Pune Monorail

{{Short description|Proposed monorail in India}}

{{update|updated=2015|date=April 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

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| locale = Pune, Maharashtra

| transit_type = straddle-beam Monorail

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| lines = 2 (planned)

| stations = 18 (planned)

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| ridership = 71,557 (Estd.)

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| headway = 3 minutes

| vehicles = 15

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| system_length= 52 km

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| el = 750 V DC

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Pune Monorail refers to several proposed monorail system for the city of Pune, India. As of 2024, none have come to fruition, with the Pune Metro opening in 2022 instead.

Background

The Pune Municipal Corporation decided to construct a monorail system to reduce road congestion and the number of private vehicles along the route. The monorail will be taken up by the Pune Municipal Corporation.

Network

There are 3 lines proposed to be built:{{cite web |url=http://www.monorails.org/tmspages/News.html |title=Monorail News Briefs |publisher=Monorails.org |access-date=2010-09-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613055508/http://monorails.org/tMspages/News.html |archive-date=2010-06-13 }}

=Ring Road line=

The first monorail line will run along the proposed High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) project. Length of this corridor will be 30 km{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/civic-body-nod-for-30km-inner-ring-road-52km-monorail/606631/ | title=Civic body nod for 30-km inner ring road, 52-km monorail - Indian Express}}

=Warje-Kharadi line=

Warje to Kharadi, 22 km long route.

=Thorat Udyan monorail=

In 2024, a monorail was proposed for the Thorat Udyan park in Kothrud, Pune.{{cite web | url=https://www.mypunepulse.com/pune-pmc-halts-monorail-project-in-kothruds-thorat-udyan/ | title=Pune: PMC Halts Monorail Project in Kothrud's Thorat Udyan - PUNE PULSE | date=23 May 2024 }} The project was suspended in 2024 before construction started.{{cite web | url=https://www.mypunepulse.com/pune-pmc-halts-monorail-project-in-kothruds-thorat-udyan/ | title=Pune: PMC Halts Monorail Project in Kothrud's Thorat Udyan - PUNE PULSE | date=23 May 2024 }}

References

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See also

{{Rapid transit in India}}

{{Pune topics}}

{{Railways in Western India}}

{{coord missing|Maharashtra}}

Category:Proposed monorails in India

Category:Transport in Pune

Category:Planned transport for Pune