Chennai Metro Rail to operate in 7 months
Chennai Metro trains will start running in 7 months. This was announced by the Mtero Rail Project Director, Mr. Narasimha Prasad.
The trains will run at an average speed of 40 m per hour. The 2nd day
of test run between Koyambedu and Ash ok Nagar covering a distance
of 5.7 km was completed successfully.
Press reporters and some officials participated in the 2nd day
test-run. The train was run at 40 km per hour. It took 20 minutes. The train
ran without stopping in the stations in between during the first test-run for
the day and reached Ashok Nagar in 8 minutes. While returning, it stopped at
the stations. The test-run will continue. It will be gradually extended up to
St. Thomas Mount.
The first quota of 5 trains has been imported from Brazil. The
nalance 33 trains will be manufactured in Andhra Pradesh.
Security Features:
- CCTV in every coach
- Emergency button to alert the driver
- Fire extinguishers
- Driver can supervise the train run from his seat .
- Emergency exits
- The train will stop automatically if any disturbance is sensed in the tracks
- Separate ladies’ coach where gents will not be allowed
- Seats for ladies in other coaches too
- 6% seats reserved fro differently-abled
- Wheel-chair availability for the differently abled
- Emergency help-line for ladies - 1860 425 1515
Special features
- Fully air-conditioned
- Automatic doors open only when station is rached and the train stops fully.
- A speed of 80-90 km per hour
- 1276 passengers per train – 176 seats & the rest standing
- Service failure complaints can be made from the phone provided in each coach
- Separate place for luggage
- Route maps in each coach
