Metro rail service to get extended till St. Thomas Mount in Sept
Posted on: 17/Aug/2015 8:31:58 AM
Plans are on to set up metro rail services in two routes: first route covering 23.05 km distance between Vannarapettai and Chennai Airport, and second route covering 22.50 km covering Chennai Central and St. Thomas Mount. This will count to a total of 32 stations including 16 subway stations and 16 above ground stations. The required works are taking place in full swing.
As its first phase, metro rail service between Koyambedu and Alandur covering 10 km distance is over and the railway service got kick started on 30th of June this year. As the next step, as its second phase, metro service between St. Thomas Mount and Alandur is over now. Test run will soon take place and the metro service for the public will be open very soon.
Speaking about this, metro officials say following Metro Rail service between Koyambedu to Alandur, the works for metro rail between Alandur and St. Thomas Mount is over now.This has to undergo security checks by the commissioner for metro rail safety. Necessary documents for the safety check are sent to the commissioner at Bangalore. Inspections for the same went on yesterday.
This safety check involved test run between St Thomas Mount and Alandur which covers 1.5 km on the above ground metro railway station.
The railway tracks, signals, railway stations, basic facilities for passengers, etc were inspected during this inspection. The inspection report will be sent to the railway department and central government. Union Urban Development Ministry will then send a confirmation about initiating the metro rail service between St. Thomas Mount and Alandur after going through the report. Following this approval, the metro rail service will be started in September this year.
When metro rail service is extended till St. Thomas mount, more people are likely to use the service. Those who travel in the Tambaram-Beach train will choose to get down at St. Thomas Mount and take metro service.
