CMRL lays tracks in tunnel area of Egmore- Shenoy Nagar
Posted on: 20/Feb/2015 11:07:08 AM
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The tunnel-boring machine between Shenoy Nagar and Egmore broke even. Now tracks are being laid. Wherever the tunnels are finished, the constructions of railway stations have begun. The Metro Rail scheme was announced in the year 2007 at a cost of Rs 14,000 Crores. Now the cost has gone up tp Rs 20,000 Crores. Meanwhile, the 18th train set manufactured at Alstom factory in Sri City reached CMRL depot recently. This is the ninth train out of 33 to be delivered from Sri City in neighboring Tada.
After preliminary checks, the train will be subjected to non-regression test and then it will be moved to test track for further testing and dynamic trails.
The project, which is expected to ease road congestion in the city, will have two stretches totaling 45 km, linking important locations in the city, including North Chennai, Central Railway Station, Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminal at Koyambedu to the airport in the southern suburb of Chennai.
At present, various train trials are being conducted on the elevated structure between Koyambedu and Alandur. This stretch is likely to be opened for traffic soon.
