Kolkata Monorail

Kolkata Monorail
Overview
Locale Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Transit type straddle-beam Monorail
Number of lines 2
Number of stations 37
Daily ridership 120,000 (projected)
Technical
System length 72 km (Phase I & II)
Track gauge standard

Kolkata Monorail is a rail-based transit project planned for the Indian city of Kolkata. The Kolkata-based Andromeda Technologies has received the order for building a monorail public transport system.[1][2][3]

Corridors

The First Monorail corridor, Budge Budge to Taratala in Kolkata, India, was awarded to Andromeda Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (ATPL) on BOO (Build, Own and Operate) basis but so far only the viability study and preliminary survey has been done by ATPL. According to Biplab Bhattacharya, on behalf of the ATPL; lack of support from financial institution and "unfavourable" conditions, the project is yet to take a leap forward. This system is perfect for feeder services to any existing or proposed LRT corridor as well as sustainable as a stand-alone MRTS project.

Phase I

Corridor 1: Budge Budge to Taratala 20 kilometres (12 mi). The work has yet not started. The Transport department of West Bengal state government, in 2007, given on order to Andromeda Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for implementing this project on BOO basis. But now the project has come to a halt for now.[4]

Phase II

Corridor 2: Taratala to Rajarhat 52 kilometres (32 mi). The work has not started yet.

Other projects:

The ₹60 billion (US$892 million) project will comprise,40-km-long elevated tracks from Barrackpore to Joka, passing through the city’s Central Business District. There will be 37 stations, including Joka, Behala, Esplanade, Panihati and Barrackpore, between the two terminal stations and reportedly it will be covered in 90 minutes. The trains will have four coaches and initially, around 120,000 passengers will be ferried in the first phase of the project. Later, the capacity is to be raised to 480,000.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kolkata monorail project likely to begin from March". Indianexpress.com. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Kolkata Monorail mass transit system to be operational by mid-2011". India Automotive. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  3. ↑ Express News Service (22 November 2008). "Kolkata monorail project likely to begin from March". Express India. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  4. 1 2 "Kolkata on a high: state seals Monorail MoU". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2012.

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