Bangalore Monorail
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The Comprehensive Traffic & Transportation Plan (CTTP) for Bangalore has proposed four lines of Light rail or Monorail, totalling 60 km, to act as feeder services for the Metro under construction.

The proposed routes with a total 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) are :
  • Hebbal to J P Nagar (Bannerghatta Road) along the western portion of Outer Ring Road (31.0 km)
  • Peripheral Ring Road to Toll Gate along Magadi Road (9.0 km)
  • Kathriguppe Road /Ring Road Junction to National College (5.0 km)
  • Hosur Road
    Hosur Road
    Hosur Road is the part of National Highway 7 which connects the city of Bangalore capital of Karnataka, and the Tamil Nadu border town of Hosur. It is a four to eight-lane highway which also has service lanes on either sides at the busier parts. Apart from being a part of the National Highway, the...

     - Bannerghatta Road
    Bannerghatta Road
    Bannerghatta Road is a Karnataka State Highway which connects Bengaluru City through Bannerghatta village, Jigani and finally reaching Anekal. It starts from Adugodi, and ends at the Bannerghatta National Park, after which it is known as Jigani-Anekal Road.Bannerghatta road previously had the...

     Junction to PRR along Bannerghatta Road (15.0 km)
  • Majestic to Agara (15 km)


The full CTTP Report may be downloaded from here http://www.bmlta.org/taxonomy/term/31

Current status

Nov-2008: The State Government is examining various proposals from prospective manufacturers. No bids have been selected yet.

Feb-2009: Scomi-Geodesic submitted a proposal for three lines (Red, Green & Blue) totaling 61.5 kilometres (38.2 mi). All three route alignments are well within the city and are designed to feed Metro routes. The government's decision is awaited.
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