Patna Monorail

Patna Monorail
Overview
Locale	Patna, Bihar
Transit type	straddle-beam Monorail
Number of lines	4 (planned)
Daily ridership	32,000 (Estd.)
Operation
Began operation	Government of Bihar preferred metro rail over mono rail
Train length	4 coaches
Technical
System length	32 kilometers (20 mi)
Electrification	750 V DC
Average speed	31 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

Patna Monorail was a proposed monorail system for the city of Patna.[1][2]

Network

There were 4 lines proposed to be built. RITES, the consultancy arm of Indian Railways had begun soil inspection as well as ground survey for the monorail network.[3][4]

• Patna Junction to Gandhi Maidan.
• Patna Junction to Patliputra Colony.
• Patna Junction to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport.
• Patna Junction to Kankarbagh.

Project detail

The total estimated cost of the project was ₹2000-2500 Crore. The total length of the proposed 4 monorail corridors in Patna would be 32 km and in the first phase route length between 20 km and 25 km was to be completed.[5]

As of 2021^[update] the project has not commenced.

See also

• Patna metro

References

1. "Mono-Rail for Patna soon". Samaylive.com. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
2. Monorail News Briefs Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. RITES begins ground survey for monorail in Patna - Rediff.com Business
4. Monorail ground survey tees off - Yahoo! News India
5. "Capital monorail project shifts gear". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.