Munnar Monorail

Munnar Monorail Project is a project of the government of Kerala in Munnar .[1] The mono rail is to be constructed in the same area where the erstwhile Kundala Valley Railway ran nearly a century earlier. As part of the project, a preliminary study led by Devikulam MLA S Rajendran was conducted.[2]Primary study was submitted to railway department and railway will conduct feasibility study for showing green flag.The initial stage of the project aims at reviving 5 km of the original line.[3] Extention of the remaining 35 km ill be done if the project succeeds.[4] The state Tourism minister Kadakmpally Surendran has said that the renewed railway line would draw more number of tourists to the hill stations.

Not to be confused with Kundala Valley Railway.

Funding

The project would be developed under public-private-partnership (PPP) model[5] and Tata Tea Limited will be the private partner in the state government’s plan to revive the light railway in Munnar. The project will be designed similar to Darjeeling Rail model.[6]

References
  1. "Munnar May Soon Get Train Service, Nearly A Century After The 'Great Flood Of 99' Destroyed It". IndiaTimes. June 24, 2019.
  2. MLA visit. "Devikulam MLA visit for the project". newsminute.
  3. phase 1. "phase 1". the hindu. The Hindu.
  4. extension. "extention of remaining part of 35 km line". travel manorama online. manorama.
  5. Jun 23, Shenoy Karun | TNN |; 2019; Ist, 07:21. "Munnar light railway: Tata to partner state government | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-05-31.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Monorail, the British-era engineering marvel, to be back in Munnar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

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