India, Aug. 27 -- Two new monorail trains, parked in the Wadala depot for the last six to eight months, will be pressed into service, taking the number of operational trains to seven.

For the last four months, only five of eight trains have been operational on the 20-km monorail route from Chembur to Wadala and Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk. The remaining three were pulled out of service, to be tested with equipment, devices and software to match a set of seven new trains parked in the Wadala depot. The two new rakes that will be added to the operational five are a part of this set.

The new trains have been supplied by Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives. Another rake is expected in November. These trains are advanced versions vis-a-vis the c...