Calls to CMRL helpline soars
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As the city got the first underground metro lines connecting Nehru Park and Thirumangalam, the CMRL helpline is continuously receiving calls. Commuters make 3 times more calls to get help to board trains and switch between corridors.
A part of the phase 2 of Chennai Metro Rail will be running in parallel with the existing MRTS routes. So, commuters can get out of the metro stations or go by the walkway for entering the MRTS facilities.
It may soon get easier for the techies to reach their respective IT parks across the city. In the phase 1, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited shall connect the important IT parks lying along the Old Mahabalipuram Road.
As compared to the facilities of the metro stations underneath Anna Salai, those being built along the 9 km phase-1 extension to connect North Chennai and remaining parts of city.
20% Concession offered by Metro Rail
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With the ongoing festive season, the Chennai Metro Rail has offered a concession of 20% in the fares for travelling in the Metro.
In Chennai, metro rail commuters will soon be able to walk to any station and board in train without wanting to swipe their smart card or wait in queue in the ticket counters for buying tokens.
A section of the underground tunnelling work for the Chennai Metro Rail Project in Anna Salai in the stretch between Little Mount and AG-DMS (Teynampet) for a distance of 4 km has been completed.
The Chief Minister E, Palanisamy announced in the Legislative Assembly that the 4th corridor of the Chennai Metro Rail Project would be extended up to Poonamallee.
It is learnt that there will be no toll charges if the waiting exceeds 3 minutes. Whenever travelling and crossing from one district to another or from one state to another by road, one needs to pay the toll gate customs charges at the customs toll gate
