Monorail supplied by a Swiss company to be launched in the Olympic village

According to the official website of the Asian Games, a monorail road, which connects sports facilities of the Olympic village stretching along 54 hectares, is ready to be launched.

According to the media outlet, the length of the monorail road is 5,1 kilometers.A train which is comprised of four cabins can accommodate 75 passengers.

The train can travel at a speed of 70 km/h with the maximum speed of 46 km/h during the Asian Games.At such a speed the train can run the entire route which consists of 7 stations within 17 minutes.

Three trains carrying up to 810 passengers per hour will be operating.

The construction of the monorail road was launched in 2012. The Turkish company Polimeks carried out construction works whereas trains were purchased from a Swiss-based company Intamin Swiss.

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