Mumbai Monorail

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The MMRDA Mumbai Monorail is a monorail line in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, built as part of a major expansion of public transport in the city. The project is operated by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The monorail runs from Chembur, in the city's eastern suburbs to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk at Mahalaxmi in South Mumbai, effectively connecting the city's Harbour Line, Central Line and Western Line. The monorail, as its name suggests, runs on a narrow single track. A lightweight structure allows the trains to navigate sharp turns in congested urban areas. The Mumbai Monorail is the first in India since the Kundala Valley Railways and the Patiala State Monorail Trainways were closed in the 1920s. The system began commercial operation in 2014, but has achieved only 10% of the estimated ridership. Over budget, with an "unnecessary" route poorly connected to other modes of transport and suffering from poor maintenance, the system has widely been described...

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