Chennai Metro Rail News & Updates

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chennai Metro Rail adjusts its schedule on March 3, 2024, for Southern Railways line maintenance between Central and Tambaram. Trains will run every 7 minutes from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, deviating from the usual Sunday schedule, ensuring efficient service amid increased passenger traffic.

Chennai Metro Rail work on a section of OMR from Sholinganallur to Siruseri in Chennai, where construction was halted for the last few months, will resume soon. The Phase II project which will pass through 116 km of the city will also cover the entire IT Expressway in Corridor 3, according to media reports. Although Chennai Metro Rail had awarded the contract to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) in April 2023 to build nine stations in a 10-km stretch from Sholinganallur to SIPCOT, problems emerged late last year and the construction work was disrupted.

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Wednesday floated a tender to prepare detailed project report for the lines, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu announced in the Budget. Report will be prepared.

In January, Chennai Metro Rail Limited submitted a detailed feasibility report, proposing about 19 elevated stations from Poonamallee to Parandur via Thirumazhisai and Sriperumbudur, a distance of 43.63 km. This line will be constructed under Phase-2 of 26.1 km Lighthouse-Poonamallee Corridor.

Chennai Metro Rail Corporation has recently launched three corridors - Madhavaram to SIPCOT (Corridor 3), Light House to Poonamallee (Corridor 4) under the Phase II project of Chennai Metro, 116 km long and costing Rs 61,843 crore. ), and Madhavaram to Sholinganallur (Corridor 5) is being constructed.

Chennai Metro has recently partnered with ONDC Network's App, which now allows ONDC Network customers to book Chennai Metro tickets from home, along with other facilities like Rapido, Namma Yatri and RedBus, available on ONDC Network App. Are.

An average of 2.73 lakh people traveled in metro trains every day in Chennai in January, taking the total footfall last month to 84.6 lakh. In which the maximum passenger traffic of 3.64 lakh was recorded on January 12. Experts attributed the high passenger numbers to the Pongal festival weekend, when people left the city for their hometowns or on holidays.

According to the Times of India, in Chennai Metro in January, 37.9 lakh people used their smartcards to travel the metro, 2.2 lakh people booked tickets online and received QR-code tickets, 25 lakh people used paper QR at stations. -Three lakh people purchased tickets through WhatsApp, 3.8 lakh people purchased using Paytm and around nine lakh people purchased using their Singara Chennai NCMC card.

In view of the proposed construction work of Thousand Lights Metro Station at Whites Road of Chennai Metro, some road diversions have been implemented for a week, from Sunday to Saturday, from Pattulos Road-Whites Road Junction to Whites Road-Thiru Vee. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the junction. Vehicles coming from Royapettah Tower Clock towards Anna Salai via Whites Road will be diverted to Pattullos Road at Pattullos Road-Whites Road junction.

In other changes to Chennai Metro's road route, vehicles coming from Anna Salai towards Smith Road will be restricted from turning right towards Satyam Cinemas at the Smith Road-White Road junction. Only one-way traffic will be allowed from Whites Road-Thiru Vee Ka Junction to Whites Road-Pattulos Road Junction.

The Phase II project of the Chennai Metro Rail is progressing on Corridor 5, covering a distance of 44.6 kilometers from Madhavaram to Sholinganallur. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials have confirmed that the track work between the planned metro stations at Ichankadu and Velakkal began a few weeks ago. Along with this, construction of pillars along Corridor 5 is also in full swing.

The first operational section within Corridor 5, from Madhavaram to Retteri, is expected to be ready by the end of 2026. Officials hope that track work on this section will begin in about six months. “In total, we have to build around 1,500 piers in Corridor 5,” an official said. We have completed about 150 piers between Madhavaram and Koyambedu, 142 between Koyambedu and Ullagaram and 205 piers between Ullagaram and Elcott. Track laying work has started there.

Chennai Metro Rail will soon launch a study to upgrade two MRTS stations in the city in the coming months. Improvement work will be carried out at Tirumalai and Tiruvallikeni MRTS stations, which will benefit passengers. According to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials, steps are being taken to finalize an agency that will evaluate the facilities at these two stations, ways to modernize them, estimated cost for the same and a detailed plan. Will study.

Chennai Metro Rail on Wednesday launched a 30-metre long 'U girder' with puller axle system at one of its sites in the IT corridor as part of the construction of the Phase II project. The Phase II project of Hennai Metro Rail includes a long section of OMR in Corridor 3-Madhavaram up to SIPCOT in Siruseri via Sholinganallur.

As per Chennai Metro the participants will have to use their Marathon QR code ticket at the Metro automated gate for metro travel only for roundtrip journey on 6-1-2024 and for participants carrying Marathon QR/bib on the day of Vehicle parking will also be made free. Passengers can use special services.