Madurai Monorail

Madurai Monorail 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

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

Overview

As the monorail market is estimated to be ₹72,000 crore (US$10 billion) in India, 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 Madurai[1][2][3][4] along with Coimbatore and Thiruchirappalli[5][6][7]

Costs

The government has earmarked a sum of about ₹60,000 crore (US$8.4 billion) for metro and monorail projects in Tamil Nadu[8]

Proposed routes

A faculty member 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

Avaniyapuram, Goripalayam Madurai Railway station, Periyar bus stand, Keelavasal, Anna Nagar, Teppakulam, Mattuthavani, Tiruparankundrum[9][10]

References
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  3. 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.
  4. "மதுரையில் மெட்ரோ ரயில் திட்டம்..? மத்திய அமைச்சரின் அதிரடி பதில்..!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. "Archive News". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. Narasimhan, T. E. (25 January 2010). "Scomi eyes partners for monorail projects". Business Standard India. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. "மதுரையில் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலை தவிர்க்க மெட்ரோ ரயில் திட்டம்". www.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. Dc; Chennai. "Jayalalithaa plans perfect future for Tamil Nadu". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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  10. Dc; Chennai. "Jayalalithaa plans perfect future for Tamil Nadu". The Asian Age. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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