Chennai Metro Rail {Train Services Commencing on 29th June 2015}

Why Chennai Needs Metro Rail

Chennai Metropolis has been becoming quickly and the movement volumes on the streets have additionally been expanding colossally. Consequently the requirement for another rail based fast transport framework has been felt and towards this target the Government of Tamil Nadu have chosen to execute the Chennai Metro Rail Project. This task goes for giving the populace of Chennai with a quick, dependable, helpful, proficient, cutting edge and temperate method of open transport, which is legitimately incorporated with different types of open and private transport including transports, sub-urban trains and MRTS.

Chennai Metro Rail Route - Corridor#1

Chennai Metro Rail consist of two corridors.
From Washermenpet to Chennai Airport - 23.1 Kilometer
Corridor - Phase - 1 - Chennai Metro Rail Route and Railway Station

1. Washermenpet  
2. Broadway (Prakasam Road) 
3. Chennai Central Station 
4. Rippon Building (along Cooum River)
5. Government Estate 
6. Tarapore Towers 
7. Spencers 
8. Gemini 
9. Anna Salai 
10. Saidapet 
11. Guindy 
12. Chennai Airport.

Chennai Metro Rail Route - Corridor#2

From Chennai Central Railway Station to St.Thomas Mount - 22 Kilometer
Corridor - Phase - 1 - Chennai Metro Rail Route and Railway Station.

1. Chennai Central Railway Station (along EVR Periyar Salai)
2. Vepery 
3. Kilpauk Medical College 
4. Aminjikarai 
5. Shenoy Nagar 
6. Annanagar East 
7. Anna Nagar 2nd avenue 
8. Tirumangalam
9. Koyambedu 
10. CMBT – along Inner Ring Road 
11. Vadapalani
12. Ashok Nagar
13. SIDCO 
14. Alandur 
15. St. Thomas Mount.

Note : The portions of Corridor-1 with a length of 14.3 kms. from Washermanpet to Saidapet, and Corridor-2 with a length of 9.7 kms. from Chennai Central to Anna Nagar 2nd Avenue will be underground and the remainder elevated. 

• Chennai Metro Rail - Schematic Map
• Chennai Metro Rail - Alignment Map

Chennai Metro Rail News

First Chennai Metro Rail Services Commencing before June 29th 2015. Then Union Urban Development Ministry has given clearance for operations for the first ever Chennai Metro Rail Service between Koyambedu and Alandur and a communication to this effect was received last evening, CMRP Sources said. Metro Rail from Koyambedu to Ashok Nagar would be operated on two tracks. Up and Down service. Beyond that point till Alandur. Then up and down services will be operated only on a single track upto Alandur. "We have received clearance to commence operations till Alandur. But the train services will be operated after a mandatory inspection by the Commissionar of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) from Ashok Nagar to Alandur. The officials are likely to inspect the stretch by the end of this week or may be early next week. Once they give green signal. Train services will be started as per schedule.