RailEnquiry

In an exclusive, Deccan Chronicle has the list of stations proposed along the three stretches of the `8,500 crore monorail project in the city.
And, the RFP (request for proposal) document – a guideline for the shortlisted (five) bidders to participate in the final stage of the bidding process – has been finalised after making a few modifications based on the suggestions of the identified bidders.
Though the state had initially planned to operate monorails on four corridors in the first phase, the 53-km-long Puzhal – Tambaram stretch – which would have been World’s longest – had been excluded and postponed to the second phase.
The other three corridors, under the first phase, where monorails would be operated are Vandalur-Velachery (23 km), Poonamallee–Vadapalani (18 km) and Poonamallee-Kathipara junction (16 km).
As regards stations, the first stretch – Vandalur-Velachery – will have more stations — 14 in total.
The second stretch and the shortest route – Poonamallee-Guindy Kathipara – will have 11 stations.
The third stretch – Poonamallee-Vadapalani – will have 12 stations. In the second and third stretch, monorails starting from Poonamallee will halt at all stations up to Kumananchavadi.
Sources in the empowered committee, constituted to finalise the developer for the project, told DC that RFP had been finalised and would be given to the identified bidders next week.
“The bidders would submit their financial bids – the final stage of the process – in two months, after which the developer for the project would be chosen from among them.”