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The Mumbai Monorail is a proposed monorail system for the city of Mumbai. It is being contracted by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority and it will be the first monorail in India.^[1]

Lines

There are four lines proposed. The first two are 25 kilometres (16 mi) long.

• A line running from Malabar Hill to the Bandra-Kurla complex via the Haji Ali Dargah, Jacob Circle, Wadala Road, Sion Hospital and Dharavi. This is planned to open by 2009.
• A line from Thane to Bhiwandi via Kalyan.

Two lines 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long are to be constructed after the first two open.

• Chembur to Govandi via Mahul. This route too is planned to open by 2009.
• Lokhandwala Complex to Kanjurmarg via Oshiwara.

Additionally previously planned Mumbai Metro corridors are also being examined to be made as monorail corridors instead of Metro Rail by MMRDA due to dense and congested areas these corridors pass through, and monorail technology is thought to be more flexible to make its way in congested and dense areas. The corridors are,

• Hutatma Chowk – Ghatkopar - 21.8 Km

• Ghatkopar – Mulund - 12.4 Km

Current Status

The two shortlisted companies by MMRDA are Bombardier Transportation, Reliance Energy in association with Hitachi Monorail, and Larsen and Toubro with Scomi Group of Malaysia. The winner will get a contract to build and operate the monorail until 2029. The developer for the estimated Rs 2,000 crore monorail project in India's financial capital will be decided on July 16 when MMRDA opens the financial bids.^[2]. The monorail will have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)and an average speed of 65 km/h.^[1] The cost of setting up the monorail service is roughly Rs 85 crore per km. The capacity of the monorail is more than 500 with four coaches attached and more than 700 with six coaches attached to it. the ratio of sitting to standing people will be 4:1.

Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on August 13, 2008 cleared the notification for construction of the first monorail project passing through Jacob Circle, Wadala, Mahul via Chembur, paving the way for a feeder service to the existing suburban railway network. The urban development department would publish the notification in the media soon, said officials. Once the notice got published, individuals and institutions affected by the alignment of the project could raise objections or give suggestions within a month.^[3]

External links

• Mumbai Monorail Project

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mumbai monorail to run in two years", The Times of India (2007-09-27). Retrieved on 2009-03-19. 
2. ^ Financial bids for Mumbai Monorail project open|date=2008-06-25
3. ^ Deshmukh makes way for 1st monorail project

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