Aizawl Monorail Explained

Aizawl Monorail
Locale:Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Transit Type:Monorail
Lines:1 (planned)
System Length:5km (03miles)
Average Speed:31km/h
Top Speed:80km/h
El:750 V DC

The Aizawl Monorail is a proposed monorail system for the city of Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram in northeast India.The decision for the monorail is being taken because of increase in number of vehicles in town, which causes traffic problems.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Network

There is only one line of length 5 km running from north to the south of Aizawl.

Project detail

Government of Mizoram has asked, Rail India Technical & Economic Services Limited (RITES), to prepare a technical as well as economic feasibility report of this mono rail system in Aizawl.[6] The monorail project will be executed under Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis.[7]

The system was proposed in 2011 but it is not clear if the project will proceed.

References

23.708°N 92.721°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Special Correspondent . The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Monorail project for Aizawl . Telegraphindia.com . 2011-03-21 . 2012-12-24 . 18 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055649/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110321/jsp/northeast/story_13740952.jsp . dead .
  2. Web site: Mono Rail And Cable Car in Aizawl? . Sinlung . 2011-07-16 . 2012-12-24.
  3. Web site: News # ] . Newkerala.com . 2012-12-16 . 2012-12-24.
  4. Web site: Monorail project for Aizawl « Lawrkhawm . Lawrkhawm.com . 2012-12-24 . 23 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110323085537/http://lawrkhawm.com/index.php?page=31463 . dead .
  5. Web site: Considerable Headway in Mizoram Monorail Project | Northeast Today . Northeasttoday.in . 2012-02-10 . 2012-12-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212121634/http://www.northeasttoday.in/our-states/mizoram/considerable-headway-in-mizoram-monorail-project/ . 2012-02-12 .
  6. Web site: Headway in Aizawl mono rail project . Telegraphindia.com . 2012-02-08 . 2012-12-24 . 6 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140706014024/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120208/jsp/northeast/story_15038663.jsp . dead .
  7. Web site: Aizawl mulls monorail to ease traffic jams . News.webindia123.com . 2011-03-09 . 2012-12-24 . 18 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111118183929/http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20110310/1705345.html . dead .

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