MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Phadnavis will inaugurate Monorail’s second phase from Wadala to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk today evening. The Chief Minister will flag off the 11.28-km long second phase from Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk Monorail station at 6.00 pm.
The 8.26-km long Phase-I from Chembur to Wadala was already operational, and now with this 11.28-km Phase-II from Wadala to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk having been completed, the Mumbaikars will be able to ride the entire 19.54-km long Chembur to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk Monorail corridor, which is devoid of any mass public rapid transit system.
Once commissioned, the Monorail will operate daily from 6 am to 10 pm with a 22-minute gap between the two Mono trains and will also reduce the travel time from 90 to a mere 30 minutes.
Subhash Desai, Guardian Minister of Mumbai District, will preside over the inauguration ceremony at Wadala.
The seventeen stations on the entire 19.54-km long Monorail corridor are –
Phase-I – Chembur, VN Purav Marg, Fertilizer Township, Bharat Petroleum, Mysore Colony, Bhakti Park, Wadala Depot
Phase-II – GTB Nagar, Antop Hill, Acharya Atre Nagar, Wadala Bridge, Dadar-East, Naigaon, Ambedkar Nagar, Mint Colony, Lower Parel, Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk. (Ends)
