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The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai, India.Operated by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) – a joint venture between the Government of India and the State Government of Tamil Nadu, the network consists of two lines and spans 54.1 km (33.6 mi).
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a SPV was established in December 2007 as a joint venture between the Government of India and Government of Tamil Nadu, and is headquartered in Chennai. [4] [5] In June 2015, commercial operations of the Chennai metro started and the first phase was completed by February 2019. [6] [7] Since 2019, CMRL is ...
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai and its suburbs. Phase I of the project consisted of two corridors covering a length of 54.15 kilometres (33.65 mi). [ 1 ] The elevated section of the project began operations in June 2015, with the entire elevated stretch operational as of October 2016. [ 2 ]
With the Chennai Metro operational since 2015, the Indian Railways proposed for the MRTS system to be taken over by Chennai Metro Rail Limited in 2017. [42] In July 2018, PwC said that the merger would be expensive, costing around ₹ 30 billion (US$360 million) to replace the train-sets and establish other facilities. [43]
As of 2022, the metro operates trains from 5 AM to 11 PM with an average frequency of one train every 6 minutes in peak hours and every 12 minutes in lean hours in the blue line. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] The main operational control center (OCC) is located in Koyambedu where the movement of trains and real-time CCTV footage obtained is monitored. [ 44 ]
Blue Line Green Line Chennai MRTS , Chennai Suburban West Line , Chennai Suburban South Line Upcoming (2): Red Line Orange Line: Stations: 47: Service; Type: Rapid transit: System: Chennai Metro: Operator(s) Chennai Metro Rail Limited: Technical; Line length: 45.4 km (28.2 mi) Number of tracks: 2: Character: 26.3 km (16.3 mi) Underground 19.1 ...
Blue Line Green Line Chennai Suburan West Line , Chennai Suburan South Line , Chennai MRTS Upcoming (2): Purple Line Orange Line: Stations: 45: Service; Type: Rapid transit: System: Chennai Metro: Operator(s) Chennai Metro Rail Limited: Technical; Line length: 44.6 km (27.7 mi) Number of tracks: 2: Character: 5.8 km (3.6 mi) Underground 38.8 km ...
The construction of the first phase of Chennai Metro started in June 2009. [1] Commercial operations started on the green line in June 2015. [2] [3] [4] On 10 February 2019, the extension of blue line was opened, completing the first phase of the metro.