Why Metro?

Why Metro?

I have seen a lot of people that have asked me of why we even need metros? This post has been made specifically to answer this question. 

Need for Metros:

A metro network is a modern rapid transit system in which train rakes run on elevated or underground tracks. This system is in use when existing networks of transport are overused. It is built to ease traffic congestion off the roads and also to reduce pollution. This is mainly useful if a place can generate large amounts of people willing to go somewhere else.

In these days, we can get a cab from anywhere to anywhere in a city. But they overcrowd existing roadways even more to an extent that I saw a man who was walking to work in a hurry and refused an auto ride because he was afraid of getting stuck in traffic!! 

In these kind of situations, a metro can be a life saver. The main advantage of metros is that they can expand without taking up a lot of land, and expand as a city grows.... If you see the masterplan for metros in India, you will see that there are around 200km of metro planned in every major city. Especially in India, every other rapid transit except metro fails. This is because many cities in India are densly populated. But metro can't be the only rapid transit in India. Cities like Delhi and Chennai Have metrolites in the Making......so no need to get bored of Metro.

What is a metrolite?

A metrolite is basically the average of Tram and Metro. It is a metro like rapid transit system but runs on Road level.....that is, beside the medians of big main roads. These systems are around 40-50% cheaper than metro but have a lower capacity than metro. They are implemented in areas where the demand is not enough for a metro, but too much for a tram. Instead of building an overcrowded tram or an unprofitable metro, we can build metrolite. 

Metrolite Trains run on Standard 1435mm gauge tracks and can run trains at speeds of upto 65 km/h. Metrolites can be implemented in at least 50 Indian cities that are not big enough for a metro. These include cities like Lucknow, Chandigarh, Trivandrum, Secundrabad, Guwahati, Rajkot, Thiruchirappalli, Solapur, Raipur and Ranchi to name a few.

I'm sorry for this post being delayed.Thank You for reading and stay tuned for Mumbai Metro Next Week....