Glitch-ridden monorail to be shut for overhaul from this weekend
Mumbai, Sept. 17 -- Following at least six incidents of service disruptions over the last month, the MMRDA has decided to temporarily suspend Monorail services from September 20.
The 20-km railway network will be shut to upgrade the system and ensure long-term reliability, officials said. Officials said the upgrade of the monorail network could take two months. Once done, though, services are expected to become more frequent-every 8-10 minutes compared with the current 20-25 minutes, officials added.
The latest technical failure came on Monday morning, when a monorail train stalled on a curve between two stations due to a technical failure during heavy rain. Seventeen passengers on board the train had to be rescued. On the evening of August 19, two monorail trains came to a halt during heavy rain, necessitating the rescue of 1,148 passengers. P4...
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