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Madhavaram to house Chennai’s largest Metro Rail Maintenance Depot

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021
  • Chennai Metro

Madhavaram is all set to get Chennai’s largest metro rail train maintenance depot. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has also invited bids for the construction of the depot. The depot is expected to come up […]

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PM Inaugurates Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar stretch of Chennai Metro

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021
  • Chennai Metro

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chennai Metro stretch- the 9-km line from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar yesterday (Sunday, 14th February 2021). Speaking about the nine kilometre stretch of the Chennai Metro Rail […]

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Chennai Metro Commences Phase I Trials

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Saturday, 26th December 2020, commenced the 9-km trial run between Washermanpet and Wimco Nagar Metro Station. The trial run of 9.051 km for the Diesel Locomotive vehicle was […]

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Chennai metro to appoint consultant for corridor-4 of phase-2

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

Work on metro rail phase-2’s corridor-4 from Lighthouse to Poonamallee Bypass, which will connect core city localities, could begin quickly. Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) is in the final stages of appointing a general consultant […]

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Metro rail services resume in Chennai

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

After a five-month plus hiatus, the Chennai Metro Rail services and long distance buses linking various districts in Tamil Nadu recommenced operations yesterday (Monday, 7th September 2020). When the first Metro train departed from the […]

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Chennai Metro Seeking Partner Bank to bring National Mobility Card

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro Rail Restricted (CMRL) is planning to launch a nationwide mobility card (NCMC) in the next six months. CMRL has floated tenders to search for a financial institution for digital fare assortment and issuing […]

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Chennai Metro’s Preventive Measures for Underground Stations

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

As metro rail services are set to resume in Chennai from Monday, Chennai Metro Rail has taken measures to ensure safety of passengers at underground stations against Covid-19 infection. Nineteen out of the 32 stations […]

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Madras High Court Asks Chennai Metro to Make Station Disabled Friendly

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

A division bench of the Madras High Court on Friday ordered notices to the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) based on a plea seeking disabled friendly metro stations. The two-member bench comprising justices MM Sundresh […]

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Chennai Metro’s Wimco Nagar Depot to be Ready by December

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

The Wimco Nagar Depot of Chennai Metro will be ready by December as per the initial deadline. According to CMRL officials, the depot is under construction on a 48,000sqm area to accommodate 11 stabling units […]

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Chennai Metro to encash Bank Guarantees of Russian JV Company

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

The Madras high court has permitted the agency to encash more than Rs 142 crore worth bank guarantees issued by Transtonnelstory-Afcons JV, a Russia based-company which was awarded contracts worth more than Rs 2,500 crore […]

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Double Decker Structure Proposed between Chennai Airport & Bypass

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

The Tamil Nadu highways department has tweaked the 10-kilometre long airportIrumbuliyur elevated corridor project on GST Road to accommodate the proposed Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) line till Kilambakkam. While the facility will be a […]

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Chennai Metro floats tender for 8 Km Porur-Poonamalle Elevated Line

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on August 8, 2020August 8, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

CMRL has floated tenders for an 8 km elevated line between Porur Junction and Poonamallee bypass. The stretch, which was earlier planned as a monorail project, is part of the 26 km corridor-4 from Light […]

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North Chennai Metro Line to be Ready by Yearend

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

The 9 km metro rail line in north Chennai, which was to open for operations in June, is likely to be ready by the end of the year. The final phase of work at the […]

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Chennai Metro to Study Noise during Construction and Operation of Phase – II

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on July 23, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro has initiated preliminary work on phase-2 including a study to find out noise and vibration levels that may arise during construction of the 118.9 km line and operation of trains and their effect. […]

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Chennai Metro’s Planned Projects Delayed Due to Covid-19 Lockdown

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on June 30, 2020
  • Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro’s efforts to augment patronage with expansion projects including opening the 9 km north Chennai extension line, launch of app-based last mile connectivity and commencing the 118.9 km phase-2 have been almost grounded due […]

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