Colombo Monorail

The Colombo Monorail was a proposed monorail system to be built in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The project was estimated to cost US$ 1.3 billion. Construction was proposed to begin in 2Q 2015. However a Japanese JICA transportation master plan for Colombo did not recommend a Monorail as a priority and recommended a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) , Railway electrification and an overhead light rail system instead. A separate study by the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development also concluded that a light rail system to be much more feasible than a monorail, and recommended light rail, an electrified railway system and an inland water transport (a brand new boat/ferry service that utilises Colombo’s historic canal network) under the Western Region Megapolis project.

Colombo Monorail

The Colombo Monorail was a proposed monorail system to be built in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The project was estimated to cost US$ 1.3 billion. Construction was proposed to begin in 2Q 2015. However a Japanese JICA transportation master plan for Colombo did not recommend a Monorail as a priority and recommended a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) , Railway electrification and an overhead light rail system instead. A separate study by the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development also concluded that a light rail system to be much more feasible than a monorail, and recommended light rail, an electrified railway system and an inland water transport (a brand new boat/ferry service that utilises Colombo’s historic canal network) under the Western Region Megapolis project.