Archive for category: Chennai Metro

CMRL Starts Testing Direct Services Between Koyambedu & Airport

Following an approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), the…

03 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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TBM S711 Makes a Breakthrough at Chennai Metro’s Central Station

On this past Friday, Tunnel Boring Machine S711 – a Herrenknecht EPB…

02 Nov 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Operations Begin on Chennai Metro’s Alandur – St. Thomas Mount Stretch

This news came out of nowhere and the CMRL made no prior announcement to inform…

14 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 6 Comments
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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s First Underground Section Nearing Completion

Hat tip to reader Aniruddh for sharing this development. On October 8, the Chennai…

13 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Chennai Metro’s Airport – Little Mount Section Inaugurated

On September 21, Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister and India’s Urban…

11 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 10 Comments
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RECAP: August & September Metro Rail Updates

Thanks everyone for your tweets, messages & emails asking about my health,…

16 Sep 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 40 Comments
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CMRS Approves Chennai Metro’s Airport – Little Mount Section

After conducting a 2-day safety inspection of Chennai Metro’s 8 km Airport…

02 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 11 Comments
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Chennai Metro’s Washermenpet – Korrukupet Project Launched

Last month, while India’s Urban Development Minister and Tamil Nadu’s…

01 Aug 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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CMRS Begins Inspection of Chennai Metro’s Airport – Little Mount Section

The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety and his team yesterday kick-started a…

29 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Chennai Metro – July 2016 Tunneling Update

This took a while to come through, but the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has finally…

28 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Chennai Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.7 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 75.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 68.5 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km

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