Mumbai cruises into future with monorail

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Mumbai cruises into future with monorail

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Mumbai made history on Saturday when the nation’s first
monorail made its maiden journey with passengers — non-
monorail personnel — on a trial run between Wadala and
Chembur.

The 8.8km trial journey started at 1.31pm from Wadala and
reached Chembur at 1.47pm. The return journey started
around 1.57pm and ended around 2.16 pm.

The monorail route from Wadala to Chembur showcases the
history of Mumbai, in a way. The swanky access-controlled
Wadala station rises several meters above the rows of
metal transit accommodation, surrounded by marshy land
pockmarked with stagnant dirty water ponds near Anik. The
shiny new mode of transport and the acres of decaying
slums are a gentle reminder of how change and stagnancy
co-exist in Mumbai.

Continues at:

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Om Shanti

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Mumbai cruises into future with monorail
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Mumbai made history on Saturday when the nation’s first
monorail made its maiden journey with passengers — non-
monorail personnel — on a trial run between Wadala and
Chembur.
The 8.8km trial journey started at 1.31pm from Wadala and
reached Chembur at 1.47pm. The return journey started
around 1.57pm and ended around 2.16 pm.
The monorail route from Wadala to Chembur showcases the
history of Mumbai, in a way. The swanky access-controlled
Wadala station rises several meters above the rows of
metal transit accommodation, surrounded by marshy land
pockmarked with stagnant dirty water ponds near Anik. The
shiny new mode of transport and the acres of decaying
slums are a gentle reminder of how change and stagnancy
co-exist in Mumbai.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mumbai-cruises-into-future-with-monorail_1800695

First look: Monorail station at Wadala in Mumbai

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/slideshow_first-look-monorail-station-at-wadala-in-mumbai_1800616#top

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj