Madurai Monorail

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Madurai Monorail
Overview
Native nameMadurai Metro
Area servedMadurai City
LocaleMadurai, Tamil Nadu
Transit typeMonorail
Number of lines7
HeadquartersMadurai

Madurai Monorail (also called as Madurai Metro by local people) is the proposed monorail system for the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city. It is one of the dream projects of Ex. chief minister of Tamil Nadu selvi J.Jayalalithaa

As of March 2021 the proposal is still only on paper.[1]

Overview[edit]

As the monorail market is estimated to be ₹72,000 crore (US$10 billion) in India, the then Governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Brohit announced in Legislative assembly that the Government of Tamil Nadu has decided to do a feasibility study for introducing monorail system in Madurai[2][3][4][5] along with Salem metro , Thiruchirappalli[6][7][8] and Tirunelveli .

Costs[edit]

The government has earmarked a sum of about ₹60,000 crore (US$8.4 billion) for metro and monorail projects in Tamil Nadu[9]

Proposed routes[edit]

A faculty member[who?] from SASTRA, using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools, had worked out a proposal for a suburban railway route for Madurai City.

Madurai proposed routes for monorail are:

  1. Tirumangalam – Mattuthavani - via Kappalur, Thirunagar, thiruparankundrum,Palanganatham, TN polytecnic,Madurai Railway station,Simmakal, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Madurai Dist court.
  2. Thiruparankundrum – Park Town - Via Thiruparankundrum Temple, Airport, SN College, avaniapuram, Villapuram, Therkuvasal, Keelavasal, Nelpettai, Goripalayam, Narimedu, Incometax office, Krishnapuram colony, Viswanathapuram, P & T Nagar.
  3. Kochadai – Viraganoor - via Kalavasal, Arapalayam, Ellisnagar, Madurai Railway station,Vilakuthoon, Keelavasal, Munichalai, Teppakulam.
  4. Vandiyur – Iyer Bungalow - via Anna nagar, Suguna stores, Aravind eye hospital, KK nagar, Anna bus stand, GH, Goripalayam,Reserve Line, Pudur
  5. Anupanadi - Koodal Nagar - Via Teppakulam, Anna nagar, Apollo hospitals, Mattuthavani, Surveyor Colony, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Anaiyur
  6. Tirumangalam to Melur - Tirumangalam, Kappalur, Thoppur, Tirunagar, Vadapalanji, Madurai kamaraj university, Nagamalai, Nagari, Samayanallur, Vilangudi, Koodal nagar, Arapalayam BS, Simmakal, Madurai railway Jn, Periyar B.S., Jaihindpuram, Villapuram, Mahal, Teppakulam, Anna nagar, Vandiyur, Pondy koil, Mattuthavani, High Court, TVS Srichakra, Melur.
  7. Azhagar-koil to Avaniyapuram - Azhagarkoil, Moondru Mavadi, K.Pudur, KK Nagar, G.H., Goripalayam, Sellur, Koodal nagar, Arapalayam BS, P.P. chavadi(in theni main rd), Bye pass rd(ponmeni), Vasantha nagar roundana, TVS nagar, Pykara, Thirupprankundram, Nilayur, Airport, Mandela nagar, Transport Nagar(along ring road), Avaniyapuram.

Transfer Points are: Avaniyapuram, Goripalayam Madurai Railway station, Periyar bus stand, Keelavasal, Anna Nagar, Teppakulam, Mattuthavani, Tiruparankundrum[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Stalin accuses AIADMK of copying DMK's manifesto". Times Of India. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Shrikumar, A. (22 January 2020). "Waiting for metro: stakeholders pitch points". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ↑ 5 Jan, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 04:32. "Will push for metro rail, bus port in Madurai: Revenue min | Madurai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Mallady, Shastry V. (14 February 2020). "Why no Metro Rail for our Madurai? asks TN Chamber". Lotus Times | Madurai | Tamilnadu | Lotus Times. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "மதுரையில் மெட்ரோ ரயில் திட்டம்..? மத்திய அமைச்சரின் அதிரடி பதில்..!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Archive News". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Narasimhan, T. E. (25 January 2010). "Scomi eyes partners for monorail projects". Business Standard India. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "மதுரையில் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலை தவிர்க்க மெட்ரோ ரயில் திட்டம்". www.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Dc; Chennai. "Jayalalithaa plans perfect future for Tamil Nadu". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Archive News". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Dc; Chennai. "Jayalalithaa plans perfect future for Tamil Nadu". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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