The experience of travelling on the Mumbai monorail at 9 am is completely different from that of travelling in a Mumbai local or a Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) bus. While the former may be impossibly crowded at peak hour time, on the monorail, one patiently waits at the station — with fewer commuters — to enjoy an air-conditioned and rather stylish ride to one’s destination.

India’s first monorail was inaugurated on February 1. Pic/Shadab Khan