INDIA: Underground extensions of both lines of the Chennai metro were inaugurated on May 25, adding a total of 7·4 km to the network.
The Blue Line was extended by 4·8 km northeast from Little Mount to AG-DMS, with four stations. The Green Line was extended east by 2·6 km from Nehru Park to Central, with an intermediate station at Egmore.
The Blue Line is to be extended further north to Washermanpet. When this extension opens, Central will offer interchange between the two lines.
INDIA: Three consortia have submitted bids to build the first section of Chennai metro’s 119 km second phase, which would add a further three lines and 128 stations. Phase 2 comprises the north-south Line 3 from Madhavaram to St Joseph’s College in Kamaraj Nagar, the 26 ...
Opened 2015, India’s 7th metro. Two lines serving 40 stations. See Chennai network map. CMRL is a special-purpose vehicle of the state of Tamil Nadu responsible for planning, design, implementation and operation of the Chennai metro. Construction of Phase 1 started late-2008 on the Blue (23·1 km, 18 stations) and ...
INDIA: The first underground section of the Chennai metro opened on May 14, when a 7 km extension of Line 2 (the Green Line) from Thirumangalam to Nehru Park was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K Palaniswami and national Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah ...
