Salem Metro

Salem Monorail is the proposed monorail system for the city of Salem, Tamil Nadu, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city. As Salem city is one of the developed city in Tamilnadu.

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Salem Metro
Overview
Area servedSalem , Salem metropolitan area
LocaleSalem, Tamilnadu
Transit typeRapid Transit
Number of stations7
HeadquartersSalem

Overview

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

Cost

The government has earmarked a sum of about ₹60,000 crore (US$8.4 billion) for metro and monorail projects in Tamil Nadu.[3]

Network

A faculty member from SASTRA, using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools, had worked out a proposal for a suburban railway route linking the Dr. M.G.R Central bus stand to Old bus stand.

Old bus stand to Dr. M.G.R Central bus stand

Hastampatti to Ammapettai

Anna park to Dr. M.G.R Central bus stand

Gandhi stadium to Hastampatti

Salem junction to Dr .M.G.R Central bus stand

Salem town to Salem junction

References
  1. Narasimhan, T. E. (2010-01-25). "Scomi eyes partners for monorail projects". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  2. "Archive News". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  3. Dc; Chennai. "Jayalalithaa plans perfect future for Tamil Nadu". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2021-02-14.


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