The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will carry out trials for Phase II of the monorail in January . Phase I of the monorail between Chembur and Wadala was opened in February 2014.The second phase will cross over the suburban stations at Wadala and Currey Road and culminate at Jacob's Circle.
MMRDA chief UPS Madan said, “The civil works of the project will be completed by the end of next month. We hope to complete all work, including signalling system, by December.“ The operations for monorail's first phase (Wadala depot to Chembur) are reeling under a loss of Rs.20 lakh per day as few commuters use the network since it does not connect important business hubs or residential areas. The commissioning of the entire monorail corridor up to Jacob's Circle was crucial for the project's financial viability.“Once the entire corridor is operational, travel time on the 20 km corridor will be 40 minutes.“
As per traffic estimates, peak hour per direction traffic will be around 7,500 and total corridor ridership per day is expected to be 2 lakh.
MMRDA chief UPS Madan said, “The civil works of the project will be completed by the end of next month. We hope to complete all work, including signalling system, by December.“ The operations for monorail's first phase (Wadala depot to Chembur) are reeling under a loss of Rs.20 lakh per day as few commuters use the network since it does not connect important business hubs or residential areas. The commissioning of the entire monorail corridor up to Jacob's Circle was crucial for the project's financial viability.“Once the entire corridor is operational, travel time on the 20 km corridor will be 40 minutes.“
As per traffic estimates, peak hour per direction traffic will be around 7,500 and total corridor ridership per day is expected to be 2 lakh.
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