India's first monorail takes off in Mumbai

Updated : 01-Feb-2014

The country's first Monorail finally made its debut in Mumbai on 1st February 2014 with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurating the service. 

The Rs 3,000-crore monorail project is being implemented in two phases. The first phase comprises the 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section, while in the second phase the services will be extended to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk in South Mumbai.

 

Important to Note : 

The Project is implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority with an association of Larsen and Toubro and a Malaysian infrastructure firm Scomi Engineering.