The countrys first monorail route inaugurated today on Feb 1st

Monorails at trial run in Mumbai on Thursday ahead of their dedication by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on February 1.

A Monorail at a trial run in Mumbai on Thursday ahead of its dedication by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on February 1.

A Mumbai Monorail train moves past a slum area during a trial run between Wadala and Chembur in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. The country’s first monorail route will be inaugurated on Feb. 1.

In this photograph taken on January 29, 2014, the Mumbai Monorail train makes its way through the city's eastern suburbs during a run between Wadala and Chembur in Mumbai. Starting February 2, 2014, Mumbai will become the first city in India to use a monorail when the first phase - an 8.93 km long section - will be open to the public following inauguration on February 1. Construction of the 20 km long monorail project, which is running almost two years behind schedule, began in 2009. The four-coach monorail train with a capacity to carry over 560 passengers will run at an average speed set at 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), with a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

In this photograph taken on January 29, 2014, the Mumbai Monorail train makes its way through the city's eastern suburbs during a run between Wadala and Chembur in Mumbai. Starting February 2, 2014, Mumbai will become the first city in India to use a monorail when the first phase - an 8.93 km long section - will be open to the public following inauguration on February 1. Construction of the 20 km long monorail project, which is running almost two years behind schedule, began in 2009. The four-coach monorail train with a capacity to carry over 560 passengers will run at an average speed set at 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), with a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

In this photograph taken on January 29, 2014 the Mumbai Monorail train makes its way through the city's eastern suburbs during a run between Wadala and Chembur in Mumbai. Starting February 2, 2014 Mumbai will become the first city in India to use a monorail when the first phase - an 8.93 km long section - will be open to the public following inauguration on February 1. Construction of the 20 km long monorail project, which is running almost two years behind schedule, began in 2009. The four-coach monorail train with a capacity to carry over 560 passengers will run at an average speed set at 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), with a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

In this photograph taken on January 29, 2014 the Mumbai Monorail train makes its way through the city's eastern suburbs during a run between Wadala and Chembur in Mumbai. Starting February 2, 2014 Mumbai will become the first city in India to use a monorail when the first phase - an 8.93 km long section - will be open to the public following inauguration on February 1. Construction of the 20 km long monorail project, which is running almost two years behind schedule, began in 2009. The four-coach monorail train with a capacity to carry over 560 passengers will run at an average speed set at 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), with a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

In this photograph taken on January 29, 2014 the Mumbai Monorail train makes its way through the city's eastern suburbs during a run between Wadala and Chembur in Mumbai. Starting February 2, 2014 Mumbai will become the first city in India to use a monorail when the first phase - an 8.93 km long section - will be open to the public following inauguration on February 1. Construction of the 20 km long monorail project, which is running almost two years behind schedule, began in 2009. The four-coach monorail train with a capacity to carry over 560 passengers will run at an average speed set at 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), with a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

In this photograph taken on January 29, 2014, the Mumbai Monorail train makes its way through the city's eastern suburbs during a run between Wadala and Chembur in Mumbai. Starting February 2, 2014, Mumbai will become the first city in India to use a monorail when the first phase - an 8.93 km long section - will be open to the public following inauguration on February 1. Construction of the 20 km long monorail project, which is running almost two years behind schedule, began in 2009. The four-coach monorail train with a capacity to carry over 560 passengers will run at an average speed set at 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph), with a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).

Monorail takes a test run, in Mumbai on Thursday.