With Southern Railway having announced running 12 special trains on the festive occasion of Deepavali, Chennai Metro Rail authorities have also announced additional train services as per demand.
In addition to training the guards of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd for making sabotage checks, they are also getting sensitized to check the commuters without affecting their sentiments.
The first underground trial run between Koyambedu and Anna Nagar Tower today using a diesel locomotive was successfully conducted by Chennai Metro Rail.
After four months of inauguration of the Chennai metro train service between Alandur and Koyambedu the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd yesterday conducted trial run of the metro rail between Little Mount and Nanganallur Road.
Following in the footsteps of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the Chennai Metro Rail is planning to install solar power panels either in the shed or the depot in Koyambedu.
Officials of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) have said that the construction of the station at the Chennai airport is almost complete, and that only interiors are pending.