PM to open Metro Rail’s last stretch on Feb. 10
CHENNAI, FEBRUARY 07, 2019 00:00 IST
The 10-km line from AG-DMS to Washermanpet will complete the first phase
Finally, after years of waiting, commuters can travel through the entire 45-km of Chennai Metro Rail when the 10-km stretch from AG-DMS to Washermanpet opens on February 10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswamy will inaugurate the stretch from Tiruppur.
Highly placed sources told The Hindu that Mr. Modi will throw open the final stretch through video conference from Tiruppur.
“Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Housing And Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister for Industries M.C. Sampath are likely to be present for the inauguration ceremony at Chennai Central Metro Rail station,” a source said.
The construction of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase I project at a cost of Rs. 14,600 crore has been on for nearly seven years.
Underground
The final 10-km stretch from AG-DMS to Washermanpet is entirely underground and has stations at Washermanpet, Mannady, Madras High Court, Chennai Central, Government Estate, LIC, Thousand Lights and AG-DMS. The stretch received the final safety approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) in the last week of January.
Commuters can travel from Washermanpet to the Chennai airport, a distance of nearly 21 km, in about 45 minutes.
CHENNAI, FEBRUARY 07, 2019 00:00 IST
The 10-km line from AG-DMS to Washermanpet will complete the first phase
Finally, after years of waiting, commuters can travel through the entire 45-km of Chennai Metro Rail when the 10-km stretch from AG-DMS to Washermanpet opens on February 10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswamy will inaugurate the stretch from Tiruppur.
Highly placed sources told The Hindu that Mr. Modi will throw open the final stretch through video conference from Tiruppur.
“Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Housing And Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister for Industries M.C. Sampath are likely to be present for the inauguration ceremony at Chennai Central Metro Rail station,” a source said.
The construction of Chennai Metro Rail’s phase I project at a cost of Rs. 14,600 crore has been on for nearly seven years.
Underground
The final 10-km stretch from AG-DMS to Washermanpet is entirely underground and has stations at Washermanpet, Mannady, Madras High Court, Chennai Central, Government Estate, LIC, Thousand Lights and AG-DMS. The stretch received the final safety approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) in the last week of January.
Commuters can travel from Washermanpet to the Chennai airport, a distance of nearly 21 km, in about 45 minutes.
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