Colombo Monorail

The Colombo Monorail is a proposed monorail system to be built in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The project is estimated to cost US$1.3 billion.[1] Construction was proposed to begin in 2Q 2015.[2] However a Japanese transportation master plan for Colombo did not recommend a Monorail as a priority and recommended a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Railway electrification instead.[3]Megapolis and Western province development minister Champika Ranawaka also proposed a BRT.[4] Sri Lanka currently plans to build a Monorail system as a Public-Private Partnership.[5]

Lines

The monorail will consist of two lines. One from Malabe passing thalahena, Robert Gunawardena Mawatha, Rajagiriya, Horton Place and another from Moratuwa passing Dehiwala and Wellawatte and passing along the Galle Road. Both lines will converge at a Multi-modal hub in Colombo Fort.

LN1: Malabe to Colombo Fort

LN2: Colombo Fort to Moratuwa

Management & Rolling stock

As of yet no news of a separate management entity being set up for the monorail. Although a separate entity will be set up closer to commencement of services.

Rolling stock for the monorail is to be procured from either Hitachi Monorails limited or China based CSR ZELC.

Substitute initiative

In April 2015, the Government of Sri Lanka issued a Gazette bill to construct an electric train system to connect Colombo with Sri Lanka's capital city Sri Jayawardenapura in Kotte.

The above initiative is a substitute to the monorail, due to the lesser cost of implementation and maintenance. The BRT system is in its feasibility test stage.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka to build US$1.3bn monorail with Japan finance". Daily mirror. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Monorail in Colombo transport master plan". Lanka Business Online. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Public investment in bus, railway a priority before monorail, says transport experts". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Megapolis to usher new era in development | Daily News". www.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  5. ↑ "BUDGET 2016 FULL SPEECH & PROPOSALS". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

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