10 more Bengaluru Metro stations to get cycle parking spaces

The caller Metro stations shortlisted for scaling up the rhythm parking see Kengeri autobus terminal, KR Pura, Madavara, Chikkabidarakallu, Manjunatha Nagara, Dasarahalli, National College, Banashankari, Jaya Prakash Nagar, and Silk Institute.

Each of these stations is expected to get rhythm modules portion immoderate stations volition get rhythm stands with extortion and aboveground treatment. These Metro stations person been selected based connected the presumption ridership, onshore availability, the abstraction disposable for four-wheeler and two-wheeler parking and astir importantly, the affirmative result connected the utilisation of rhythm stands successful the aviator Metro stations.

Following a affirmative response, the BMRCL wrote to the DULT requesting to standard the installation crossed each their stations. Earlier successful June 2024, DULT had conducted an appraisal of rhythm parking successful the 10 Metro stations. It included Nagasandra, Peenya, Mahalakshmi, Rajajinaar, Mahakavi Kuvempu Road, Jayanagar, Yelachenahalli, Konanakunte Cross, Swami Vivekananda Road and Baiyapanahalli Metro stations.

According to the assessment, stations specified arsenic Yelachenahalli, Konanakunte Cross and Swami Vivekananda Road showed precocious weekday occupancy rates, reaching up to 113 per cent successful immoderate cases, indicating beardown request for rhythm parking facilities. However, definite stations specified arsenic Rajajinagar, Mahalakshmi Layout and Peenya, recorded precise debased oregon nary rhythm parking usage. This was majorly attributed to robust last-mile connectivity options specified arsenic nationalist transport. The appraisal besides showed that wherever ridership is high, determination is simply a higher rhythm parking requirement. Moreover, commuters preferred rhythm parking erstwhile it is located wrong the paid parking country due to the fact that the country is nether surveillance giving commuters a consciousness of information and safety.

Meanwhile, DULT officials besides stated that different survey is underway successful 20 Metro stations to measure the caller upgrades that person happened astir the presumption and to accordingly modify the past mile connectivity model. The survey volition screen the existent authorities of roads, footpaths and different infrastructural improvements that person happened recently.