The document discusses the Mumbai Monorail system. It provides details on the history, construction, ownership, operations, merits and demerits of the monorail. The Mumbai Monorail is owned and operated by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. It was built to provide feeder service to Mumbai's suburban rail network and runs along an 8.9 km elevated track between Chembur and Wadala, with plans to expand further. Key benefits include lower noise and pollution compared to buses, but it relies on electricity and a full shutdown is required to replace any section of track.

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2. CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
 HISTORY OF MUMBAI MONO RAIL
 CONSTRUCTION
 OWNER
 OPERATIONS
 MERITS
 DEMERITS
 CONCLUSIONS
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3. INTRODUCTION
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The Mumbai Monorail is a monorail system in the
city of Mumbai .
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The project was implemented by the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region Development
Authority (MMRDA).
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It is the first monorail in India since the Kundala
Valley Railway and Patiala State Monorail
Trainways were closed in the 1920s, before the
independence of India.

4. HISTORY OF MUMBAI MONO RAIL
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On 18 August 2008 Vilasrao Deshmukh, Chief
Minister of Maharashtra, approved the construction
of a monorail system in Mumbai.
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It was decided that the system would traverse
through Jacob Circle, Wadala, Mahul,
and Chembur, providing a feeder service to the
existingMumbai Suburban Railway.
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The two shortlisted consortia to build the line
were Bombardier Transportation and Reliance
Energy.

5. 
On 11 November 2008, the contract was given to
Malaysian partner Scomi, who received a 24.6
billion (INR) (US$390 million) to build and operate
the monorail.

6. CONSTRUCTION
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Construction of the Mumbai Monorail started in
January 2009 along the Chembur – Wadala –
Jacob Circle route and was scheduled to be
completed in April 2011.
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The second portion, from Jacob Circle to Wadala,
had been expected to be ready by December 2013.

7. The monorail had its first test run on 18 February
2012 from its yard in Wadala to a station at Bhakti
Park, a distance of around a kilometre.
 System length19.54 km (12.14 miles)
 Operational: 8.9 km (5.5 miles).
 Electrification750 V DC.
 Average speed32 km/h (20 mph).
 Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)
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8. OWNER
Owner :- Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority(MMRDA).
 Locale :- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
 Transit type :- Straddle-beam monorail.
 Number of stations :- 18,
 Daily ridership :- 125,000 (estimate).
 Headquarters :- Mumbai.
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9. OPERATIONS
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Fares :- On 1 February 2014, at the time of
inauguration the minimum fare on Line 1 was
between 5 and 11.
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Noise :- During the monorail trial run, it was found
that the monorail produces between 65 – 85
decibels of noise, significantly lower than the 95
decibel noise level of a BEST Bus.

10. 
Speed :- The monorail will have a top speed of 80
kilometres per hour (50 mph), an average speed of
65 kilometres per hour (40 mph) and the overall
speed including dwell time at stations would be
around 31 kilometres per hour (19 mph).
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TIMING :- Full-fledged operations of 19 hours, from
5am to midnight.

11. MERITS
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The monorail itself uses no carbon-based fuels and
so does not pollute, unlike cars and buses.
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As monorails run around elevated tracks there is no
risk of cars getting stuck on crossings.
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Monorails are also practically silent, as opposed to
trains which make a noise traveling along rails.

12. 
Cheaper cost (Rs5 - Rs11).
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Less maintainance.
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Pollution free.

13. DEMERITS
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If a section of track needs to be replaced, the entire
system needs to be shut down resulting in no
service.
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Without electricity it can not be run.

14. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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www.google.com
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en.wikipedia.org