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Pune Monorail
Pune Monorail
Overview
Owner	N/A
Locale	Pune, Maharashtra
Transit type	straddle-beam Monorail
Number of lines	2 (planned)
Number of stations	18 (planned)
Daily ridership	71,557 (Estd.)
Chief executive	N/A
Headquarters	N/A
Operation
Began operation	N/A
Operator(s)	N/A
Number of vehicles	15
Train length	N/A
Headway	3 minutes
Technical
System length	52 km
Track gauge	N/A
Electrification	750 V DC
Average speed	30 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

Pune Monorail refers to several proposed monorail system for the city of Pune, India. As of 2024, none have come to fruition, with the Pune Metro opening in 2022 instead.

Background

The Pune Municipal Corporation decided to construct a monorail system to reduce road congestion and the number of private vehicles along the route. The monorail will be taken up by the Pune Municipal Corporation.

Network

There are 3 lines proposed to be built:^[1]

Ring Road line

The first monorail line will run along the proposed High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) project. Length of this corridor will be 30 km^[2]

Warje-Kharadi line

Warje to Kharadi, 22 km long route.

Thorat Udyan monorail

In 2024, a monorail was proposed for the Thorat Udyan park in Kothrud, Pune.^[3] The project was suspended in 2024 before construction started.^[4]

References

^ "Monorail News Briefs". Monorails.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
^ "Civic body nod for 30-km inner ring road, 52-km monorail - Indian Express".
^ https://www.mypunepulse.com/pune-pmc-halts-monorail-project-in-kothruds-thorat-udyan/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ https://www.mypunepulse.com/pune-pmc-halts-monorail-project-in-kothruds-thorat-udyan/ ^{[bare URL]}

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Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Nerul-Uran line (Under construction)) Pune
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Monorail	Mumbai
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Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
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See also	Indian Railways Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat