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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).
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]
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 ...
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 ]
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd. (MTC), is the agency that operates the public bus service in Chennai, India. It is a subsidiary of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd . As of August 2024 the MTC had a total fleet of 3,376 buses with 3,233 scheduled services, with on average 5.092 Million passengers on an average per ...
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.
Chennai Central Metro, officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station, is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line and Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. [2] [3] Central metro station is spread over an area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft). [2]