Mumbai has become the first city in India to use a monorail. The major new addition to the city's public transport system that was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan was made available for public use from 2nd February 2014. The part of the monorail that has opened is 8.93 km long. It will run between Wadala and Chembur in the astern fringes of Mumbai and will halt at seven stations - Wadala, Bhakti Park, Mysore Colony, BPCL, Fertiliser Township, VNP-RC Marg Junction and Chembur. To start with, the monorail will run every 15 minutes between 7 am and 3 pm. At its fastest, it will run at 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph); the average speed is set at 65 kilometres per hour. All coaches of the monorail trains are air-conditioned; each train can carry 560 passengers. There can roughly be 18 seated and 124 standing passengers per carriage (the end cars have a different capacity due to the driving position).Tickets are priced between Rs. 5 and Rs. 11. Construction of the Mumbai Monorail started in January 2009 along the Chembur – Wadala – Jacob Circle route. When the entire monorail project is completed, it will be 20 km long and connect Jacob Circle in south Mumbai to Chembur in eastern Mumbai.