Unlike Delhi and Bangalore Metro Rail, the Chennai will have a first class compartment, and within it a women’s section.
The first class will be close to the driver’s cab and a part of this coach will be reserved for women. The official bid document ‘Operations and Maintenance Services for Phase 1 of Chennai Metro System’ mentions the first class rake in the four-car arrangement.
The first class compartment will have 14 seats and the other compartments 44 seats each. Each train will also have four seats earmarked for the elderly and four for the physically challenged.Sources in CMRL said that the fares for first class may be twice as expensive as those for second class.