Delhi getting 45km of monorail lines by 2010

Planning approval has been granted to build a three-line, 45km monorail system through Delhi, to be built by 2010:

As per the plan, three monorail corridors spanning over 45 km will come up between Delhi University and Pul Bangash (via Shakti Nagar, Anand Parbat, Ajmeri Gate, Delhi Gate, Red Fort, SPM Marg), Daryaganj and Kondli (via Yamuna river crossing, Geeta Colony, Scope Tower, Vikas Marg, Patparganj, Kondli Road) and Budh Vihar to Shakti Nagar.

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[#1 posted by worldmatt , February 21, 2008 8:38 AM]

"Is there a chance the track will bend?"

"Not on your life, my Hindu friend!"

[#2 posted by Buttermaker , February 21, 2008 9:07 AM]

Um, yeah, right.
Anyone here been to India recently?
Any mass transit construction project that gets done before 2028 will have been finished surprisingly quickly.

BTW... LOL @ the Simpsons reference above.

[#3 posted by Dillenger69 , February 21, 2008 9:21 AM]

Well, sir, there's nothing on earth
Like a genuine,
Bona fide,
Electrified,
Six-car
Monorail! ...

[#4 posted by buildbyflying , February 21, 2008 11:15 AM]

If they do indeed complete the mammoth task, then I call shenanigans on LA city gov't for not being able to push a metro line past wilshire western. Two stops? really?

[#5 posted by anangbhai , February 21, 2008 1:37 PM]

It'll be built by 2010 because that's when Delhi will be hosting the Commonwealth Games, plus the work was done by private companies so its not your usual government transport service. I've been on one of the trains and they're far better than anything from DC Metrorail

[#6 posted by Johan Larson , February 21, 2008 2:44 PM]

Building nearly fifty kilometres of elevated train line though a built-up area in only two years sounds extremely ambitious.

What is the government planning to do with the people who are already living there?

[#7 posted by Pyros , February 21, 2008 4:01 PM]

When Springfield was getting a monorail, Apu, the owner of Quick 'E' Mart asked the very trenchant question, "What if the rails bend?". Well, if they build a monorail in Delhi, what if the rails do bend?

[#8 posted by malcolmkass , February 21, 2008 4:10 PM]

Mono..... D'oh!

[#9 posted by malcolmkass , February 21, 2008 4:12 PM]

Ahhh, Delhi, forget it. This is more of a Calcutta idea.....

[#10 posted by schmod , February 21, 2008 6:11 PM]

This is stupid.

Build a normal standard-gauge elevated railroad instead. It'll be cheaper, faster, and more compatible with the rest of the network.