Delhi to have mono-rail service soon

March 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday said the city will have a mono-rail service in the next three to four years.

‘The government has decided to provide mono-rail service in Delhi during the next three-four years. They are faster than Delhi Metro,’ she said while inaugurating a newly constructed depot of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) at Okhla.

The total number of DTC depots have now gone up to 41. The DTC plans to commission one new depot every 15 days to increase the number to 50.

A fleet of 200 new modern low-floor buses will be operated from newly opened depots.

with thanks : source :http://calcuttatube.com/delhi-to-have-mono-rail-service-soon/67813/

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Monorail - the next option for Delhi ?

The Prestigious Delhi Metro is so over crowded now, that people have started comparing it with Blue line buses. The exception is that you can reach in time if you use Delhi Metro & ofcourse the air conditioned atmosphere. Just try it once during peak hours and imagine what will happen, when NCR is thoroughly connected by Metro.

The Delhi Govt. must give a serious thought to the Monorail also, as it is comparatively cheaper than Metro, as well, it can take the sharp turns & reach even those areas, which are not possible through Metro.

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Mumbai gets Monorail on Republic day

Monorail Mumbai to face trial run today

Mumbai: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)will today conduct the trial run of Mumbai's first monorail on 61st Republic Day of India.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will flag of the test run of Mono Rail. The trial run of Rs 2, 460 crore monorail project will be done on a 108 metre track at Wadala.

The proposed route of this monorail is between Jacob Circle and Chembur. The 19.4 km line will be jointly completed by L&T and SCOMI Engineering Bhd.

The MMRDA wants to conduct the test run on a one km stretch but the electrification work was completed on only 108 metre line.

The Jacob Circle and Chembur monorail route will be ready by the year 2011, MMRDA sources said.

The Monorail Mumbai will be a substitute of local trains and other road transportation. According to the sources, initially, 14 Monorails with four coaches each will be available to take commuters to their destinations in no time. The capacity of monorail will be 500 passengers and it will complete its destinations in few minutes.

The operations of Monorail will be frequency basis and it will be 4.5 minutes. The fare will be Rs 8 to 20 (Approx).

with thanks source : http://www.samaylive.com/news/monorail-mumbai-to-face-trial-run-today/672957.html

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