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Forget the metro or the latest speed giants roaring across Indian roads. Come Saturday (February 1) and India’s financial capital will be rolling out the country’s first-ever <keyword id="64918" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Monorail">monorail</keyword>, connecting the central suburb of <keyword id="157686" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Wadala">Wadala</keyword> to <keyword id="6366202" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Chembur">Chembur</keyword> on the eastern outskirts of Mumbai and covering a distance of 8.93 km across seven stations in about 21 minutes. Currently, it takes around 40 minutes to cover this stretch. 
 <keyword id="81878" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mumbai-monorail">Mumbai monorail</keyword> will be formally inaugurated by <keyword id="26806" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Maharashtra-Chief-Minister">Maharashtra Chief Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6356262" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prithviraj-Chavan">Prithviraj Chavan</keyword> on Saturday afternoon and the commute will be open for the masses from Sunday onwards. The two-phase project costs around Rs 3,000 crore and the second phase linking Wadala to <keyword id="2039948" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sant-Gadge-Maharaj-Chowk">Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk</keyword> (popularly known as <keyword id="2039952" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Saath-Rasta">Saath Rasta</keyword> and originally called <keyword id="2039957" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jacobs-Circle">Jacob’s Circle</keyword>) in south Mumbai will be operational within a year. 
 As of now, tickets are priced between Rs 5 and Rs 11 and a <keyword id="359126" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="100" keywordseo="smart-card-system">smart card system</keyword> is already in place, but there will be no <keyword id="2039963" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Season-pass">season pass</keyword>. The seven stations on the Phase-I route include Chembur, <keyword id="2039964" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="VN-Purav/RC-Marg-Junction">VN Purav/RC Marg Junction</keyword>, <keyword id="2039965" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Fertilizer-Township">Fertilizer Township</keyword>, <keyword id="75662" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bharat-Petroleum">Bharat Petroleum</keyword>, <keyword id="1351055" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mysore-Colony">Mysore Colony</keyword>, <keyword id="683956" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bhakti-Park">Bhakti Park</keyword> and <keyword id="6537145" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Wadala-Depot">Wadala Depot</keyword>. When the entire corridor starts working, tickets will cost Rs 5-19, across a total of 19 stations. 
 The monorail project has been executed by engineering major <keyword id="45475" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Larsen-Toubro">Larsen &amp; Toubro</keyword> and Malaysian firm <keyword id="1563400" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Scomi-Engineering">Scomi Engineering</keyword>. It is owned and operated by <keyword id="64095" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mumbai-Metropolitan-Region-Development-Authority">Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority</keyword> (<keyword id="48470" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="MMRDA">MMRDA</keyword>), which has already spent Rs 1,900 crore on both the phases. The civil work on the second phase has been completed as well. 
 Construction for the Chembur-Wadala-Jacob Circle (Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk) route – a total distance of 19.17 km – started back in 2009 and was scheduled to be completed in April 2011. But the project got delayed for more than 2.5 years and only the <keyword id="2039976" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Wadala-Chembur">Wadala-Chembur</keyword> section could be completed in the first phase. With the entire stretch becoming operational, it will be the <keyword id="2039979" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Worlds-second-longest-monorail">world’s second longest monorail</keyword> corridor, after <keyword id="6355311" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Japan">Japan</keyword>’s Osaka Monorail (23.8 km). Apart from Japan, other countries running monorails include <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="China">China</keyword>, <keyword id="8695" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Malaysia">Malaysia</keyword>, the <keyword id="6354458" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="US">US</keyword>, <keyword id="87" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Germany">Germany</keyword> and <keyword id="6355478" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Australia">Australia</keyword>. 
 
Mumbai monorail is going to be a colourful affair, flaunting green, pink and blue. It will be able to peak to 80 km/hour while the average speed has been set at 65 km/hour. Initially, six trains will run from 7 in the morning till 3 in the afternoon. But from March onwards, it will function 19 hours a day and the train frequency will improve as well – from 15 minutes to nine and finally to three-four minutes. As of now, each train has 4 air-conditioned coaches and can carry as many as 560 passengers. After the second phase is commissioned, there will be 10 more trains with six coaches each and a total of 19 stations. 
 But will the monorail be an essential part of our daily commute once the novelty wears off? It is bound to bring some much-needed relief to Mumbaikars, struggling to cope with traffic snarls on a daily basis. But to make the good work really effective, the second phase should be completed at the earliest. One also wonders if the authorities will consider starting a <keyword id="2039974" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Second-monorail-project">second monorail project</keyword> in and around Mumbai as was originally planned. Experts feel that the need for an expanded monorail corridor may arise after all the proposed metro rail routes are commissioned and there is further requirement for a seamless <keyword id="457467" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="feeder-service">feeder service</keyword>. And when that happens, the people of Mumbai are bound to have a completely hassle-free commute.

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Hyderabad, India's largest private <keyword id="6520019" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rail-coach-factory" source="Orion">rail coach factory</keyword> was inaugurated at Kondakal village in Rangareddy district near Hyderabad on Thursday. Chief Minister K. Chandrsekhar Rao inaugurated the facility built by Medha Servo Drives Private Limited, a <keyword id="68884" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="telangana" source="Orion">Telangana</keyword> company which designs and manufactures complex electrical and electronic <keyword id="6356740" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="railway" source="Orion">Railway</keyword> products. The Chief Minister said Telangana was proud that a home grown company will be building <keyword id="6366234" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rail" source="Orion">rail</keyword> coaches in the state. He expressed happiness over the company bagging Mono rail order from Mumbai. As part of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014, Telangana was promised a Rail Coach Factory within six months of its formation. However, despite repeated appeals by the state government, this did not become a reality. In 2017, Medha Group had signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) to establish a private rail coach factory. It was on August 13, 2020 that Industries Minister K.T. Rama Rao had laid the foundation stone for the factory. It was then announced that with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore, the private rail coach factory will have a production capacity of 500 coaches and 50 locomotives per year. Spread over 100 acres, the factory will develop all types of railway rolling stock including coaches, train sets, locomotives, Metro trains and Monorails. Medha Managing Director Kasyap Reddy told the inaugural ceremony that about Rs 400 crore have been invested in the first phase. The proposed investment for the project is Rs 805 crore. He said 558 people have already been employed and an additional 500 people have benefited indirectly. An additional employment of around 1,000 people will be made in the near future. He announced that by the end of this year, total coach manufacturing for Monorail project will happen at the facility. "With second and third phases of the project, we plan to manufacture Railway products not just for India but the world," he said. Medha claims to be the only Indian company that has in-house R&amp;D facilities. It is also currently manufacturing bogies for the Indian <keyword id="6360676" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="railways" source="Orion">Railways</keyword> and will soon commence manufacturing of the complete Mumbai Monorail train sets. Medha also owns various subsidiary companies including in Spain, Italy, USA, Brazil and Poland for serving Railway customers across the world. Medha Servo Drives has also signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Swiss railway rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail for a new rail coach manufacturing factory in Telangana. Stadler, headquartered in Bussnang, Switzerland, has been building rail vehicles for over 80 years. It has been manufacturing railway rolling stock and has a dominant market share across the global railway market. The Joint Venture will use the proposed Telangana Unit to cater to its tenders from the Indian market and exports from customers across the Asia Pacific region Medha was established in 1984 and has been supplying various products to Railways since 1990. It is the largest propulsion equipment (Electronics) supplier to Indian Railways. It is also the largest traction motor manufacturer for Railways and also largest Indian company supplying advanced signaling and safety systems The company has an annual turnover of Rs 2,500 crore and has employed about 5,000 people. Kasyap Reddy said Medha was also bringing innovative technologies to India in areas like solar inverters, propulsion system for battery electric vehicles and canal automation systems. It also made foray into defence manufacturing by signing a MoU to develop large propulsion motors for the Indian Navy. TSIIC has also allotted 25 acres of land at E-City to Medha for the manufacture of Solar PV Inverters. Medha will be investing Rs 80 crore in two phases and will be creating employment of 210 people across both phases. 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India's largest private rail coach factory opens in Telangana

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A Park Hopper pass gives guests the ability to travel between the Disney parks in Orlando, Florida, which include Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Epcot. Disney World <a href="https://www.insider.com/disney-reopening-world-coronavirus-walt-instagram-park-safety-2020-7">reopened over the summer</a> with limited capacity after closing as a result of the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic, and it's been loosening restrictions in phases since then.<h2>Disney World has made 'modifications' to the Park Hopper experience for guests' safety</h2>According to the <a href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/11/park-hopper-option-returns-to-walt-disney-world-resort-starting-january-2021/">Disney Parks Blog</a>, the current Park Hopper experience looks a bit different than it did at the beginning of 2020, as guests were previously able to visit each park whenever they wanted. Now, guests have to make a reservation for the first park they want to visit, which helps Disney control how many people visit every day. Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced <a href="https://www.insider.com/why-i-regret-disney-world-family-trip-in-pandemic-2020-12">Walt Disney World was operating at 35% capacity</a> in November, and a Disney spokesperson confirmed in an email to Insider that the park has not changed its capacity since then. Disney also requires masks for guests aged 2 and older, checks all visitors' temperatures upon their arrival at the park, and encourages guests to practice social distancing and use sanitizing stations.Park-hopping guests aren't required to make reservations at any of the other parks they plan to visit throughout the day, but the <a href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/11/park-hopper-option-returns-to-walt-disney-world-resort-starting-january-2021/">Disney Parks Blog</a> noted that admittance to the other parks will depend on whether or not a location has reached capacity. <div type="image" title="disney world wdw mask magic kingdom" height="1707" width="2276" msid="80236145" hostid="261"></div>According to a Disney representative, guests can park hop using a few transportation methods: complimentary buses, the Disney Skyliner, a watercraft, walking paths, or their own cars. Many parkgoers opt for the buses.In addition, Park Hopper hours will begin at 2 p.m., but the end time varies at the different parks, according to the <a href="https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/11/park-hopper-option-returns-to-walt-disney-world-resort-starting-january-2021/">Disney Parks Blog</a>. At the time of writing, visitors can park hop to Magic Kingdom until 8 p.m., to Epcot until 9 p.m., to Hollywood Studios until 7 p.m., and to Animal Kingdom until 6 p.m.Those hours are also subject to change, according to Disney; guests can check the Park Hopper hours at the time of their visit <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/calendars/five-day/?CMP=ILC-DPFY21Q1wo111920200005G">here</a>.Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/disney-world-losing-its-magic-2021-1">Disney World is losing its magic, and as a lifelong fan I worry it will never come back</a><h2>The Park Hopper experience might increase visitors' risk of getting COVID-19, according to an expert</h2>Although the return of park hopping might be exciting for Disney lovers, a medical professional says it could be dangerous. <a href="https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1366609042/scott-a-weisenberg">Dr. Scott Weisenberg</a>, an infectious disease specialist and the director of the travel medicine program at NYU Langone Health, told Insider that going to Disney World at all during the pandemic is dangerous, as it puts guests in a position where they're surrounded by other people for an extended period of time.But the Park Hopper experience puts visitors at greater risk of contracting the coronavirus since many of them will likely use the complimentary Disney buses to move between parks.Riding a bus is risky in-and-of-itself because it requires people to be in close proximity to each other, but Weisenberg said it becomes more dangerous if that bus is poorly ventilated.<div type="image" title="disney world mask wdw" height="1706" width="2275" msid="80236148" hostid="261"></div>That ventilation issue becomes even more of a problem when the bus is crowded."There's a risk just from being indoors with anybody in a poorly-ventilated area, but the more people there are, the more different possible sources for getting infected," Weisenberg said.Ensuring the buses are properly ventilated and have limited capacity would make travel between the parks safer. According to the Disney World website, <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/parks/#available-experiences">structural changes have been made to the buses to ensure there is adequate space between guests</a>. As a Disney spokesperson told Insider, the park has added "physical barriers in select transportation places where it is difficult to maintain strict physical distancing guidelines, such as partitions inside our buses and monorails."However, the spokesperson did not specify any ventilation adjustments on the buses.Wearing masks on the bus will also help protect visitors, but it likewise doesn't completely mitigate risk.It would be in guests' best interest to drive their own cars, walk, or take a watercraft when park hopping instead of getting on the buses.Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/should-i-visit-disney-world-disneyland-reopening-travel-risks-2020-6">Disney World is reopening in July, but the pandemic isn't over. Here are the risks and what you can expect.</a><h2>If you're going to Disney World, stay outside as much as possible</h2>Like any activity that involves other people, there is a risk of contracting the coronavirus by going to Disney World during the pandemic, whether you use the Park Hopper experience or not. If you are going to go to Disney World, Weisenberg recommends staying outside as much as possible during your visit.For instance, the risk of contracting the virus on an outdoor, fast-moving ride while wearing a mask is likely similar to the level of exposure you'd get at a normal park in your neighborhood, according to Weisenberg.But if you're on a slower moving ride or at a restaurant indoors, without your mask on, the risk of exposure is much higher.<div type="image" title="disney world face masks" height="1333" width="1777" msid="80236151" hostid="261"></div>"Keep wearing your mask, and try to maintain social distancing from others," Weisenberg advised Disney visitors. He also said to be particularly careful when you're eating or drinking, as you'll have to remove your mask during those times. The <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/#drawer-card-faceCoverings">Disney World website states</a> that guests "may remove your face covering while actively eating or drinking," however, they "should be stationary and maintain appropriate physical distancing."In addition, Weisenberg urged parkgoers to remember that you can't tell whether someone is infected by looking at them."People spreading this may look completely healthy and may not have had started to have symptoms themselves, or may never get symptoms," Weisenberg said.And if you're going to park hop, just keep in mind the risk you're adding to your visit. As Weisenberg said, there's going to be a chance of exposure whether you go to one park or four, but you will be increasing your risk by traveling between locations.For more information on what visiting Walt Disney World is like right now, visit the park's "<a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/?ef_id=CjwKCAiAxKv_BRBdEiwAyd40Nw7xJDHZ8zovXuDbEc0bg3AJWX4iv1tFbiqdpOGTO-KqVGHpf6ev6hoC20oQAvD_BwE:G:s&amp;s_kwcid=AL!5060!3!445645212938!b!!g!!%2Bdisney%20%2Bworld%20%2Bknow%20%2Bbefore%20%2Byou%20%2Bgo&amp;CMP=KNC-FY21_WDW_TRA_DOM_W365_SCP_KBYG_BMM%7CG%7C5211013.RR.AM.01.01%7CM5I0GMJ%7CBR%7C%7C445645212938&amp;keyword_id=kwd-922920990215%7Cdc%7C%2Bdisney%20%2Bworld%20%2Bknow%20%2Bbefore%20%2Byou%20%2Bgo%7C445645212938%7Cb%7C5060:3%7C&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAxKv_BRBdEiwAyd40Nw7xJDHZ8zovXuDbEc0bg3AJWX4iv1tFbiqdpOGTO-KqVGHpf6ev6hoC20oQAvD_BwEv6hoC20oQAvD_BwE">Know Before You Go</a>" page.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/disney-world-visitors-without-masks-photos-2020-12">Disney World is seemingly editing virtual masks onto parkgoers who take theirs off for ride photos</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-disney-world-florida-reopened-magic-kingdom-coronavirus-2020-7">Walt Disney World reopened Saturday after being closed for months. Here's what it looked like when visitors returned to the park.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/how-disney-theme-parks-changed-coronavirus-photos-2020-3">19 photos that show how Disney theme parks went from being packed destinations to ghost towns during the coronavirus outbreak</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/rainn-wilson-surprised-sons-former-nanny-with-hgtv-home-renovation-2021-1">Rainn Wilson partnered with the Property Brothers to surprise his son's former nanny with an HGTV home renovation</a></li></ul>

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