India's first Monorail in Mumbai inaugrated by Prithviraj Chavan
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan inaugrated the first monorail of the country in Mumbai on Saturday, 01 Feb 2014. The monorail is opened to public from next day 2nd Feb 2014.
Railway is the lifeline of Mumbai travellers. Everyday about 4 million people travel through rail system in Mumbai.
The first train left the Wadala Station at 7 AM in the morning of 2nd Feb 2014.
The monorail in Mumbai will run between Wadala and Chembur.
Currently, it covers a route of 8.93 KM which will be extended to 20 KM long in the second phase. Then it would be connecting Jacob Circle in South Mumbai to Chembur.
All the coaches of the monorail are air conditioned where each train will carry 560 passengers.
Timings of monorail
Train timings: 7 AM to 3 PM. Depending on the response from commuters the timing will be increased and the trains will run in two shifts.
Frequency: Every 15 minutes.
Number of coaches: 4
Capacity: 560 passengers (18 seated and 124 standing in each coach).
Speed: 31 km per hour
Tickets: Priced between R5 (upto 3 km) and R15 (between 15 and 20 km)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan inaugrated the first monorail of the country in Mumbai on Saturday, 01 Feb 2014. The monorail is opened to public from next day 2nd Feb 2014.
Railway is the lifeline of Mumbai travellers. Everyday about 4 million people travel through rail system in Mumbai.
The first train left the Wadala Station at 7 AM in the morning of 2nd Feb 2014.
The monorail in Mumbai will run between Wadala and Chembur.
Currently, it covers a route of 8.93 KM which will be extended to 20 KM long in the second phase. Then it would be connecting Jacob Circle in South Mumbai to Chembur.
All the coaches of the monorail are air conditioned where each train will carry 560 passengers.
Timings of monorail
Train timings: 7 AM to 3 PM. Depending on the response from commuters the timing will be increased and the trains will run in two shifts.
Frequency: Every 15 minutes.
Number of coaches: 4
Capacity: 560 passengers (18 seated and 124 standing in each coach).
Speed: 31 km per hour
Tickets: Priced between R5 (upto 3 km) and R15 (between 15 and 20 km)
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