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Kanpur Monorail

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Kanpur Monorail
Overview
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
LocaleKanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Transit typeMonorail
Number of lines3 (planned)
Daily ridership35,000 (Estd.)
HeadquartersMonorail
Operation
Train length4 coaches
Technical
Electrification750 V DC
Average speed31 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)

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

Lines

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There are three lines proposed in phase I are as follows:[3]

  • From Panki Sector 18 to Shuklaganj via Govind Puri – Jarib Chauki – Central – Ghantaghar 8 Point – Shuklaganj. Length of this line would be 24.5 km
  • From Chobepur to Maharajpur via IIT Kanpur – Kalyanpur – Rawatpur – Kanpur AnwarganjKanpur Central. Length of this line would be 28.5 km
  • From Kanpur Zoo to Kanpur Cantonment via Old Kanpur – Civil Lines – Wazid Pur. Length of this line would be 16.0 km

Total length of Phase I would be 63.0 km.

Other lines

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Other lines which are being proposed in addition to Phase I are:[4]

Status

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Feasibility study has been completed for Phase I corridors. Work was predicted to start after 2016.[3] As of 2021 no work has commenced.

In 2016 the State Government approved the rail based Kanpur Metro, which began construction in 2021. It is not clear if the metro corridors will replace the monorail plans.

References

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  1. ^ "Monorail News Briefs". Monorails.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.niua.org/projects/tpt/introduction.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ a b Sujay Mehdudia (21 January 2010). "The Hindu : Cities / Kanpur : Kanpur likely to get monorail". Chennai, India: Beta.thehindu.com. Retrieved 11 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Megha Suri (21 February 2008). "Monorail to hit Kanpur streets by 2010". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2010.