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Chennai Metro

9,000 crore allotted for Coimbatore, Madurai Metro

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 21, 2023March 21, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday, 20 March 2023, announced that Rs 9,000 crore will be allotted for the metro rail project in Coimbatore. The announcement was made by finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan during […]

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41 additional Escalators to be installed in 22 Chennai Metro Stations

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Twenty-two metro stations will get 41 new escalators giving commuters easy and quick access to the stations and seamless switch between corridors. CMRL has identified 22 metro stations, includwing 14 stations on corridor-1 from Tondiarpet […]

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Chennai Metro Rail awards signalling contract to Hitachi Rail STS

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd on Wednesday signed a contract with the consortium of Hitachi Rail STS SPA and Hitachi Rail STS India Private Limited for the supply of signalling, train control and video management system […]

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Bridge to link Madhavaram bus terminus and metro station

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Madhavaram bus terminus, which primarily caters to Andhra Pradesh buses, will now be connected to the metro rail station built under phase-II through a 50-metre connecting bridge from the terminus, said Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport […]

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Trains on Chennai Metro Phase 2 corridors to run slower

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro Rail trains start chugging in Phase 2 project, they will run at a slightly lower speed than those in Phase 1. In the 118.9-km Phase 2 project being executed across the city with […]

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Passengers want Chennai metro rail to bring back executive coaches

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 11, 2023March 11, 2023
  • Chennai Metro
Chennai Metro Elevated Viaduct

New six-car metro trains are expected to be added to the existing fleet to cater to the rising footfalls and regular commuters want Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to bring back the executive or first-class […]

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Chennai Metro stations take new names

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Metro Rail stations have taken to wearing new names, colours and designs of late. With the semi-naming rights initiative of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) picking up, quite a number of stations have received a […]

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CMDA to develop areas near 2 Metro stations

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has decided to redevelop neighbourhoods around Sholinganallur and LIC Metro Rail stations. The neighbourhood development projects will tied to the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) scheme, which involves increasing floor space […]

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Metro work begins at Sterling Road junction in Chennai

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Construction work to link core city localities with the metro rail network may commence soon, as CMRL has barricaded portions of the road on Sterling Road junction in Nungambakkam for construction of a portion of […]

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Chennai Metro to start tunnelling work between Greenways Road and Adyar

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro Rail plans to begin building a tunnel between Greenways Road to Adyar from today for constructing underground network in the city for the 118.9-km Phase 2 project. This will be the third tunnel […]

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Chennai Metro to run driverless trains

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on February 14, 2023February 14, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

The first set of three-coach driverless trains for Chennai Metro Rail is likely to arrive in the city by August 2024. These trains will be first run on the Poonamallee-Power House stretch in 2026 as […]

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Chennai Metro Rail awards contract to Linxon

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on February 1, 2023February 1, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Tuesday,  31 January 2023  awarded a contract to Linxon India Private Limited for the installation and commissioning of critical systems needed for the operation, remote monitoring and control systems […]

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Cheenai wants Airport-Kilambakkam Metro line quickly

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on January 30, 2023January 30, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

Every day, over 10,000 commuters use Chennai Airport Metro Rail station. While several air passengers take the Metro train to reach the airport, hundreds of people from the southern areas such as Pallavaram, Chromepet, Chitlapakkam, […]

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CMDA suggests increasing FSI to 6.5 along Chennai Metro

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on January 30, 2023January 30, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

For the first time in Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is mulling increasing the floor space index (FSI) for properties located along Chennai Metro Rail and MRTS corridors to 6.5. The earlier […]

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82% Land Acquisition Complete for  Chennai Metro Phase II

  • by Urban Railways
  • Posted on January 30, 2023January 30, 2023
  • Chennai Metro

The land acquisition for Chennai Phase II of the Metro Rail project is almost complete. About 82 per cent of the required land has been acquired so far, according to Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL). […]

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