Patna Monorail Explained
| Patna Monorail |
| Locale: | Patna, Bihar |
| Transit Type: | straddle-beam Monorail |
| Began Operation: | Government of Bihar preferred metro rail over mono rail |
| Lines: | 4 (planned) |
| Ridership: | 32,000 (Estd.) |
| Train Length: | 4 coaches |
| System Length: | 32km (20miles) |
| Average Speed: | 31km/h |
| Top Speed: | 80km/h |
| El: | 750 V DC |
Patna Monorail was a proposed monorail system for the city of Patna.[1] [2]
Network
There were 4 lines proposed to be built. RITES, the consultancy arm of Indian Railways had begun soil inspection as well as ground survey for the monorail network.[3] [4]
- Patna Junction to Gandhi Maidan.
- Patna Junction to Patliputra Colony.
- Patna Junction to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport.
- Patna Junction to Kankarbagh.
Project detail
The total estimated cost of the project was 2000-2500 Crore. The total length of the proposed 4 monorail corridors in Patna would be 32 km and in the first phase route length between 20 km and 25 km was to be completed.[5]
the project has not commenced.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Mono-Rail for Patna soon . Samaylive.com . 2010-12-28 . 2011-01-11.
- http://www.monorails.org/tmspages/News.html Monorail News Briefs
- http://www.rediff.com/business/report/rites-begins-ground-survey-for-monorail-in-patna/20111021.htm RITES begins ground survey for monorail in Patna - Rediff.com Business
- http://in.news.yahoo.com/monorail-ground-survey-tees-off-000000209.html Monorail ground survey tees off - Yahoo! News India
- News: Capital monorail project shifts gear . https://archive.today/20120919080455/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111224/jsp/bihar/story_14922568.jsp . dead . 19 September 2012 . Calcutta, India . The Telegraph . 2011-12-24.
