Tiruchirappalli Monorail
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Locale | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu |
Transit type | Monorail |
Headquarters | Tiruchirappalli |
Tiruchirappalli Monorail is the proposed monorail system for the city of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city.
Overview
As the monorail market is estimated to be ₹72,000 crore (US$11 billion) in India,[1] the then Governor of Tamil Nadu, S. S. Barnala announced in Legislative assembly that the Government of Tamil Nadu has decided to do a feasibility study for introducing monorail system in Tiruchi along with Coimbatore and Madurai,[2] which was supposedly deemed as cost effective for Tier-II cities.[3]
Cost
The government has earmarked a sum of about ₹60,000 crore (US$8.9 billion) for metro and monorail projects in Tamil Nadu.[4]
Network
A faculty member from SASTRA, using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools, had worked out a proposal for a suburban railway route linking the island town of Srirangam with Tiruchi and its suburbs.
The proposal suggested circular operation in the following routes:
- Srirangam → Amma Mandapam → Tiruchi Fort → Palakkarai → Railway Junction → Golden Rock → Tiruchi Town → Srirangam
- Railway Junction → Palakkarai → Fort → Amma Mandapam → Srirangam → Town → Golden Rock → Railway Junction.
The proposal also suggested a new rail link between Chord line and Tiruchi-Karur railway lines, Via. Amma Mandapam and also a possible extension to Kailasapuram (BHEL) and Bikshandarkovil.[5]
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