Chennai Metro Rail to begin trial run on Phase II network on March 20
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Chennai Metro Rail to begin trial run on Phase II network on March 20

The Hindu  

At 5 p.m. on March 20, if you happen to be on the Poonamallee Bypass, look up, and you will witness the trial run of Chennai Metro Rail’s three-coach train. This will be the first time the train travels on the viaduct, and the Chennai Metro Rail plans to operate it from Poonamallee Bypass to Mullaithottam, a distance of about 2.5 km. “Our aim is to run the train from Poonamallee Bypass till Mullaithottam today,” says one of the officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited. As these trials continue after March 20, CMRL plans to complete the remaining track and overhead equipment work before the end of April so that the trials are extended till Porur Junction.

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Chennai Metro Rail Limited completes viaduct between Poonamallee and Porur
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Chennai Metro Rail Limited completes viaduct between Poonamallee and Porur

The Hindu  

After nearly three and a half years, Chennai Metro Rail Limited has completed the 9-km viaduct between Poonamallee and Porur for the Phase II Project. “While the viaduct was completed easily in other sections, we had to create a facility to construct a grade separator in the future and massively increase the height of the viaduct at Kumananchavadi and Karayanchavadi. …

Foot overbridge to be built at Poonamallee Bypass Metro Rail station
1 month ago

Foot overbridge to be built at Poonamallee Bypass Metro Rail station

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail will build a foot overbridge at the Poonamallee Bypass Metro station of corridor 4 that is part of the Phase II Project. But the Porur Bypass Metro will only have one entry/exit point as the Porur lake lies opposite the station. In the case of the Poonamallee Bypass Metro, the construction of one of the entry/exit points …

Nearly 40% of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project completed: Lok Sabha reply
1 month ago

Nearly 40% of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project completed: Lok Sabha reply

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Nearly 40 percent of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project has been completed so far in the city. Responding to a question of DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy in Lok Sabha early this month, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said, “Chennai Metro Rail Limited, which is Special Purpose Vehicle for implementation of Chennai Phase-2 project has …

Chennai Metro Rail Phase II Project’s second driverless train arrives in city
1 month, 1 week ago

Chennai Metro Rail Phase II Project’s second driverless train arrives in city

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Four months after the arrival of the first driverless train, Chennai Metro Rail’s second three-coach driverless train landed in the city on Friday. The train was dispatched from Sri City, where manufacturing of coaches for the Phase II Project, is under way. According to sources in the Chennai Metro Rail project, they have completed static tests on the first train, …

Aerial views of the ongoing Chennai Metro Rail work on Poonamallee-Porur stretch
1 month, 1 week ago

Aerial views of the ongoing Chennai Metro Rail work on Poonamallee-Porur stretch

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While Chennai Metro Rail’s first stretch in the phase II project looks at December 2025 for opening, two important stations along this stretch face some delays and pose a challenge. The ₹63,246-crore phase II Metro Rail project in Chennai commenced a few years ago and the 9-km stretch between Poonamallee and Porur with 10 stations has to get ready by …

Chennai Metro Rail: challenging times ahead as two crucial stations in Poonamallee - Porur stretch face delays
1 month, 1 week ago

Chennai Metro Rail: challenging times ahead as two crucial stations in Poonamallee - Porur stretch face delays

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While Chennai Metro Rail’s first stretch in the phase II project looks at December 2025 for opening, two important stations along this stretch face some delays and pose a challenge. While the other stations on this stretch — Poonamallee Bypass, Poonamallee, Mullaithottam, Iyyapanthangal, Thelliagaram, Porur Bypass, and Porur Junction — are progressing fairly well and could be finished on time, …

Chennai Metro Rail’s driverless train to be tested on the viaduct at Poonamallee in two months
2 months, 1 week ago

Chennai Metro Rail’s driverless train to be tested on the viaduct at Poonamallee in two months

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In two months, people can see Metro Rail’s first driverless train taking a ride over the viaduct near Poonamallee in the city. The Rs 63,846 crore phase II project will first see a short stretch between Poonamallee and Porur getting operational for passengers by the end of this year. As a precursor to this, the three-coach driverless train has to …

Chennai Metro Rail completes nearly 70% of station work between Poonamallee and Porur
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail completes nearly 70% of station work between Poonamallee and Porur

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The Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project gathers steam as nearly 70 percent of the station construction work between Poonamallee and Porur has been completed. Being built at an estimated cost of ₹63,246 crore, metro rail commuters are awaiting the phase II project, which proposes to provide smooth mobility in the dense areas of the city. According to officials of …

Chennai Metro Rail’s first driverless train to undergo dynamic trials this month
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail’s first driverless train to undergo dynamic trials this month

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Chennai Metro Rail’s first driverless train is slated to go through the dynamic trials for the first time this month, sources said. The first three-coach driverless train for this project was brought to the depot facility at Poonamallee nearly two months ago and is presently being tested to check the functioning of various systems, sources said. When the static tests …

CMRL Phase II: Nine driverless trains for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II Project to delivered by March 2025
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CMRL Phase II: Nine driverless trains for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II Project to delivered by March 2025

The Hindu  

Nine three-coach driverless trains will be at Chennai Metro Rail’s depot facility in Poonamallee by March next year for the ₹63,246-crore Phase II Project. While the first of the trains was delivered to the depot in mid-October, the second train will be delivered next month, with its production under way at the manufacturing plant in Sri City. The 118.9-km Phase …

Trains on Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase 2 corridors to run a tad slower
2 years ago

Trains on Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase 2 corridors to run a tad slower

The Hindu  

March 12, 2023 06:58 pm | Updated 06:58 pm IST - CHENNAI When Chennai Metro Rail trains start chugging in Phase 2 project, they will run at a slightly lower speed than those in Phase 1. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd., in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects, the trains are designed for a maximum speed …

Chennai Metro phase 2 station construction work to start soon on Poonamallee-Porur stretch
2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Metro phase 2 station construction work to start soon on Poonamallee-Porur stretch

The Hindu  

Soon, the construction of stations for Chennai Metro Rail’s phase 2 work is likely to start on the Poonamallee-Porur stretch, which is a part of the corridor 4 from Poonamallee to Light House. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd., the preparatory work for station construction has been in progress. This stretch will have 18 stations and many areas, …

Chennai Metro to deploy made in India tunnel boring machines for Phase II project
2 years, 7 months ago

Chennai Metro to deploy made in India tunnel boring machines for Phase II project

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. is all set to deploy made in India tunnel boring machines for its Phase II project. According to CMRL officials, of the 23 TBMs to be used in the project, 12 would be from Tamil Nadu, five from China, one from Germany and one from Pune respectively. The status of four TBMs is not known yet …

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