Articles for Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro Rail completes nearly 70% of station work between Poonamallee and Porur
1 day, 22 hours ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

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Chennai Metro Rail to provide roofing with toughened glass in elevated stations for protection during rains
2 days, 19 hours ago

Chennai Metro Rail to provide roofing with toughened glass in elevated stations for protection during rains

The Hindu  

Every time it rains, whether it a heavy downpour or mild shower, rainwater spills over onto the platform, making it slippery for passengers. In a bid to address this issue, Chennai Metro Rail is taking up work now to cover some of the areas in the stations across the phase I and phase I extension network. Chennai Metro Rail has …

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Skyscraper in Chennai inches closer to reality
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Skyscraper in Chennai inches closer to reality

The Hindu  

Two floors of rooftop hotel, 20 floors of office spaces, five floors of retail and multiplex and a massive parking lot, Chennai Metro Rail’s 27 storey Central Tower that finally inches closer to implementation will usher in a sea change in Poonamallee High Road when it becomes a reality in a few years. Akin to Trafalgar Square in London, Times …

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First glimpse of underwater tunnel in CMRL’s phase II project connecting Greenways Road to Adyar
3 weeks, 6 days ago

First glimpse of underwater tunnel in CMRL’s phase II project connecting Greenways Road to Adyar

The Hindu  

As vehicles zip past one of the busiest areas of the city, the Adyar bridge, a 500-tonne gigantic machine operated by a bunch of workers quietly drills the earth. The Hindu gives you the first glimpse of one of the underwater tunnels built by Chennai Metro Rail for the upcoming phase II project. Of the twin underwater tunnels created between …

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Chennai Metro Phase 2: All You Need to Know
1 month ago

Chennai Metro Phase 2: All You Need to Know

The Hindu  

The Chennai Metro Phase 2 is anticipated to begin operations at some point between the years 2025 and 2028. Crucial Information on Chennai Metro Phase 2 Total Length: 116.1 Km Lines: 3 The number of Stations is 124 approximately Budget: Rs. 61,843 Crore Completion Date: To be completed in phases between 2025 and 2028 Line Details: Line-3: Madhavaram-SIPCOT 2 will …

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

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

The Hindu  

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 …

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Cyclone Fengal Alert: Chennai Metro issues safety guidelines – 3 important points to know
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyclone Fengal Alert: Chennai Metro issues safety guidelines – 3 important points to know

Live Mint  

Cyclone Fengal: Chennai Metro Rail Limited has issued an important safety advisory in light of Cyclone Fengal affecting Tamil Nadu. Cyclone Fengal: Safety Measures at Chennai Metro Stations As Chennai braces for the impact of Cyclone Fengal, CMRL has implemented a range of precautionary steps to minimise disruption and ensure the safety of passengers. Cyclone Fengal: Chennai Metro Water Management …

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Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Cyclone makes landfall; Chennai airport shut till 4am on December 1
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Cyclone makes landfall; Chennai airport shut till 4am on December 1

Live Mint  

Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Cyclone Fengal has progressed towards Tamil Nadu and is making landfall near Puducherry, the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for various parts of the southern states in view of incessant rainfall. Cyclone Fengal Tracker Live: Cyclonic storm is ‘close to North Tamil Nadu - Puducherry coasts,’ says IMD Cyclone Fengal Tracker Live: IMD said, …

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Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Cyclone makes landfall; Chennai airport shut till 4am on December 1
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Cyclone makes landfall; Chennai airport shut till 4am on December 1

Live Mint  

Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Cyclone Fengal has progressed towards Tamil Nadu and is making landfall near Puducherry, the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for various parts of the southern states in view of incessant rainfall. Cyclone Fengal Tracker Live: Cyclonic storm is ‘close to North Tamil Nadu - Puducherry coasts,’ says IMD Cyclone Fengal Tracker Live: IMD said, …

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Union Cabinet Approves Phase II Of Chennai Metro Rail Project With 3 Corridors, CM Stalin Thanks PM Modi
3 months, 1 week ago

Union Cabinet Approves Phase II Of Chennai Metro Rail Project With 3 Corridors, CM Stalin Thanks PM Modi

ABP News  

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the proposal to construct three corridors under the Chennai Metro Rail project phase-II. Phase 2 which is a 119 km long project will be divided into… pic.twitter.com/1mBNvHXW3K — ANI October 3, 2024 The Phase-II of Chennai Metro Rail Project is a major advancement in the city's infrastructure development, …

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Chennai Metro Rail phase 2: Underwater tunnel connecting Greenways Road to Adyar completed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail phase 2: Underwater tunnel connecting Greenways Road to Adyar completed

The Hindu  

After a gruelling battle to cut through rock, Chennai Metro Rail has finally completed building an underwater tunnel connecting Greenways Road with Adyar in the city. As part of the ₹63,246-crore phase II project, Chennai Metro Rail commenced the work to build an underwater tunnel from Greenways Road to Adyar in February last year, and the earth pressure balancing tunnel …

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Chennai Metro Expansion: Commercial Opportunities Await
4 months ago

Chennai Metro Expansion: Commercial Opportunities Await

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Expansion plans: the CMRL is planning to build commercial and shopping zones around key metro stations in phase 2. Localities Identified with Commercial Possibilities: Properties in Thirumangalam, Alandur, Vadapalani, KK Nagar, Mandaveli Anna Nagar West, Thousand Lights, and Koyambedu have been identified for Chennai Metro Expansion with commercial development. At Thousand Lights, Metrorail has acquired an existing commercial …

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Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II funding dispute between Centre and Tamil Nadu, crucial for city’s growing population.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II funding dispute between Centre and Tamil Nadu, crucial for city’s growing population.

The Hindu  

The Phase-II of the Chennai Metro Rail has once again emerged as a bone of contention between the Centre and Tamil Nadu, with the Centre reiterating it as a “State-sector” project in a recent reply in the Lok Sabha. Chennai Metro’s second phase with a route length of 118.9 km is estimated to cost ₹63,246.4 crore, making it the costliest-ever …

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Will the Centre release its share of funds for Metro Rail work?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Will the Centre release its share of funds for Metro Rail work?

The Hindu  

Political parties, the authorities and commuters still have no idea why the Central government has been repeatedly denying funds for the Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II project. In 2017 itself, the State had sent the detailed project report for phase II to the Centre. No green light yet In the last five years, 12 Metro Rail systems have been approved …

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Centre clears Chennai Metro Rail’s proposal to buy additional trains for phase I project
5 months ago

Centre clears Chennai Metro Rail’s proposal to buy additional trains for phase I project

The Hindu  

Decks cleared for procuring the six coach trains for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase I project as the Department of Economic Affairs gave its approval on Saturday, August 10, 2024. In July, the Chennai Metro Rail system recorded an average of three lakh passengers a day and coaches run packed during the office hours. To augment capacity, Chennai Metro Rail sent …

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Chennai Corporation pushes back metro water proposal to allow road cuts without nod
5 months, 1 week ago

Chennai Corporation pushes back metro water proposal to allow road cuts without nod

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation has pushed back a proposal from the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department which suggested making prior permission from the civic body not mandatory for initiating road cuts for drainage and water supply work. Official sources said the proposal was put forth to enable the Chennai Metro Water and Sewerage Board to take up certain …

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Death of Saidapet boy: Ma Su rules out metro water contamination
6 months, 1 week ago

Death of Saidapet boy: Ma Su rules out metro water contamination

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI : After the death of an 11-year-old boy, allegedly after drinking contaminated water, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said that drinking water samples was drawn from 200 places in the vicinity and no contamination was found. After the incident, officials from Chennai Metro Water and Sewerage Board, Chennai Corporation along with food safety officials inspected the area for possible contamination. …

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Chennai Metro Rail work slowed down during election period
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail work slowed down during election period

The Hindu  

The construction work for phase II project of Chennai Metro Rail had slowed down in the past couple of months as many workers had left home for the Lok Sabha election. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, though the work is slowly picking up now, they continue to face labour shortage. Chennai Metro Rail began building the 116-km …

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Choked roads highlight the need for Tambaram-Velachery link in Chennai
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Choked roads highlight the need for Tambaram-Velachery link in Chennai

The Hindu  

Among the ambitious plans that Chennai Metro Rail Limited made for building a mass rapid transit system, there are some projects that commuters wait for with bated breath. Around the same time Chennai Metro Rail conducted a study for the Airport-Kilambakkam extension project to link the city with the southern suburbs of Pallavaram, Tambaram, and Kilambakkam, another study was done …

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Chennai Metro Rail to prepare detailed project report for revamp of all MRTS stations
7 months, 1 week ago

Chennai Metro Rail to prepare detailed project report for revamp of all MRTS stations

The Hindu  

Chennai Metro Rail will undertake a detailed study on how to develop the facilities for better commuter experience in all the stations of Mass Rapid Transit System in the capital city. At a time when the takeover of MRTS by Chennai Metro Rail seems imminent now, Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority has been simultaneously concentrating on enhancing station facilities and …

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Chennai Metro Rail commuters using National Common Mobility Cards can soon use them for MTC bus rides
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail commuters using National Common Mobility Cards can soon use them for MTC bus rides

The Hindu  

In what could be a first step towards implementing a common ticketing system, Chennai Metro Rail commuters who have National Common Mobility Cards can use it to pay for the bus rides from next month. In April last year, Chennai Metro Rail came out with the card in a bid to help those commuting by public transport to just use …

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Commuters in Chennai grapple with a new problem: finding cabs and autos
8 months ago

Commuters in Chennai grapple with a new problem: finding cabs and autos

The Hindu  

As detours and traffic diversions have become the norm in many areas of the city, because of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase II work, commuters have been grappling with a new issue — difficulty in getting cabs and autorickshaws. Ganga Sridhar, a resident of R.A. Puram, says that be it peak or non-peak hours, autorickshaw and cab drivers either cancel the …

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TN Budget 2024: DPR for Kovai, Madurai metro projects submitted, but will Centre fund?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TN Budget 2024: DPR for Kovai, Madurai metro projects submitted, but will Centre fund?

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Touching upon the metro rail projects of the state, Minister for Finance Thangam Thennarasu on Monday announced that the state has allocated a total of Rs 12,000 crore coming financial year for Phase II work of the Chennai Metro Rail project. He also announced that the detailed project reports for the metro rail projects in Coimbatore and Madurai have …

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Big push for Chennai Metro Rail in the Budget
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Big push for Chennai Metro Rail in the Budget

The Hindu  

In a big stimulus, Chennai Metro Rail has got ₹12,000 crore for implementing phase II from the State government as part of the Budget estimates for 2024-25. While the total cost of the project is ₹63,246 crore, it operates through funding from the Centre and the State, apart from loans from various banks like Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asian Development …

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