Starting Sunday, Mumbai will become the first city in India to use a monorail. The major new addition to the city's public transport system will be inaugurated on Saturday and made available for public use the next day. Just a few weeks ago, the new international terminal of the Mumbai airport was made operational. The Maharashtra government, which is up for re-election later this year, is ensuring that big new facilities are made.
HERE IS YOUR 10-POINT CHEAT-SHEET TO THE MUMBAI MONO-RAIL
1. The part that opens on Sunday is 8.93 km ; it ong.
2. It will run between Wadala and Chembur in the eastern fringes of M A
3. The monorail will be linked to major local train stations. So the station at Chembur is connected with a skywalk to the monorail station near ME
4. To start with, the monorail will run every 15 minutes between 7 am and 3 pum.
5. When the entire monorail project is completed, it will be 20 km long and connect Jacob Circle in south Mumbai to Chembur in eastern M N mbai.
6. All coaches of the monorail trains are air-conditioned; each train will carry 560 Pas sengers.
7. Tickets are priced between Rs. 5 and Rs. 11 with six stations on the Vay
8. There will no monthly passes like the ones on Mumbai's lifeline, the local trains, but there will be a system of smart c Aऋ
9. Construction began in 2009; the project is running almost two years behind s
10. At its fastest, the monorail will run at 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph); the average speed is set at 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph).
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