Mumbai monorail

 MUMBAI MONORAIL

Like the metro, I love the monorails too for their sleek design, air-conditioned coaches and the monorail stations. Yesterday, I rode the Mumbai monorail from Chembur to Jacob Circle (Mahalaxmi) and it was fun. It felt as if I was riding a roller-coaster or a toy train in an amusement park. The total ride took around 40 minutes and those 40 minutes were one of the happiest moments of my life. I could see the entire view of Mumbai city, the roads below, the high rise skyscrapers and factories from the monorail

The advantage of monorail is that it runs on a single track, so it occupies less space and can be built in the most congested roads and narrow lanes. Metro is comparatively heavy, so running it in a city like Mumbai is extremely challenging as there is a lot of lack of space in the city. The monorail stations were too cute. It really felt as if I am in USA, Japan or Singapore. Thankfully, the monorail was not crowded, so I could sit comfortably with ease. It was air-conditioned so I enjoyed every moment of the ride without facing the ruthless heat of the sun. There was so much of diversity of life, people and surroundings along the entire 20km route from Chembur to Mahalaxmi. I saw the high rise offices and towers in Lower Parel and Dadar, factories and tall residential skyscrapers in Wadala and the typical congested and busy roads of Mumbai in Chembur. The best scene of the ride was when the monorail rode over the Lalbaug flyover and railway tracks at Wadala. That was such a fantastic sight!! Seeing the chaos on the road from the monorail  was one of the most joyful pleasures in life.  This trip became more like an educational trip then a joyride. I got to learn so much in this 40 minutes monorail ride.

I felt that the monorail was faster than the metro because of its small size. The metro is comparatively bigger in size and heavier so it has to follow a certain speed limit. I was very happy that I took a ride in the monorail. I enjoyed it to the fullest. At the end of the day, I found some thing to cheer up.