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The document discusses monorail systems, including their advantages and disadvantages. Some key points: 1) There are two main types of monorail - straddle beam, where the train straddles a beam, and suspended, where the train is suspended beneath the track. 2) Advantages include requiring minimal space, being quiet, safe, environmentally friendly, and cost effective to construct. 3) Disadvantages include inability to connect to other rail and difficult high speed turnouts. 4) Construction is faster than other rail with prefabricated beams and minimal excavation needed. Cost varies but is typically $10-65 million per mile.

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Mono Rails

The document discusses monorail systems, including their advantages and disadvantages. Some key points: 1) There are two main types of monorail - straddle beam, where the train straddles a beam, and suspended, where the train is suspended beneath the track. 2) Advantages include requiring minimal space, being quiet, safe, environmentally friendly, and cost effective to construct. 3) Disadvantages include inability to connect to other rail and difficult high speed turnouts. 4) Construction is faster than other rail with prefabricated beams and minimal excavation needed. Cost varies but is typically $10-65 million per mile.

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MONORAIL SYSTEM

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TYPES
ADVANTAGEGS & DISADVANTAGES

ROUTE SELECTION CONSTRUCTION PLOTFORMS TRAIN SELECTION COST CONCLUSION

What is Monorail?
A monorail is single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle. Vehicles are wider than the guide way In most cases rail is elevated &also run at grade or in subway tunnels

Types of monorail

1.Straddle-beam monorail 2.Suspended monorail

Types of monorail

. ALWEG

Straddle
Steel Box Beam

. Inverted T

. SAFEGE

Suspended
I-beam

. Double-flanged

Straddle-beam monorail

Straddle-beam monorail
Common type The train straddles a RCC beam in the range of 2 to 3 feet wide A rubber-tired carriage contacts the on top and both sides for traction and to stabilize the vehicles Popularized by ALWEG

Suspended monorail

Suspended monorail
the train cars are suspended beneath the wheel carriage design the carriage wheels ride inside the single beam

Advantages
Require minimal space They are quieter No derailing Safe Environmentally friendly Cost effective Speedy construction More efficiency

Disadvantages
Not compatible with any other type of rail infrastructure Unable to immediately exist Turnout ,especially high-speed ones tend to be difficult.

ROUTE SELECTION

ROUTE SELECTION
Flexible route selection only new real estate required is for boarding stations and the service yards Inter-station footprint can often be in an existing center turn lane, a parking lane or a landscaped median Many fills and cuts required for any other transport.

CONSTRUCTION OF TRACKS

CONSTRUCTION OF TRACKS
Speed and low surrounding area impact of the guide way erection Columns and guide way beams are prefabricated off-site. Columns are located every forty to sixty feet It does not require massive concrete structures and foundation excavation

PLATFORMS
platform and train floor are at same levels station will be designed to be fully integrated into the surrounding neighborhood a universal station design adaptable Most station platforms can be highly standardized so the a large part of the structure is prefabricated. All stations require elevators, escalators, fare dispensers, automated gates to platform and trains.

SELECTION OF TRAINS
bus sizes are determined by the passenger loads Two types- suspended , straddle beam Automated operations without a driver that are available for monorail systems allow safe headways of less than three minutes

OPERATION OF MONORAIL
Automated train control systems Quick response to unexpected load conditions and automatically adjust of all units already operating. Headways can be as little as 3minutes to allow short wait times for riders. easily modified as situations change resulting lower energy demand per passenger mile have a record of over 99% reliability for the trains.

OPERATION OF MONORAIL-Switching

COST OF MONORAIL
many variables which influence the price of building a monorail system Cost varies from $10-65million/mile No matter what the cost of building one is, monorail has the best chance of all transit

System type Aerorail

Cost $25-30 million/mile $88 million/mile (seven stations in four miles) $20-25 million/mile

Information Source Aerorail Website

System Status Proposed

Bombardier MV I

Las Vegas Monorail

Operating - Las Vegas Operating WDW Proposed

Futrex System 21 (monobea m) Hitachi

Futrex Website

$15 million/km

Tokyo-Haneda Monorail Kitakyushu Monorail

Operating

Hitachi

$62 million/km

Operating

Hitachi

$27 million/km $44 million/mile $4.08 million/km $6.52 million/mile $10-25 million/mile

Okinawa Monorail

Operating

Intamin

Carr West, England

Operating in several locations Proposed

Colorado

Website

CONCLUSION
Monorail proves itself technically and economically viable In India there is a clear Need, the technology is available, and it could be Financed.

THANK YOU

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