There are hopes for the revival of Mumbai Monorail services as the first coach of the four-car mono train arrived at its Wadala depot on Wednesday. Ten four-car trains are expected to arrive with the MMRDA commissioning Medha SMH Rail Pvt. Ltd for the new fleet.

Being a Make in India initiative, Telangana-based Medha Servo Drives, along with Malaysia-based SMH Rail, had secured a Rs 700 crore contract for 40 cars, which will make ten four-car trains. The earlier Malaysian company Scomi which had manufactured the older Monorail rakes for Mumbai is no longer servicing them. “The new Monorail rakes are technologically better and will have improved riding quality, have a metal body like Metro trains and increased frequency,” an official said.