MMRDA garners Rs 44 lakh as over 4,50,000 travel by mono rail in a month

As many as 1, 36, 865 commuters traveled in first week after CM Prithviraj Chavan innaugurated the service on February 1, 2014

The Mono Rail, the new mode of urban transport, continues to attract the attention of Mumbaikars. Nearly 4,58,871 have commuted in the four coach Mono Rail trains in the first four weeks since its  commencement on the Chembur-Wadala corridor.

While 1,36,865 commuters traveled in the first week after the service was inaugurated on February 1, the respective weeks saw good number of commuters traveling on-board the single beamed carrier. “We are happy and satisfied that the colourful and quiet Mono is being loved by Mumbaikars.  As promised, the work for the next phase is also going on as per schedule. We expect it to be completed early next year,” said Dilip Kawathkar, joint project director (PR), Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.  

The number of commuters in the second week was  1,17,426. In the third week of operations, Mono Rail ferried as many as 1,12,809 commuters while in the fourth week, this number stood at 92,771.