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Mumbai Monorail
मुंबई मोनोरेल
File:Mumbai mono1.png
Overview
OwnerMMRDA
LocaleMumbai
Transit typeMonorail
Number of lines2 (under construction)
6 (planned)
Number of stations18 (under construction)
170 (planned)
Daily ridership125,000 (Estd.)
HeadquartersMumbai
Operation
Began operation2011 (Estd.)
Operator(s)Larsen and Toubro and Scomi Rail
Number of vehicles15[1]
Train length4 coaches
Headway3 minutes
Technical
System length19.54 km (under construction)
135 km (planned)[2]
Electrification750 V DC
Average speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)
System map

Legend
km
Chembur Harbour line
Chembur
Sion-Trombay Road
(VNP Marg)
 VNP and RC Marg Junction
S G Barve Marg
Fertilizer Township
Bharat Petroleum
Eastern Freeway
Freight Rail (RCF)
Mysore Colony
Bhakti Park
Wadala Depot
↓ Services Operational from (03 Mar 2019)
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Harbour line
Antop Hill
Acharya Atre Nagar
Wadala Bridge
Wadala Road Harbour line
Dadar (East)
Naigaon
Ambedkar Nagar
Mint Colony
Dr. Ambedkar Road/
Lalbaug Flyover
Lower Parel Western line
Lower Parel
Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk
Sources: Google Maps

The Mumbai Monorail (Marathi: मुंबई मोनोरेल) is a monorail system currently under construction for the city of Mumbai, India. Once completed it will be world’s second longest Monorail corridor.[3] It is being contracted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and will be the first monorail in India.[4] Construction began in January 2009, and the first portion of the first line is scheduled to be operational by December 2011.[5]

History

Vilasrao Deshmukh, the then Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra (of which Mumbai is the capital city), cleared the notification for construction of the first monorail system in India on August 13, 2008. The system will traverse through Jacob Circle, Wadala, Mahul and Chembur, paving the way for a feeder service to the existing suburban railway network[6]

The two shortlisted consortia to build the line were Bombardier Transportation, Reliance Energy in association with Hitachi Monorail, and Larsen and Toubro with Scomi Rail of Malaysia. On November 11, 2008, the winner was announced to be Larsen and Toubro along with Scomi, who received a ₹2,460 crore (US$290 million) contract to build and operate the monorail until 2029.[7]

Construction of Mumbai Monorail started in January 2009 along the Chembur - Mahul - Jacob Circle route.[8] A 108-meter test run was successfully conducted on January 26, 2010.[9]

Network

There are 7 lines proposed at cost of ₹20,296 crore (US$2.4 billion).[2] Construction on the first line has begun.[10]

Phase 1

Expected completion by 2015[11]

  • Chembur to Jacob Circle(Ghadge Maharaj Chowk via Mahul. The first part from Wadala to Chembur (8.26 km) is to open by December 2011, with the remaining 11.28 km from Gadge Maharaj Chowk to Wadala to follow in July 2012.[5] Monorail Route Map

Phase 2

Expected completion by 2021

  • Kalyan to Mahape - 21.10 km (Cost ₹2,932.9 crore (US$350 million))

Specifications

KL Monorail Built by Scomi Rail

The monorail will have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) and an average speed of 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph).[4] The cost of setting up the monorail service is roughly ₹85 crore (US$10 million) per km. The capacity of the monorail is more than 500 with a four coach consist, and more than 700 with six coaches. The ratio of sitting to standing passengers is expected to be 4:1.

The rail cars are to be built in Malaysia by Scomi Engineering Bhd. Scomi Rail owns 42% of the contract to build the 19.5km Monorail line [13]

References

  1. ^ "MMRDA - Projects - Monorail". Mmrdamumbai.org. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  2. ^ a b "Water transport slips out of MMRDA's hands". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  3. ^ "Mumbai Mono Rail, World's second longest". Indiainfoline.com. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  4. ^ a b "Mumbai monorail to run in two years". The Times of India. 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  5. ^ a b http://www.hindustantimes.com/From-April-Wadala-to-Chembur-in-19-mins/Article1-629057.aspx
  6. ^ Devraj Dasgupta, TNN, Aug 14, 2008, 06.25am IST (2008-08-14). "Deshmukh makes way for 1st monorail project". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Financial bids for Mumbai Monorail project open|date=2008-06-25". Business-standard.com. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2010-08-25. [dead link]
  8. ^ "Scomi's Mumbai Monorail Project Takes Off". Business Times. Tue, 10 Feb 09. Retrieved 2009-03-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Trial run of monorail successful in Mumbai - Oneindia News". News.oneindia.in. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  10. ^ Manthan K Mehta, TNN, Jan 13, 2010, 03.43am IST (2010-01-13). "Monorail test run on R-Day will be for only 500 metre - Mumbai - City - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2010-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1875/20052010006002.jpg
  12. ^ a b "you and your city - Travel in city to get easier by 2021". Epaper.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
  13. ^ "Mumbai debut for Scomi rail car". Biz.thestar.com.my. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

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