Madurai Monorail

Madurai Metrolite is the proposed metrolite system for the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city. It is one of the projects devised by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J.Jayalalithaa.

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

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

Overview

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

Costs

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

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, Thiruparankundram, Palanganatham, TN polytechnic, Madurai Railway station, Simmakkal, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Madurai Dist court.
  2. Thiruparankundrum – Park Town - via. Thiruparankundrum Temple, Airport, SN College, Avaniapuram, Villapuram, South Gate, Keelavasal, Nelpettai, Goripalayam, Narimedu, Incometax office, Krishnapuram colony, Viswanathapuram, P & T Nagar.
  3. Kochadai – Viraganur - via. Kalavasal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar, Madurai Railway station, Vilakuthoon, Keelavasal, Munichalai, Teppakulam.
  4. Vandiyur – Iyer Bungalow - via. Anna Nagar, Suguna stores, Aravind Eye Hospital, K. K. Nagar, Anna Bus stand, GH, Goripalayam, Reserve Line, K. Pudur
  5. Anuppanadi - 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, Arappalayam Bus Terminus, Simmakal, Madurai railway Jn, Periyar Bus Terminus, Jaihindpuram, Villapuram, Mahal, Teppakulam, Anna nagar, Vandiyur, Pondy koil, Mattuthavani, High Court, TVS Srichakra, Melur.
  7. Azhagar-koil to Avaniapuram - 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, T V S Nagar, Pykara, Thirupprankundram, Nilaiyur, Airport, Mandela nagar, Transport Nagar (along ring road), Avaniapuram.

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

References
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  2. Shrikumar, A. (22 January 2020). "Waiting for metro: stakeholders pitch points". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. "Will push for metro rail, bus port in Madurai: Revenue min | Madurai News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  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 Tamil). 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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