the "Karnataka Mass Rapid Transit Act (KMRT Act)", is being adopted in order to provide the legal foundation and cover for implementation of not only the Bangalore ELRTS but also of future MRTS projects in the State. The KMRT Act is proposed to be omnibus in scope and enabling in nature.
3.1.3 Some Technical Feature of the Proposed ELRTS
FACILITIES will comprise 86 stations, four major Depots / Workshops and several stabling yards. The stations will be spaced at distances between 0.8 and 1.2 km and will be of either "at-ground" Or "underslung" types. All stations will have escalators and stairs, and lifts for the handicapped or infirm, to provide access between ground and platform levels. Stations are envisaged to be purely functional and to serve as entry and exit points in the LRT system. All stations will have bus bays and private vehicle drop-off points. (Refer to Fig,3.1-5)
TRAFFIC in 2011 A. D. is expected to be about 13,691 pphpd. for which two-LRV trains will need to run at about 210 second intervals. The practical peak system capacity with four-LRV trains operating at 120 second intervals will be about 48,000 pphpd. which is not likely to be reached till well into the middle of the next century. Fully-automated trains have not been considered now due to the prohibitive cost of such systems.
ELEVATED CONCRBTE VIADUCT STRUCTURB will be built with central pillars spaced at 25 m centres along the medians or centrelines of roads. The viaduct will carry dual tracks of the LRT system at a rail level which may vary between 8 and 10 m above grade level.
TRACKWORK will be international standard gauge (1435 mm) conventional continuously welded steel rail ballasted trackwork. The maximum gradient will be limited to 470, and minimum radius of curvature to 50 m. Schedule track layout is shown in Fig.3.1-6.
VEHICLES will be twin-carriage, single articulated, three-bogie, steel-wheeled, air-conditioned, manually-controlled light rail vehicles (LRVs), each with a carrying capacity of 240 passengers (normal load) and 400 passengers (peak load). The maximum length of the train will comprise four LRVs though a smaller number can be used to suit traffic conditions.
