Deutsch-Indische Partnerschaft für Grüne Urbane Mobilität II Indo-German Partnership for Green Urban Mobility II (ACM) In Abwesenheit von funktionierenden Systemen des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs (ÖPNV), geht die zunehmende Verstädterung Indiens mit einem rapide wachsenden Verkehrsaufkommen einher. Dies stellt ein Entwicklungshemmnis dar und belastet Umwelt, Klima und Gesundheit. Um diesem Trend entgegenzuwirken, engagiert sich die deutsch-indische Partnerschaft für grüne und nachhaltige Entwicklung für einen Ausbau des ÖPNV in mittleren bis größeren Städten. In diesem Rahmen wird auch das Projekt Suburban Railway System Bengaluru unterstützt. Geplant ist der Bau eines S-Bahn ähnlichen Systems, welches aus 4 Linien von gesamt 149 Kilometern Länge mit 58 Stationen sowie dem Bau von zwei Depots zur Abstellung und Wartung der Züge besteht. Das S-Bahn-System sieht ein direktes Umsteigen zu Verkehrsmitteln anderer ÖPNV-Systeme wie z.B. Metros und Bussen sowie in Züge des Regional- und Fernverkehrs vor. Alle Stationen werden nach Green Building Zertifizierungsanforderungen geplant. Um den Zugang zur S-Bahn zu erleichtern, werden Fuß- und Radwege in einem Radius von rund 500 Meter um die Stationen ausgebaut.Das S-Bahn-System wird zukünftig täglich rund 1,4 Millionen Fahrgäste befördern und somit positive Klima- und Gesundheitswirkungen sowie eine erhöhte wirtschaftliche Produktivität auslösen.Die Bauarbeiten an der S-Bahn beginnen im Laufe des Jahres 2024 und werden einige Jahre andauern. Die derzeit geschätzten Projektkosten belaufen sich auf rund 2 Mrd. EUR. In the absence of functioning local public transport systems, India's increasing urbanization is accompanied by a rapidly growing volume of traffic. This represents an obstacle to development and has a negative impact on the environment, climate and health. To counteract this trend, the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development is committed to expanding public transport in medium-sized to larger cities. The Bengaluru Suburban Railway System project is also being supported in this context. The plan is to build a suburban railway-like system consisting of 4 lines with a total length of 149 kilometers and 58 stations as well as the construction of two depots for stabling and maintaining the trains. The suburban railway system provides for direct transfers to other public transport systems such as metros and buses as well as regional and long-distance trains. All stations are planned according to green building certification requirements. To facilitate access to the suburban railway system, footpaths and cycle paths will be built within a radius of around 500 meters around the stations.In future, the suburban railway system will carry around 1.4 million passengers a day and thus have a positive impact on the climate and health as well as increasing economic productivity.Construction work on the suburban railway system will begin in the course of 2024 and will take several years to complete. The currently estimated project costs amount to around EUR 2 billion. Stärkere und nachhaltige Nutzung eines energieeffizienten, integrierten ÖPNV-Systems in den ausgewählten Programmstandorten. In the absence of functioning local public transport systems, India's increasing urbanization is accompanied by a rapidly growing volume of traffic. This represents an obstacle to development and has a negative impact on the environment, climate and health. To counteract this trend, the Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development is committed to expanding public transport in medium-sized to larger cities. The Bengaluru Suburban Railway System project is also being supported in this context. The plan is to build a suburban railway-like system consisting of 4 lines with a total length of 149 kilometers and 58 stations as well as the construction of two depots for stabling and maintaining the trains. The suburban railway system provides for direct transfers to other public transport systems such as metros and buses as well as regional and long-distance trains. All stations are planned according to green building certification requirements. To facilitate access to the suburban railway system, footpaths and cycle paths will be built within a radius of around 500 meters around the stations.In future, the suburban railway system will carry around 1.4 million passengers a day and thus have a positive impact on the climate and health as well as increasing economic productivity.Construction work on the suburban railway system will begin in the course of 2024 and will take several years to complete. The currently estimated project costs amount to around EUR 2 billion.