The Indian Railway Safety Commissioner is scheduled to conduct the testing of the Chennai Metro Rail Project underground section between Koyambedu and Nehru Park by the end of this month.
With the main goal of reducing the high traffic congestion in Chennai Metro City, The ambitious Chennai Metro Project has been taken in 2 corridors covering a distance of 45 km.
It has been announced that the underground tunnel track work of the Chennai Metro Rail Project in the section between Nehru Nagar and Thirumangalam stations is completed. This will be opened for public service in 2 months.
CMRL beings track works in North Chennai
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Chennai Metro Rail Limited has started laying tracks between Washermanpet Metro Rail station to AG-DMS Metro Rail station, a distance of about 13 km. Laying of track upto Chennai Central.
3 more metro rail routes in Chennai soon
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As a second phase of the project, three new routes are set to get metro services and the second project report for the same is submitted to the Tamil Nadu government. Metro rail flies between Chennai Koyambedu and Meenambakkam every day.
Metro Rail Access Card launched
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To travel in Chennai Metro Rail one has to purchase ticket fare token. The token will be issued after you pay the cost for the required destination. You will be allowed to enter the railway station after you drop the token.
During the Governor’s address at the Tamil Nadu State Assembly, it was mentioned that the underground metro rail services will commence soon in Chennai. While speaking, the Governor said.
