The construction and commissioning of the 7-kilometer line from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Retteri junction by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) might be finished in three years, allowing inhabitants of the northern suburbs…
Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. and Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. inked a contract for the building of an elevated viaduct for CMRL Phase-II in the amount of 1,134 crore. The contract is part of…
In the near future, the ‘Lite Metro’ may be introduced into Chennai’s public transportation system. The Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) intends to conduct a preliminary feasibility study on the Lite Metro…
Chennai Metro Rail Limited has awarded a contract worth Rs 360 crore to Linxon India Private Limited for 25 kV OHE and power supply systems for Phase 2 corridors of Chemmai Metro Rail…
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has gave in-principle clearance for the layout and preliminary design of the planned structure, bringing construction of the elevated corridor from Teynampet to Saidapet on Anna Salai…
The task of installing signalling and train control systems that would permit operation of driverless trains on the118.9km phase-2 corridors has been given to a consortium made up of Hitachi Rail STS SPA…
For a distance of around 5 km, the Chennai Metro Rail will have a double decker line with station standing in a single pillar. Four stations along this stretch—at Alwarthirunagar, Valasaravakkam, Karambakkam, and…
Alstom, a French producer of rolling stock, announced that Chennai Metro Rail Limited has awarded them a contract for the design, production, and commissioning of 78 advanced metro coaches costing 98 million euros,…
After Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) released technical bids on Monday, 6 companies submitted offers for 2 different contracts to commission the electrification system for lines 3 and 5 of the Chennai…
The 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project selected Larsen & Toubro and KEC International – Vijay Nirman Company JV as the lowest bidders for two ballastless track work contracts. The contract for…
The contract for the signalling, train control, and video management systems for Chennai Metro Line-3 was awarded to Hitachi Rail STS India Pvt. Ltd. last week because it had submitted the lowest…
In the near future, commuters who wish to get to Anna Salai from the Inner Ring Road or 100 Feet Road may be able to take direct Metro trains, which would save their…
The State government has not yet approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Metro Rail expansion between Chennai Airport and Kilambakkam bus station. The project is currently on hold, despite the Chennai…
Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers and Consultants and Urban Mass Transit Company in late-June emerged as the lowest bidders to prepare Feasibility Study Reports for mass rapid transit systems (MRTS) in Salem, Tiruchirappalli &…
In response to an RTI submitted by Chennai-based RTI activist Dayanad Krishnan, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) stated that the Coimbatore mass rapid transit system (metro rail project) is anticipated to be completed…
CMRL begins construction in many core regions in the city, and Poonamallee in the western suburbs may be next. Officials claimed that segments of roadways in places like Karayanchavadi leading to Poonamallee have…