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Revision as of 23:17, 21 March 2011
Chennai Monorail/Light Rail Transit | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Chennai, India |
Transit type | Rapid transit |
Number of lines | 2 |
- See also Chennai MRTS, a first generation metro system in Chennai.
- See also Chennai Metro, a metro system under construction.
Chennai Monorail is a rail-based transit system for the Indian city of Chennai. It is proposed in the Long-term Urban Transportation Scheme of Second Master Plan by CMDA.
History
The Tamil Nadu Government invited bids for the over-ambitious 'Elevated Monorail Mass Rapid Transit System' (EMMRTS) monorail project covering over 300 km to be implemented at a single phase in February 2006.[1] Soon after a PIL was filed in High Court, Chennai against awarding of the contract and the court ordered the government not to award the final contract without its prior permission. Then Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha only received many criticism for the ill-advised project and hoping to go ahead with the project, the metro rail was junked. 18 corridors had been proposed.[2] Had the project been executed, it would have been the biggest monorail project in the planet dwarfing any other monorail in the world. But soon she was voted out of power and the monorail project was shelved.
Proposed Corridors
The following 18 corridors were proposed to be completely built within 18 months.
Origin | Destination | Length (km) | Common Length (km) |
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Parrys | Guduvanchery | 38.7 | |
Parrys | Poonamalle | 22.4 | 2 |
Parrys | Porur | 17.2 | 8 |
Parrys | Avadi | 25.2 | 2 |
Parrys | Red Hills | 19 | |
Parrys | Parrys | 42.3 | 7 |
Parrys | Manali New Town | 23.3 | 4 |
Parrys | Kelambakkam | 39.2 | |
Halda | Medavakkam | 12.1 | |
Anna Statue | Adyar O.T. | 8.5 | 2 |
Virugambakkam | Santhome | 12 | 0.2 |
Egmore | MFL Junction | 19.2 | 0.5 |
Saidapet | Anna Nagar Roundtana | 10.5 | 0.5 |
Salaima Nagar | Kannadasan Nagar | 2.7 | |
Ayanavaram | Anna Square | 10.2 | 1.5 |
Aminjikarai | Ambattur Estate | 6.4 | 3 |
Gandhi Statue | Nathamuni | 13.2 | 2 |
F.S. Estate | Nungambakkam | 11 | 0.2 |
Total Route Length — 333.1 km
Common Length — 32.9 km
Track Length — 300.2 km
Corridors
Two corridors have been proposed in the Second Master Plan by CMDA.[3][4] These corridors have been proposed as a feeder service for Chennai MRTS, Chennai Metro, Chennai Suburban Railway and Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
Corridor 1: Dams Road Junction - Royapettah - Mylapore - Adyar - Guindy (Halda Junction)
Corridor 2: Lighthouse MRTS Station - Anna flyover - Kilpauk - Perambur
References
- ^ "Chennai Monorail in Controversises". Financial Express. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ "Monorail project: To cover 300 km in 18 corridors". The Hindu Business Line. 2006-02-03. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/Volume1_English_PDF/Vol1_Chapter04_Transport.pdf
- ^ M Gunasekaran, TNN, Sep 3, 2008, 05.47am IST (2008-09-03). "Multi-crore infrastructure plan - Chennai - City - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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