Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extolled the “double engine” model as he promised to complete in 40 months the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP), which he said the previous governments failed to do in 40 years.
“There has been discussion from the 1980s to connect Bengaluru to sub-urban areas… 40 years were lost in discussion. In 40 months, we will try to fulfil your dreams,” he said here, after laying the foundation stone for the BSRP. “The project was stuck on files for 16 years,” Modi added.
The BSRP network, with a total length of 148.17 km, will come up at an estimated cost of Rs 15,767 crore connecting the city’s centre with its ends. An estimated 10 lakh passengers will travel in suburban trains by 2026.
