Madurai Metrolite is the proposed metrolite system for the city of

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, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city. It is one of the projects devised by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J.Jayalalithaa. As of March 2021, the proposal is still only on paper.

Overview

As the monorail market is estimated to be ₹72,000 crore (US$10 billion) in India, the then

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, Banwarilal Purohit announced in Legislative assembly that the

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had decided to do a feasibility study for introducing monorail system in

along with Salem, Thiruchirappalli, and

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...

Costs

The government has earmarked a sum of about ₹60,000 crore (US$8.4 billion) for

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and

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projects in Tamil Nadu.

Proposed routes

A faculty member from

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, using

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(GIS) tools, had worked out a proposal for a suburban railway route for Madurai City. Madurai proposed routes for monorail are: # Tirumangalam – Mattuthavani - via. Kappalur,

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Thiruparankundram Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tirupparankundram or Tiruparangundram, is a town in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is about from Madurai city and constitutes the southwest part of the greater Madurai city (Municipal Corporation). The ...

, Palanganatham, TN polytechnic, Madurai Railway station, Simmakkal, Goripalayam, Tallakulam, Madurai Dist court. # Thiruparankundrum – Park Town - via. Thiruparankundrum Temple, Airport, SN College,

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, Villapuram, South Gate, Keelavasal, Nelpettai, Goripalayam, Narimedu, Incometax office, Krishnapuram colony, Viswanathapuram, P & T Nagar. # Kochadai – Viraganur - via. Kalavasal, Arappalayam, Ellis Nagar,

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, Vilakuthoon, Keelavasal, Munichalai, Teppakulam. # Vandiyur – Iyer Bungalow - via. Anna Nagar, Suguna stores, Aravind Eye Hospital, K. K. Nagar, Anna Bus stand, GH, Goripalayam, Reserve Line, K. Pudur # Anuppanadi -

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- Via Teppakulam, Anna nagar, Apollo Hospitals, Mattuthavani, Surveyor Colony, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Anaiyur # Tirumangalam to

Melur Melur is the Northern entrance of Madurai district. It is the town and municipality in the Madurai North in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Melur Old Name is Called Naduvi Nadu. The name Melur name comes from "Mela Nadu". Melur is called Thaigra ...

- Tirumangalam, Kappalur, Thoppur, Tirunagar, Vadapalanji,

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, Nagamalai, Nagari,

Samayanallur Samayanallur is a small town located on National Highway 7, 12 kilometers from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The main town just lies between the strip formed by the NH7 and Rail Track. On the south side is the river Vaigai and on the north side ...

, Vilangudi, Koodal nagar,

Arappalayam Bus Terminus Arappalayam Bus Terminus is an important mofussil bus terminus in Arappalayam in Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Overview It is the one of the old bus terminus in Madurai city to provide the Moffusil bus service for the following ...

, Simmakal, Madurai railway Jn, Periyar Bus Terminus, Jaihindpuram, Villapuram, Mahal, Teppakulam, Anna nagar, Vandiyur, Pondy koil, Mattuthavani, High Court, TVS Srichakra, Melur. # Azhagar-koil to Avaniapuram - Azhagarkoil, Moondru Mavadi, K.Pudur, KK Nagar, G.H., Goripalayam,

Sellur Sellur is a revenue village in the Thirunallar taluk of Karaikal District. It is situated to the west of Thirunallar Thirunallar is a small town in Karaikal, India, in the Union Territory of Puducherry, and can be reached by road from the to ...

, Koodal nagar, Arapalayam BS, P.P. chavadi (in Theni main rd), Bye pass rd (Ponmeni), Vasantha Nagar roundana, T V S Nagar, Pykara, Thirupprankundram, Nilaiyur, Airport, Mandela nagar, Transport Nagar (along ring road), Avaniapuram. Transfer Points are: Avaniyapuram, Goripalayam, Madurai Railway station, Periyar Bus stand, Keelavasal, Anna Nagar, Teppakulam, Mattuthavani, Tiruparankundrum

References

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