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Bengaluru Metro Green Line extension from Nagasandra to Madawara set to open by July-end after five-year delay

The much-awaited Green Line extension of Namma Metro from Nagasandra to Madavara on Tumakuru Road is likely to be operational by the end of July, after a five-year delay.

The Hindu

Green Line Nagasandra to Madavara extension likely to be operational by July

Namma Metro’s Green Line extension from Nagasandra to Madavara (formerly Bangalore International Exhibition Center – BIEC) line, on Tumakuru Road might be operational around July.

The Hindu

Technical glitch disrupts Bengaluru Metro Green Line services

Commuters faced delays due to a technical issue on the Green Line of Bengaluru's Namme Metro on December 15, causing inconvenience to many.

The Hindu

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Cabinet defers BMA's Green Line debt issue

The cabinet decided on Wednesday that it will let its successor deal with the debt incurred by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in hiring Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) to operate the Green Line extension, according to a Government House source.

Bangkok Post

CPS engineering scholars tour L stop project, ponder possible careers

The Paschen Engineering scholars from Westinghouse College Prep toured the upcoming Damen Green Line stop just north of the United Center. The station is expected to open next year.

Chicago Sun-Times

BMA’s Green Line debt ‘can’t be solved’

The overdue payment of around 50 billion baht that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) owes to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) will have to wait for a new government to resolve, the caretaker government said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

BTSC confident of Green Line debt payment

Keeree Kanjanapas, chairman of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), expressed confidence on Monday the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would service overdue debts incurred through the operation and maintenance of the Green Line extensions.

Bangkok Post

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The Wes Anderson recipe – a detailed guide on how to recreate the director's aesthetic

Wes Anderson’s films can often be boiled down to a single striking image. This approach began for Anderson the moment he had Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) step off the Green Line bus in his third film The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).

The Conversation

What is the 'green line test' and does it prove anything about relationships? Body language experts weigh in

The 'green line test' is popping up after those awkward photos of Kendall Jenner and BF Bad Bunny

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No honeymoon for Brandon Johnson — at least not with Fulton Market Association

Just as Johnson settled into his first full workday at City Hall, Fulton Market restaurant owners and business and community leaders were making demands.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bronzeville high-rise near CTA Green Line to open by summer

Half the units in 43G One, a 10-story mixed-use building next to the 43rd Street station, will be affordable for lower-income residents. The second phase of the project is expected to be completed next year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Luas Easter timetable changes including closure of city centre stops

Luas Green Line Stops between Dominick and St Stephen’s Green will be closed from first tram until approximately 4:15pm

Dublin Live

Green Line operator accuses govt of maltreatment

BTS Group Holdings (BTS) on Tuesday accused the government of unfair treatment for leaking the anti-graft panel's irregularity accusation against its Green Line operator Bangkok Mass Transit System Co (BTSC).

Bangkok Post

Govt asked to pay City Hall's B50bn skytrain debt

Representatives of skytrain employees have asked the government to pay the 50 billion baht debt the company accumulated in running the Green Line extension owned by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

Bangkok Post

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Sukhumbhand facing Green Line graft charges

Former Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has been implicated by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over alleged irregularities in contract extensions to operate the Green Line mass-transit routes a decade ago.

Daily Mirror

UK Foreign Office issues stark Cyprus travel warning for Brits heading on holidays

The UK Foreign Office has issued a warning about travelling to the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the Green Line

Chicago Sun-Times

Brewpub, daycare — along with new housing — among proposals to transform vacant lots on West, South sides

The city is seeking input until the end of February on the potential transit-oriented developments in East Garfield Park and Woodlawn near the CTA’s Green Line.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lake-Kedzie redevelopment plan seeks to improve West Side’s story

Three teams have been shortlisted in an effort to bring much-needed new housing and retail to the area near the CTA’s Green Line stop at Lake Street and Kedzie Avenue.

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Man shoots, wounds suspected robber in shootout on Green Line train near Cicero station

The man had a concealed-carry license. The suspected robber, 33, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair-to-serious condition, Chicago Fire Department officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Reopen long-shuttered Green Line L station in Englewood

Public transit investment is either an important factor in rebuilding disinvested communities — that’s part of the justification for the planned $3.6 billion Red Line extension — or it isn’t.

Bangkok Post

Time to end BTS drama

Tweets by BTS Group Holdings and the firestorm surrounding the hashtag #DebtMustBePaid on Twitter in recent weeks show how nasty the debate over the country's management of public transport concessions can get. The furore on social media followed the grievances of BTS -- which holds the concession to run the…

Chicago Sun-Times

Decades after Racine Green Line station closed, Englewood activists renew push to reopen it

The Racine station on the Green Line closed in 1994 when the rest of the line was renovated. Now, some residents are trying to get a referendum on the ballot to measure public support for bringing it back.

Bangkok Post

BMA asks cabinet to decide on Green Line concession extension

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is asking the cabinet to decide quickly whether to grant a concession extension to operate the Green Line electric train system before it pays the 40-billion-baht debt to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of Green Line train services.

Bangkok Post

City reiterates BTS Green Line position

City Hall has written to the Interior Ministry, reiterating its position in objecting to the renewal of the concession for the BTS Green Line railway extensions.

Bangkok Post

Governor sees BTS fare plan nixed

Bangkok Council has rejected a motion from Governor Chadchart Sittipunt asking it to consider whether City Hall has the authority to collect fares for BTS Green Line extensions.

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