TN mulls extending metro to Vandalur bus terminus
U.Tejonmayam@timesgroup.com
Chennai: 26.05.2018
In the next few years, metro rail services may be extended up to the proposed satellite bus terminus at Kilambakkam near Vandalur on GST Road. Chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami, who inaugurated six underground metro rail stations in the city on Friday, said the government may soon conduct a feasibility study.
“A study will be conducted to extend the metro line, which links the airport, up to the proposed mofussil bus terminus and integrate it will all rapid transport systems in the city,” the CM said.
Palaniswami and Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs Hardip Singh Puri flagged off the commercial operation of trains services along the stretch from Central Metro to Nehru Park and AGDMS to Little Mount.
The terminus, which will house buses bound for southern districts as well as MTC buses, will be built on a 35-acre plot at an estimated cost of ₹300 crore. A detailed project report for the terminus, for which a portion of land is yet to be cleared by the Archaeological Survey of India, is being prepared by a consultant.
Experts have welcomed the extension plan as it will encourage more people to use the mass rapid transit system.
EPS urges Centre for quick release of funds for metro Phase 2
Chennai: “Connecting two modes of transport is a great idea, as multi-modal transport is the best way to make public transportation attractive to commuters, at a time when Chennai city, as a whole, is extending. With more lines coming up, at some point, metro will become like a mini road network,” said R Sivanandan, professor, transportation engineering division, IIT Madras.
The chief minister said Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has come forward to fund the construction of two of three corridors — Madhavaram and Sholingannalur and Madhavaram to Koyambedu — in Phase 2 (107.55km) of the metro rail project. “I urge the Centre for early approval and sanction of their share of funds for the project,” he said. “We will begin construction for Phase 2 once we receive funds from JICA.”
The state submitted a detailed project report to the Centre last year for approval. Efforts are on to secure financial assistance from Asian Development Bank for a third corridor that will link Light House and CMBT, he said.
Elaborating on the progress of the project, he said 35km of the total 45km of Phase 1 is now operational; the 10km stretch from Washermenpet to AG-DMS will be ready by the end of 2018.
“So far, about 1.64 crore [people] have taken the metro. With the opening of the new stations, metro will connect all major transport hubs — Central, Egmore, CMBT and the airport,” he said, adding that footfalls are expected to increase significantly.
U.Tejonmayam@timesgroup.com
Chennai: 26.05.2018
In the next few years, metro rail services may be extended up to the proposed satellite bus terminus at Kilambakkam near Vandalur on GST Road. Chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami, who inaugurated six underground metro rail stations in the city on Friday, said the government may soon conduct a feasibility study.
“A study will be conducted to extend the metro line, which links the airport, up to the proposed mofussil bus terminus and integrate it will all rapid transport systems in the city,” the CM said.
Palaniswami and Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs Hardip Singh Puri flagged off the commercial operation of trains services along the stretch from Central Metro to Nehru Park and AGDMS to Little Mount.
The terminus, which will house buses bound for southern districts as well as MTC buses, will be built on a 35-acre plot at an estimated cost of ₹300 crore. A detailed project report for the terminus, for which a portion of land is yet to be cleared by the Archaeological Survey of India, is being prepared by a consultant.
Experts have welcomed the extension plan as it will encourage more people to use the mass rapid transit system.
EPS urges Centre for quick release of funds for metro Phase 2
Chennai: “Connecting two modes of transport is a great idea, as multi-modal transport is the best way to make public transportation attractive to commuters, at a time when Chennai city, as a whole, is extending. With more lines coming up, at some point, metro will become like a mini road network,” said R Sivanandan, professor, transportation engineering division, IIT Madras.
The chief minister said Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has come forward to fund the construction of two of three corridors — Madhavaram and Sholingannalur and Madhavaram to Koyambedu — in Phase 2 (107.55km) of the metro rail project. “I urge the Centre for early approval and sanction of their share of funds for the project,” he said. “We will begin construction for Phase 2 once we receive funds from JICA.”
The state submitted a detailed project report to the Centre last year for approval. Efforts are on to secure financial assistance from Asian Development Bank for a third corridor that will link Light House and CMBT, he said.
Elaborating on the progress of the project, he said 35km of the total 45km of Phase 1 is now operational; the 10km stretch from Washermenpet to AG-DMS will be ready by the end of 2018.
“So far, about 1.64 crore [people] have taken the metro. With the opening of the new stations, metro will connect all major transport hubs — Central, Egmore, CMBT and the airport,” he said, adding that footfalls are expected to increase significantly.
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