Metro stations get ‘new’ names

Edit The Hindu 30 Sep 2016
What’s in a name? A lot of revenue, if you ask the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). In the last two years, the DMRC has been on a “semi-naming” spree of metro stations, which allows it a lucrative alternate source of revenue stream ... Earlier, the only metro station in Delhi with branding was ONGC Shivaji Stadium metro station, which is part of the Airport Express Line....

Alternative Bus Service for Port Jervis Line and Pascack Valley Line Beginning Friday, September 30, Until Further Notice (MTA - Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Sep 2016
MTA Metro-North Railroad customers who normally ride the Pascack Valley Line or the Port Jervis Line into or out of Hoboken Terminal, where train service remains suspended, are advised that Metro-North will be providing alternative beginning Friday, September 30, until further notice ... Metro-North is providing a limited shuttle bus service that will operate from the following locations during peak hours....

Kolkata Metro to add 14 km by 2018: GM

Edit The Hindu 30 Sep 2016
The Metro rail network in the city will be increased by another 14 km in the next 18 months, an official said. General Manager of the Kolkata Metro Railway M ... Besides this, the first phase of the East West Metro Corridor project from Sector five in Salt Lake to Sealdah (9.4 ......

Light Metro: two-tier flyover proposed at Thampanoor

Edit The Hindu 30 Sep 2016
A two-tier flyover has been proposed from RMS Junction to Chenthitta along the Overbridge-Thampanoor-Killipalam corridor of the NH 66 by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as part of the proposed elevated Light Metro in the capital ... The upper deck of the 400-m flyover will be used for the movement of the MRTS proposed along the 21.82-km Technocity-Karamana Light Metro corridor....

TS seeks Rs.1,189-cr aid for rain damage

Edit The Hindu 30 Sep 2016
Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi on Thursday ... Metro Rail ... Rama Rao requested the former to withdraw the traffic blockage charges being levied on Hyderabad Metro Rail by the Railway Board. He mentioned that the charges were waived in the past but proceedings were issued in July this year for levying them again on the metro rail works carried out across the railway lines ... ....

Later starts for St. Paul high schools? Maybe in 2018

Edit Pioneer Press 30 Sep 2016
Public transit has replaced yellow school buses at those two schools, but Metro Transit has said it doesn’t have the bus garage capacity to add the 20 buses required to serve even one more St ... Without Metro ......

10-trip smart card for Airport line

Edit The Hindu 30 Sep 2016
Commuters who use the Delhi Metro’s Airport Express but are not frequent travellers can now opt for a new smart card that offers limited trips ... be launched by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on October 1....

Security blanket over Delhi

Edit The Times of India 30 Sep 2016
Vigil at important installations such as foreign embassies, bus terminals, railway and Metro stations and IGI Airport has been stepped up and all police stations have been told to increase patrolling ... "Apart from armed men, more than 100 plainclothesmen have been deployed in Delhi Metro from CISF's intelligence wing who travel in trains and keep an eye on passengers....

State OKs up to $11 million in incentives to six companies promising to create 638 jobs

Edit Denver Post 30 Sep 2016
Metro Denver was the targeted location for five of the six employers, but one company was leaning towards Steamboat Springs. The largest award, a job growth incentive tax credit worth $5.2 million, went to a metro area database company using the code name Project Elektra, which is looking at adding 293 jobs in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois or Nebraska....

After train crash, NJ Transit plans for Friday rush hour

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Sep 2016
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Some commuters will be riding buses to get to work Friday after a train crash at the Hoboken, New Jersey, terminal ... ___. NJ TRANSIT ... ___. PATH ... METRO-NORTH. Metro-North will provide alternate bus service during peak rush hour Thursday for Pascack Valley and Port Jervis line customers. ....

After Army action, Capital on its toes

Edit The Hindu 30 Sep 2016
The Indian Army’s surgical strikes across the LoC have been followed up with enhanced security in the Capital. On Thursday, the Delhi Police and the CISF heightened vigil at the airport, the railway and metro stations, and landmarks, etc. The CISF D-G O. P ... “We are ensuring that CCTVs at all places with high footfall, such as markets and metro stations, are functional ... ....

California housing policies drive up poverty

Edit LA Daily News 30 Sep 2016
A March 2015 report from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office noted that “the cost of building a typical single-family home in California’s metros likely is between $50,000 and $75,000 higher than in the rest of the country.” Contributing factors are the cost of construction labor, which is about 20 percent ......

BRIDGE DEBATE - Save our trees, find alternatives to reach KIA, say angry citizens

Edit The Times of India 30 Sep 2016
BENGALURU ... The green cover of central Bengaluru will be gone." ... Instead, they felt the government should work towards extending the Metro to the international airport, as along with strengthening public transport, it will help cut down usage of privately owned vehicles ... "The gover nment should work towards opening up other access points to the airport and focus on extending the Metro ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App....
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