The Delhi state government has given the in principle approval for the first Monorail transit system which will decongest east Delhi and will also be connected to the metro lines.
The 10.8 km Monorail system will connect Shastri Park with Laxmi Nagar via Trilokpuri having 12 stations. All the stations will have nine meter high pillars.
Delhi urban development minister AK Walia told a national daily, “The mono rail, which is another environmentally friendly mode of transportation, will run in the capital and will cost the exchequer a whopping Rs 1,665 crore.”
The mono-rail is expected to attract a daily ridership of around 1.5 lakh and will be able to provide an inter-city transport service in congested localities where Delhi Metro and even buses are difficult to ply.
An official said, “Laying of mono rail lines is cheaper as compared to Delhi Metro lines. As mono rail will be plying above narrow lane in congested locality, straddle type elevated mono rail will be able to negotiate sharp curves.”
The project is being developed in a way that makes possible for commuters to interchange with three Delhi Metro lines as well the existing inter-city transport modes.
The 12 stations include, Shastri Park, Kailash Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Taj Enclave, Geeta Colony, Guru Angad Nagar, Scope Tower, Ganesh Nagar, Mother Diary, Patparganj, Kotla and Trilokpuri.
The route will also be integrated with three Delhi Metro Lines, Shastri Park Metro Station on Dilshad Garden to Rithala line; Nirman Vihar Metro Station on Anand Vihar to Dwarka Line; and Trilokpuri Metro Station on Mukundpur to Yamuna Vihar under construction line.
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