Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chagan inaugurated the India's first Mono Rail in Mumbai on Saturday, 1st February, 2014. The Mono Rail system will be made available to public from Sunday, 2nd February, 2014. Few weeks ago, the new international terminal of Mumbai Air port was made operational and now the Mono Rail system is made operational.
India's first Monorail service is commencing the operations after a dlay of over 2 years. The Monorail project of Mumbai costed Rs.3,000 crores is being implemented in 2 phases. The first phase is 8.9 Kms long Wadala-Chembur section and the second phase of the Mumbai Monorail services will be extended to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk in South Mumbai.
The Mumbai Metro Rail Development Authority (MMRDA) will be operating six trains in the first phase and another 10 trains will be added in 2nd phase. They have fixed the fares between Rs.5 to Rs.11 for the first phase of operations. The service will begin with 4 coaches having a combined carrying capacity of 2,300 passengers every 15 minutes.
The Mumbai Mono rail was executed by L&T and Malaysian firm Scomi Engineering. The Monorail will reduce travel time between Wadala and Chembur by almost half from 40 minutes to 20 minutes. MMRDA has spent Rs.1,900 crores of the allotted Rs.,3,000 crores till now and the civil works for the second phase of the monorail project has been completed.
Here are some of the photographs of the Mumbai Mono Rail Inauguration programme.
India's first Monorail service is commencing the operations after a dlay of over 2 years. The Monorail project of Mumbai costed Rs.3,000 crores is being implemented in 2 phases. The first phase is 8.9 Kms long Wadala-Chembur section and the second phase of the Mumbai Monorail services will be extended to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk in South Mumbai.
The Mumbai Metro Rail Development Authority (MMRDA) will be operating six trains in the first phase and another 10 trains will be added in 2nd phase. They have fixed the fares between Rs.5 to Rs.11 for the first phase of operations. The service will begin with 4 coaches having a combined carrying capacity of 2,300 passengers every 15 minutes.
The Mumbai Mono rail was executed by L&T and Malaysian firm Scomi Engineering. The Monorail will reduce travel time between Wadala and Chembur by almost half from 40 minutes to 20 minutes. MMRDA has spent Rs.1,900 crores of the allotted Rs.,3,000 crores till now and the civil works for the second phase of the monorail project has been completed.
Here are some of the photographs of the Mumbai Mono Rail Inauguration programme.
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