Pune Monorail

Proposed monorail in India

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Pune Monorail

Overview
Owner| N/A
Locale| Pune, Maharashtra
Transit type| straddle-beam Monorail
Number of lines| 2 (planned)
Number of stations| 18 (planned)
Daily ridership| 71,557 (Estd.)
Chief executive| N/A
Headquarters| N/A
Operation
Began operation| N/A
Operator(s)| N/A
Number of vehicles| 15
Train length| N/A
Headway| 3 minutes
Technical
System length| 52 km
Track gauge| N/A
Electrification| 750 V DC
Average speed| 30 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed| 80 km/h (50 mph)

Pune Monorail refers to several proposed monorail system for the city of Pune, India. As of 2024, none have come to fruition, with the Pune Metro opening in 2022 instead.

## Background

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The Pune Municipal Corporation decided to construct a monorail system to reduce road congestion and the number of private vehicles along the route. The monorail will be taken up by the Pune Municipal Corporation.

## Network

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There are 3 lines proposed to be built:[1]

### Ring Road line

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The first monorail line will run along the proposed High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) project. Length of this corridor will be 30 km[2]

### Warje-Kharadi line

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Warje to Kharadi, 22 km long route.

### Thorat Udyan monorail

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In 2024, a monorail was proposed for the Thorat Udyan park in Kothrud, Pune.[3] The project was suspended in 2024 before construction started.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Monorail News Briefs". Monorails.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
2. ^ "Civic body nod for 30-km inner ring road, 52-km monorail - Indian Express".
3. ^ "Pune: PMC Halts Monorail Project in Kothrud's Thorat Udyan - PUNE PULSE". 23 May 2024.
4. ^ "Pune: PMC Halts Monorail Project in Kothrud's Thorat Udyan - PUNE PULSE". 23 May 2024.

## See also

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* Pune Metro

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Urban rail transit in India

Suburban
rail|

| Operational|

* Chennai Suburban Railway
* Delhi Suburban Railway
* Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
* Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Lucknow
* Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
* Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
* Mumbai Suburban Railway
* Pune Suburban Railway

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Under
construction

* Bengaluru Suburban Railway
* Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System

Planned|

* Ahmedabad Suburban Railway
* Nagpur broad-gauge Metro

Proposed|

* Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System

Rapid
transit|

| Operational|

* Agra Metro
* Ahmedabad Metro
* Bengaluru Metro
* Chennai Metro
* Chennai MRTS
* Delhi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Indore Metro
* Jaipur Metro
* Kanpur Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Kolkata Metro
* Lucknow Metro
* Mumbai Metro
* Nagpur Metro
* Navi Mumbai Metro
* Noida Metro
* Pune Metro
* Rapid Metro Gurgaon

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Under
construction|

* Bhoj Metro (Bhopal)
* Patna Metro
* Surat Metro
* Bhubaneswar Metro
* Meerut Metro

Planned|

* Chandigarh Metro
* Coimbatore Metro
* Gorakhpur Metro
* Guwahati Metro
* Jabalpur Metro
* Ludhiana Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Metro
* Varanasi Metro

Proposed|

* Bareilly Metro
* Jammu Metro
* Ranchi Metro
* Srinagar Metro
* Thane Metro
* Trichy Metro
* Warangal Metro

Monorail|

| Operational|

* Mumbai Monorail

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Proposed|

* Aizawl Monorail
* Indore Monorail
* Kanpur Monorail
* Patna Monorail
* Warangal Monorail

Cancelled|

* Bengaluru Monorail
* Chennai Monorail
* Kolkata Monorail
* Pune Monorail
* Tiruchirappalli Monorail
* Goa Skybus Metro

Metrolite|

| Planned|

* Gorakhpur Metro
* Greater Nashik Metro
* Kolkata Light Rail Transit
* Kozhikode Light Metro

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Proposed|

* Prayagraj Metro
* Uttarakhand Metro

Cancelled|

* Chennai Metrolite
* Delhi Metrolite

Tram|

| Operational|

* Kolkata Tram

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Defunct|

* Bhavnagar Tram
* Chennai Tram
* Delhi Tram
* Kanpur Tram
* Kochi Tram
* Mumbai Tram
* Nashik Tram
* Patna Tram

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Pune topics

History|

* Maratha Empire

Geography|

| Hills and passes|

* Baner Hill
* Chaturshringi Hill
* Parvati Hill
* Taljai Hills
* Vetal Hill
* Katraj Ghat

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Waterbodies|

* Mutha River
* Mula River
* Mula-Mutha River
* Pavana River
* Ramnadi
* Peacock Bay
* Katraj Lake
* Pashan Lake

Landmarks|

| Palaces and forts|

* Shaniwar Wada
* Vishrambaug Wada
* Shinde Chhatri
* Aga Khan Palace
* Balbharati
* Lal Mahal
* Sinhagad

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Temples|

* Puneshwar
* Narayaneshwar
* Pataleshwar
* Kasba Ganapati
* Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple
* Chaturshringi Temple
* Dashabhuja Ganapati Temple, Pune

Museums|

* Blades of Glory Cricket Museum
* Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History
* Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway
* Mahatma Phule Museum
* National War Museum
* Pune Tribal Museum
* Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

Parks|

* Bund Garden
* Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park
* Shunyo Park
* Sarasbaug
* Shahid Major Pradeep Tathawade Udyan
* Kamala Nehru Park
* Pu La Deshpande Udyan
* Baner-Pashan Biodiversity Park
* Peshwe Park
* Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park

Others|

* Bal Gandharva Ranga Mandir
* Tilak Smarak Ranga Mandir
* Yashwantrao Chavan Natya Gruha
* Pune Aitihasik Vastu Smriti
* Budhwar Peth, Pune

Civic|

* Pune Metropolitan Region
* Pune Municipal Corporation
* Mayor
* Pune Cantonment Board
* Khadki Cantonment Board
* Pune Police

Transport|

| Air|

| Commercial|

* New Pune Airport
* Pune Airport

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Gliding|

* Hadapsar Airport

Rail|

| Systems|

* Pune Suburban Railway
* Pune Metro
* Pune Monorail

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Stations|

* Pune Junction
* Daund Junction
* Other stations

Road|

| Major roads|

* National Highway 48 (India)
* National Highway 65 (India)
* National Highway 60 (India)
* State Highway 27 (Maharashtra)
* Mumbai–Pune Expressway

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Ring roads|

* High-capacity mass transit route, Pune (proposed)
* Inner Ring Road, Pune (proposed)
* Outer Ring Road, Pune (proposed)

Bus|

* Pune Station Bus Stand
* Swargate bus station
* Rainbow Bus Rapid Transit System
* Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited
* Pune Bus Pravasi Sangh

Economy|

* Mahathma Phule Mandai
* Market Yard
* Tulshibaug
* International Convention Centre

Education|

* Savitribai Phule Pune University
* BMCC
* Spicer Adventist University
* Symbiosis International University
* Bharati Vidyapeeth
* Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
* National Chemical Laboratory
* National Defence Academy
* Armed Forces Medical College
* Deccan College
* CACPE
* College of Engineering
* International Institute of Information Technology, Pune
* Fergusson University
* ILS Law College
* Film and Television Institute of India

Culture|

* Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival
* Vasantotsav

Sports|

| Events|

| Multi-sport|

* 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games

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World championships|

* 2008 BWF World Junior Championships
* 2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
* 2009 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women
* 2011 Roll Ball World Cup
* 2013 Asian Athletics Championships

Others|

* Pune Marathon
* 2009 NECC–ITF Women's Tennis Championships
* KPIT MSLTA Challenger
* Royal Indian Open

Teams|

| American football|

* Pune Marathas

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Badminton|

* Pune Pistons

Cricket|

* Pune Warriors India
* Rising Pune Supergiant
* Maharashtra cricket team
* Veer Marathi

Field hockey|

* Pune Strykers

Football|

* FC Pune City
* Pune F.C.
* DSK Shivajians FC

Kabbadi|

* Puneri Paltan

Tennis|

* Pune Marathas

Venues|

| Stadiums|

* Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
* CAFVD Sports Stadium
* Nehru Stadium, Pune
* Rajendrasinhji Stadium
* Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
* Pune District Football Association Stadium
* Rajendrasinhji Stadium

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Others|

* Poona Gymkhana Ground
* Pune Race Course
* Deccan Gymkhana Ground
* Pune Club Ground
* Royal Connaught Boat Club
* Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy

Personalities|

| History|

* Shivaji
* Balaji Vishwanath
* Bajirao
* Balaji Baji Rao
* Madhavrao Ballal
* Narayan Rao
* Raghunathrao
* Sawai Madhavrao
* Baji Rao II
* Nana Saheb
* Senapati Bapat
* Mahadev Govind Ranade
* Bal Gangadhar Tilak
* Chandrashekhar Agashe
* Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
* Chapekar brothers

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Art and literature|

* Pu La Deshpande
* Babasaheb Purandare
* Mangesh Tendulkar
* Pralhad Keshav Atre
* Sandeep Khare

Music|

* Bhimsen Joshi
* Vasantrao Deshpande
* Rahul Deshpande
* Saleel Kulkarni
* Anand Bhate
* Prabha Atre
* Sanjeev Abhyankar
* Hrishikesh Ranade

Neighbourhoods|

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Neighbourhoods of Pune

Central Pune|

* Kalyani Nagar
* Koregaon Park
* Shivajinagar
* Bund Garden
* Peths in Pune

North Pune|

* Lohagaon
* Viman Nagar
* Vishrantwadi
* Yerawada

Pimpri Chinchwad
North-West Pune|

* Bhosari
* Chinchwad
* Dehu Road Cantonment
* Dapodi
* Hinjawadi
* Kalewadi
* Pimple Gurav
* Pimple Saudagar
* Pimpri
* Punawale
* Rahatani
* Ravet
* Sangvi
* Sant Tukaram Nagar
* Wakad
* Thergaon

West Pune|

* Aundh
* Balewadi
* Baner
* Bavdhan
* Khadki cantonment
* Pashan
* Pirangut

East Pune|

* Camp
* Hadapsar
* Kharadi
* Manjri
* Mundwa
* Magarpatta
* Wanowrie

South Pune|

* Kothrud
* Karvenagar
* Katraj
* Dhayari
* Nanded
* Sus
* Swargate
* Warje

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Railways in Western India

National network /
trunk lines|

* New Delhi–Mumbai main line
* Konkan Railway
* Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line
* Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Mumbai–Chennai line
* Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
* Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line

Branch lines /
sections|

* Mathura–Vadodara section
* Akola–Ratlam line
* Nagda–Ujjain section
* Ujjain–Bhopal section
* Ahmedabad–Viramgam section
* Bhusawal–Kalyan section
* Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line
* Gandhidham–Bhuj section
* Gandhidham–Kandla Port section
* Gandhidham–Palanpur section
* Gandhidham–Samakhiali section
* Jodhpur–Bathinda line
* Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section
* Marwar Junction–Munabao line
* Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
* Nagpur–Bhusawal section
* Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section
* Solapur–Guntakal section
* Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line
* Viramgam–Mahesana section
* Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section
* Viramgam–Okha line
* Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section
* Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section
* Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section
* Rajkot–Wankaner section
* Jamnagar–Porbandar line
* Porbandar–Jetalsar section
* Rajkot–Somnath line
* Palitana–Sihor section
* Bharuch–Dahej line
* Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section
* Anand–Khambhat line
* Vasad–Kathana line
* Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line
* Anand–Godhra section
* Bilimora–Waghai section
* Udhna–Jalgaon line
* Ahmedabad–Udaipur line

Suburban lines|

* Ahmedabad (Planned)
* Mumbai (Western line
* Central line
* Harbour line
* Trans-Harbour line
* Port line)
* Pune

Metro rail|

* Mumbai Metro
* Navi Mumbai Metro
* Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad
* Greater Nashik Metro
* Surat Metro
* Pune Metro
* Nagpur Metro

Monorail|

* Mumbai

Defunct lines
revived / under revival|

* Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway
* Barsi Light Railway

Defunct lines|

* Salsette–Trombay Railway
* Bhavnagar State Railway
* Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway
* Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
* Cutch State Railway

Railway divisions|

* Bhusawal
* Pune

Railway companies|

* Central Railway
* Western Railway
* West Central Railway
* Konkan Railway Corporation
* Great Indian Peninsula Railway
* Saurashtra Railway
* Mumbai Port Trust Railway

See also|

* Indian Railways
* Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express
* Bholu (mascot)
* Urban rail transit in India
* Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project
* Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
* Bhor Ghat

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