COIMBATORE AREA RAPID TRANSPORT- CART

CART – Monorail project

► Ramasamy Raveendran

- Hon. Secretary

► Mahadevan Parasuraman

- Consultant

► Sankrishnan

- Chicago

PRESENTATED BY….

Coimbatore - A fast developing city of India

THE MANIFESTATION OF THE CITY’S GROWTH

An emerging IT Techno polis

• Operational and upcoming IT Parks and SEZs

• An ever growing presence of MNC companies

Engineering Hub

• A leader in heavy and light engineering

• Foundries, Motors and Auto component hub

The Manchester of South

• Coimbatore and Tirupur have the maximum textile activity in the Tamilnadu

• Lot of investment flowing in the sector

An education hub with nine universities, 100 arts and science colleges and 80 engineering colleges and many medical and management institutions.

A health care hub with quality multi and super speciality hospitals and affordable treatment for all sectors and an emerging global centre of medical tourism.

A fast emerging metropolis, Coimbatore is a favourite investment destination for many as shown by the upcoming residential projects in the city sprawling up.

A pool of quality hotels and resorts make the lifestyle here cosmopolitan. Major players are making a bee line here including Taj, Le Meridian, Radisson, Hilton, Welcome , Marriott and so on.

Coimbatore is a hot place for meetings and debate with major infrastructure for MICE, with the CODISSIA trade fair complex and many convention centres being here. The city also has many restaurants.

An upcoming destination for malls and multiplexes, Coimbatore is noted for its textile and jewel showrooms and lot of super and hyper markets. A number of multi cuisine restaurants and multiplexes and other lifestyle stores make the city a favourite spot.

Why Kovai?

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• Most livable city in India (Rank 10)

• Source – Institute of Competitiveness

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• Top global outsourcing city (Rank 17)

• Source - Tholons

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• Best investment climate (Rank 4)

• Source - CII

This has resulted in rapid expansion of

the city’s population growth….

Projected population by 2021 – 30 lakh

Year

Population of LPA

% growth

1961 7.93 -

1971 10.12 27.62

1981 12.40 22.53

1991 14.35 15.73

2001 16.95 18.12

2011 21.5 26.84 0

5

10

15

20

25

1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

Population

But there has been little

development in infrastructure

front….

► An airport that is congested

and needs much

development.

► A bustling railway station that

lacks many facilities.

► Nearly half a dozen bus

terminals scattered all over

the city.

► Narrow main roads are not

compatible for Bus Rapid

Transit System (BRTS)

The vehicle growth in the city has been alarming

and the burden has been felt on the city roads….

4.7 lakh vehicles

presently

Projected - 10 lakh by

2020

Need for CART

Any city with a population of one million and

above should start thinking seriously of having

at least one or a combination of mass transport

systems.

And Coimbatore is no exception with its urban

population at 2.15 million.

Even cities with far less population than

Coimbatore in neighboring Kerala are

getting these projects….

City City populatio

n

Urban area

population

Status of the project

Kochi 7.5 lakh 20 lakh Centre sanction

Kozhikode 4.5 lakh 19.5 lakh DPR preparation

Trivandrum

8 lakh 15 lakh Project under study

Kannur 3 lakh 10.5 lakh Nod for feasibility

Coimbatore

City population

10.5 lakh

Urban area population

21.5 lakh

Expanded area population

30 lakh

Coimbatore – Kozhikode

A Comparison

COIMBATORE KOZHIKODE

Population (Metro) 21 Lakhs App.. 20 Lakhs App..

Area 246 sq. Km 128 sq. Km

No of Wards 100 75

Population (City)

1,250,446 432,097

Monorail Project Cost ? 1991 Crores

Date of Inauguration - Estimated

? Sep 2015

Kozhikode Mono Rail Statistics

Sl. No. Particulars Details

1 Cost 1991 crore

2 Daily ridership 130000

3 Frequency Every 5.5 minutes

4 Coaches per train 5 coaches

5 Capacity 525 persons

6 Number of lines 1

7 Distance 14.5 km

8 Number of stations 16

9 Cost compared to bus fare Two times

10 Funding 20 % centre; rest state; soft loans

11 Adviser Mr. E Sreedharan (ex MD, DMRC)

12 Executed by State PWD

13 Date of inauguration September 2015

The need for rail based transit

system….

● Rail based mass transit systems are more efficient, fast

moving, eco friendly and have greater carrying capacity

than road based systems.

● Finally, it has been found that a Mono rail system will best

suit the tex city given its congested and narrow roads.

● This will be followed by suburban rail system to all

neighbouring towns.

COIMBATORE AREA RAPID TRANSIT

(CART) THE MONORAIL PROJECT

The Monorail Technology….

● The monorail system runs

on a horizontal beam.

● The system propels by

electric motors.

● The system can be

automatic or driver operated.

● System is compact and

suitable for growing cities

like Kovai.

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The advantages of Monorail….

● Easy to implement and

cost effective than Metro.

● Won’t consume much

space on the road and can

be built on road medians.

● Won’t disturb traffic during

construction as it can be

pre fabricated and erected

on site.

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Benefits of Monorail….

● Reduction in road traffic

and less time consuming

for commuters.

● Reduction in fuel

consumption (vehicle

operating cost) and less

pollution levels.

● Reduction in accidents and

lower maintenance costs.

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Linear and Circular systems

►There will be both linear system as well as a couple of

circular loop systems for the proposed Monorail system.

►The linear line will have dual carriage facility or double

beam structure while the loop lines will have single beam

carriage way, thus facilitating a circular loop.

►The lines will overlap and there will be interchanges with

other lines and rapid transit lines.

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The routes….

►The East West Corridor – from Airport to

TNAU through the city which will be a dual

way linear corridor.

►Loop 1 – Northern Circular Loop

►Loop 2 – Southern Circular Loop

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The Linear Line – Chiiniampalayam to

TNAU and to Thondamuthur

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The route –

Chinniampalayam - Airport –

KMCH Medicity - CODISSIA –

Tidel Park – Hopes – PSG Tech

– Nava India – Lakshmi Mills –

Nehru Stadium – Gandhipuram

– X Cut Road – North Cbe –

Cowley Brown road – Lawley

Road – TNAU – (phase

extension) Pudur – Vadavalli -

Thondamuthur

EW Corridor (Ph I)

• Approx. distance – 20 km

• No. of stations - 15

The route map

The line will connect all

major points –

- Airport

- Bus terminals

- Business districts

- Major shopping areas

- Education centres

and hospitals

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Northern Loop

The route

Gandhipuram – Ganapathy

– Sivananda Colony –

Saibaba Colony – RS

Puram – Flower Market –

Sukrawarpet – TownHall –

Railway Station -

Gandhipuram

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Northern Loop

• Approx. distance – 15 km

• No. of stations -10

Southern Loop

The route

Podanur – Singanallur –

Tiruchi Road – Sungam –

Red Fields – Race Course

– Railway Station –

Ukkadam - Podanur

Southern Loop

• Approx. distance – 15 km

• No. of stations - 10

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Northern Loop

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Southern Loop

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Work components for Monorail

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►Guide way structure –

- Beam and guide way

- Civil structures including stations and depot

- Switching arrangements

►Others –

- Electrical and traction system

- Signaling, telecommunications, testing and commissioning

►Rolling stock – Train with cars (a peak load of 100

passengers per car)

How the structure will look like?

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The beams consume very less space compared to

a metro and quite easy to install….

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Single & Double elevated systems

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The Station Models…. Stations are all

compact and consumes less space….

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The trains and the depot….

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The seating capacity…. 500 passengers in a 5 car

train and can take 10 buses off the road….

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Approximate cost of

construction

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Civil items Cost per unit

Civil and structural works Rs. 30 cr / km

Station buildings and depot Rs. 3 cr / station

Switching arrangement at both ends Rs. 10 cr / end

Restoration of pavement layers Rs. 5 cr / km

Electrical, traction, signaling cost Rs. 11 cr / km

Monorail Trains(3 car units)

Rs. 32 cr / Train

R & R cost Rounded to Rs. 50 crore

Miscellaneous

Rounded to Rs. 30 crore

Approximate cost for the

three lines

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Civil items East West Corridor Northern Loop Southern Loop

Civil and structural works 600.00 cr 350.00cr 350.00cr

Station buildings and depot 50.00 cr 35.00 cr 35.00 cr

Switching arrangement at both ends 20.00 cr 20.00 cr 20.00 cr

Restoration of pavement layers 100.00cr 75.00 cr 75.00 cr

Electrical, traction, signaling cost 220.00 cr 150.00cr 150.00cr

Monorail Trains(3 car units) – 10 nos 320.00 cr 320.00 cr 320.00 cr

R & R cost 50.00cr 50.00cr 50.00cr

Miscellaneous 30.00cr 30.00cr 30.00cr

Total 1390.00 1030.00 1030.00

GRAND TOTAL

3500.00 crore

No Particulars E W Corridor Northern Loop Southern Loop

1 Cost per line

1390 crore 1030 crore 1030 crore

2 Distance of line

20 km 15 km 15 km

3 No. of stations

15 10 10

4 Frequency (6 AM – 12 night)

One train every 6 minutes

One train every 6 minutes

One train every 6 minutes

5 Coaches per train

5 5 5

7 Capacity per train

500 500 500

8 Daily ridership

180000 (dual way) 90000 (single way) 90000 (single way)

9 Time taken for travel (1st to last)

30 – 35 minutes 20 – 25 minutes 20 – 25 minutes

The Time Frame….

Item Time to implement

Initial feasibility study 2012 December

Creation of implementing agency 2013 March

Detailed project report (DPR) 2013 September

Land acquisition 2014 January

Tendering process 2015 March

Commencement of work 2016 January

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The CART Suburban….

Apart from the proposed Monorail system,

Coimbatore should have two dedicated Suburban

Corridors –

Line 1 – Palakkad – Coimbatore – Tiruppur

Line 2 – Mettupalayam – Coimbatore – Pollachi

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THANK YOU….