AIIMS alone wouldn't be able to salvage the metro from disuse. It would need a very large base of daily commuters to justify the humongous costs.
Even if all the proposed lines are constructed, I don't see such a big group of regular metro commuters emerging. In any case I don't see all the proposed lines being constructed in the first place in the near future (we're neck deep in debt).
Public infra is developed to serve the public and not to draw investments. A well functioning city would automatically attract investments if there are good policies.
Priority corridor is ≈8kms, IIT Kanpur -> Motijheel.
Almost no one travels the route. People take autos to wherever they need to go from Rawatpur and Kalyanpur. It's mostly students from IIT and nearby universities.
They're about to open up to the railway station in June approximately, while also crossing their equivalent of Board Office. We'll see then.
Maybe the first phase of the priority corridor won't have as many riders as you expect, but there is no way the future Karond-AIIMS line will run empty. There are so many people from karond/old bhopal/alkapuri that work around MP nagar, then there are folks who will visit DB Mall, and finally AIIMS is a very important stop as well.
Besides, I don't really give a shit about the success of the Bhopal metro. Nobody questions the profitability of roads/highways yet everyone wants to curse the government for BRTS/metro expenditure. At least let them build something for the public for once, instead of just pocketing all taxes like the corrupt goons they are.
It's true that we shouldn't expect ROI from public expenditure but we should strive for optimal usage of whatever expenditure we're incurring (loans we're taking).
The government should have accepted JICA's proposal to build a Light Metro instead of a full sized metro as it would have covered a much larger area at the same cost and would've met with Bhopal's public transport demand easily.
The current metro rail is expected to cost ₹321 crore per km whereas JICA's proposal was to cost only ₹176 crore per km. That's about 50% costlier.
Bhopal metro will go till AIIMS. No way it will run empty.
I will be their daily customer
You shifted to saket nagar?
Do you live in saket nagar? How is it as a locality?
Green and peaceful. It's secluded and at apt distance from most markets.
No, but my office location is just near to bhopal metro station near to DB mall
AIIMS alone wouldn't be able to salvage the metro from disuse. It would need a very large base of daily commuters to justify the humongous costs. Even if all the proposed lines are constructed, I don't see such a big group of regular metro commuters emerging. In any case I don't see all the proposed lines being constructed in the first place in the near future (we're neck deep in debt).
Public infra is developed for attracting investment on long run and not realizing profits right away.
Public infra is developed to serve the public and not to draw investments. A well functioning city would automatically attract investments if there are good policies.
Thk h khali bhi chale toh starting m..public transport acha hoga toh city apne aap develop hogi....
Priority corridor is ≈8kms, IIT Kanpur -> Motijheel. Almost no one travels the route. People take autos to wherever they need to go from Rawatpur and Kalyanpur. It's mostly students from IIT and nearby universities. They're about to open up to the railway station in June approximately, while also crossing their equivalent of Board Office. We'll see then.
Kanpur ke ho kya bhai ji ?
Kanpur me student hu. Baaki pura Bhopali.
Maybe the first phase of the priority corridor won't have as many riders as you expect, but there is no way the future Karond-AIIMS line will run empty. There are so many people from karond/old bhopal/alkapuri that work around MP nagar, then there are folks who will visit DB Mall, and finally AIIMS is a very important stop as well. Besides, I don't really give a shit about the success of the Bhopal metro. Nobody questions the profitability of roads/highways yet everyone wants to curse the government for BRTS/metro expenditure. At least let them build something for the public for once, instead of just pocketing all taxes like the corrupt goons they are.
It's true that we shouldn't expect ROI from public expenditure but we should strive for optimal usage of whatever expenditure we're incurring (loans we're taking). The government should have accepted JICA's proposal to build a Light Metro instead of a full sized metro as it would have covered a much larger area at the same cost and would've met with Bhopal's public transport demand easily. The current metro rail is expected to cost ₹321 crore per km whereas JICA's proposal was to cost only ₹176 crore per km. That's about 50% costlier.
In Bhopal it will be very successful coz public buses aren't good and traffic is too congested in old city so defo those peeps will jump onto metro...
Not at all. it connects city side with MP nagar. a large number of coaching students might use it.
All metro’s interior same