Chennai Metro rail to be converted to Mono Rail
Posted on: 03/Jun/2011 5:02:52 AM
Tamilnadu Government has decided to implement Mono rail instead of Metro Rail in Chennai. Mono Rail will also be introduced in Trichy, Coimbatore, Madurai.
So here the Comparison between Monorail and Metro is given below.
- A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track.
- Metro Rail can travel at higher speed than Mono Rail. Mono rail can go at 85 km per hour
- Mono Rail can carry upto 700 people at a time. Metro Rail can carry thousands of people
- Monorail can be built faster with less cost. It consumes minimal space..
