Chennai Metro News & Updates:
◷ 2024-11-11
Chennai Metro Rail Limited temporarily suspends tunnelling near Kutchery Road due to gas leak. Officials say gas detectors detected small amounts of methane and carbon monoxide in the tunnel. They are pumping fresh air into the tunnel and are looking for the source of the leak in order to plug it.
◷ 2024-03-18
As part of Mahalaxmi Yojana, the government is providing free travel in RTC buses to women. But Mahalakshmi had an impact on Hyderabad Metro. The number of female passengers in the metro is decreasing as women prefer to travel by bus. Chennai Metro officials revealed that the number of metro women passengers, which had crossed 5.5 lakh last year, is currently between 4.8 lakh to 4.9 lakh.
◷ 2024-03-15
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has received approval from the Ministry of Defence for a temporary road diversion proposal to facilitate the expansion of Chennai`s metro rail network. The proposal, which involves diverting traffic through Defence land, aims to accommodate construction activities for Phase 2 of Corridor-5 from Madhavaram to Sholinganallur.
◷ 2024-03-11
According to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials, the maps will be designed to provide as much information as possible to passengers. In each coach, there are four dynamic maps and four static maps. While static maps will continue to exist, dynamic maps will be replaced by these LED backlit LCD-based dynamic route map display systems. Apart from the current location and landmarks, it will also show which way the door will open.
◷ 2024-03-11
Starting next year in Chennai Metro, LCD-based dynamic route map display system with multiple information will be introduced in Metrorail trains running in the 54 km network of Phase I and Phase I Extension project. The new digital display will show the current position of the train, next station, distance between stations and even nearby destinations.