02 Feb 2014, 09:18 am
The Monorail will be open to commuters from Sunday morning.
The Chief Minister flagged of the 8.93 km long first phase from Wadala to Chembur at Wadala Monorail Station.
He also travelled by the Monorail from Wadala to Chembur to proceed to Mahatma Gandhi Maidan, 15th Road, Chembur (East), Mumbai to declare the Monorail Project “Open”.
The Rs.2,460 crore (excluding taxes) Monorail project is being implemented in two phases – Chembur to Wadala (8.93 k.m.) and Wadala to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk (10.24 k.m.). The construction of the second phase is in progress in full swing.
The seven stations on the 8.93 km long PhaseI of the Monorail corridor are – Chembur, V.N.Purav/RC Marg Junction, Fertilizer Township, Bharat Petroleum, Mysore Colony, Bhakti Park and Wadala Depot.
While all the coaches of the trains are air-conditioned; each train will carry 560 passengers. The ticket is priced between Rs 5 and Rs 11.
The decision to introduce Mono Rail, as a feeder service to the Mass Rapid Transit System and cater to crowded and narrow areas was taken in Sept, 2008.
Mono Rail carries 7,500 commuters per hour per direction and has the capacity to carry 1.5 to 2 lakh commuters daily. Many parts of the city which are not connected by suburban rail system or Metro rail will be connected by Monorail.
Besides, Mono Rail will be connected to suburban rail system at Wadala, Curry Road and Chembur. Likewise, Metro-II will be connected at V.N.Purav Marg station.
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