Mono rail to supplement Metro in Bangalore

In addition to Metro rail for Bangalore, the work on which has already begun, the City will also have a mono rail to cover the areas left out by Metro rail.

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy told reporters that the State Government had recently approved a proposal for mono rail for Bangalore and directed the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) to prepare a project report in the regard.

Metro Rail, which is seen as a solution to the traffic-choked roads of Bangalore, will pass through 40 kms of the City, leaving many parts of the City unattended. Hence, the State Government had approved mono rail in areas essentially located on the outskirts of Bangalore.

Mono rail has been approved for four corridors – Bannerghatta Road to Mysore Road, Mysore Road to Tumkur Road, Tumkur Road to Bellary Road and Magadi Road to Bannerghatta Road.

According to Managing Director of BMRC V Madhu, a comprehensive transport and traffic survey report on mono rail for Bangalore had already been prepared and submitted to the State Government. The BMRC will not appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed project report for mono rail, he added.

As mono rail had not been implement anywhere in India, BMRC will be calling a global tender for appointment of a consultant. “In all probability, the tender will be awarded by March 2007”, he added.