Kanpur Monorail | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Locale | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Transit type | Monorail |
Number of lines | 3 (planned) |
Daily ridership | 35,000 (Estd.) |
Headquarters | Monorail |
Operation | |
Train length | 4 coaches |
Technical | |
Electrification | 750 V DC |
Average speed | 31 km/h (19 mph) |
Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Kanpur Monorail was a proposed monorail system for the city of Kanpur. [1] [2]
There are three lines proposed in phase I are as follows: [3]
Total length of Phase I would be 63.0 km.
Other lines which are being proposed in addition to Phase I are: [4]
Feasibility study has been completed for Phase I corridors. Work was predicted to start after 2016. [3] As of 2021 [update] 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.