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Tiruchirappalli Monorail
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Tiruchirappalli Metrorail was a proposed monorail system for the city of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city.

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As of March 2021 the proposal was still only on paper.[1] After a feasibility study, it was replaced by a rail project, the Tiruchirappalli Metro.[2]

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Overview

As the monorail market is estimated to be 72,000 crore (US$8.5 billion) in India,[3] 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 Tiruchi along with Salem Metro, Madurai Metro,[4] and Tirunelveli.

Cost

The government has earmarked a sum of about 60,000 crore (US$7.1 billion) for metro and monorail projects in Tamil Nadu.[5]

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A faculty member from SASTRA, using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools, had worked out a proposal for a suburban railway route linking the Srirangam Island with Tiruchirapalli and its suburbs.

The proposal suggested circular operation in the following routes:

The proposal also suggested a new rail link between Chord line and Tiruchirapalli-Karur railway lines, Via. Amma Mandapam and also a possible extension to Kailasapuram (BHEL) and Bikshandarkovil neighbourhoods. There is no decision on extending the line to cover the Central and Chathiram bus stations and the Tiruchirappalli International Airport.[6]

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