Mumbai: Long-harassed Mumbai commuters have been ushered into new era of world-class travel with the country’s first monorail.
For the people used to dirty, cramped, uncomfortable – though mostly reliable – suburban trains and buses, the monorail is like a breath of fresh air on the 8.9km-long journey. After a series of successful trials, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated the government’s show-piece project Saturday evening and it was thrown open to public from Sunday.
The shining and colourful skyblue-soft pink-refreshing green cars with streaks of black and white, the clean railway platforms and the air-conditioned environs of the trains left most of the first viewers in awe and silence.
The train interiors are equally striking – mostly in pastel shades with large windows offering multi-dimensional views and comfortable seating arrangements. (IANS)
