Chennai metro rail

Chennai Metro Rail Limited
(CMRL) [1]
Locale Chennai , Tamil Nadu
Transit type Rapid Transit
Number of
lines
2 (under construction in Phase I)
3 (proposed in Phase II)
Number of
stations 41 (Phase I + extension)
Chief
executive K Rajaraman, MD [2]
Headquarters Chennai
Website http://
www.chennaimetrorail.gov.in/
Operation
Operation
will start
2013 (Elevated Section on
Corridor 2)
Operator(s) CMRL
Number of
vehicles 42 (Phase I)
Train length 86.5 m
Technical
System
length
117.046 km (72.73 mi) [Phase I,
extension and Phase II]
Track gauge standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through
overhead catenary
Top speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
The Chennai Metro (Tamil:
is a rapid transit
system in Chennai, Tamil Nadu , India. The Phase
I of the project consisting of two corridors
covering a length of 45.1 km is under
construction. The elevated section of the project
is scheduled to be operational by 2013 and the
entire project is scheduled to be completed by
the financial year 2014-2015. About 55% of the
corridors in Phase I is underground and the
remaining is elevated.
Background
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citations to ensure verifiability .
Chennai is the 4th largest metropolitan city in
India. Chennai, often known as the Detroit of
Asia , is widely known for its presence in the
automotive industry and has attracted several
global automakers to set up their factories in the
city becoming one of the global leaders in the
industry. Apart from automobiles, it also has
development centres set up by many software
companies which contributed 14% of India's
total software exports of
144,214 crore ( US$ 28.77 billion) during
2006–07, making it the second-largest exporter
of software in the country, behind Bangalore.
Based on all these industrial and technological
advancements, urban population has risen
rapidly, requiring need for faster and safer
transportation at all times. The city already has
multiple modes of transportation. A bus system
is run by the Chennai MTC and is augmented by
the Chennai suburban railway network run by
the Southern Railway . In addition to this, the
Chennai Corporation has also implemented the
Chennai MRTS project; an elevated railway
system was sanctioned in 1984 to ease
congestion in central Chennai. However, traffic
congestion was still a big problem for both the
citizens as well as the City's governing body.
Hence, the Chennai Corporation has decided to
implement the Chennai Metro project which will
be another alternate transportation mode to a
metropolis like Chennai. Mr K.Rajaraman IAS,
1989 Batch Officer of Tamil Nadu cadre is the
Managing Director of CMRL.
History
After the success of the Delhi metro , a similar
system was mooted for the city of Chennai by E.
Sreedharan of the DMRC to the then Chief
Minister of Tamil Nadu Karunanidhi .[3] The plan
was later dropped in favour of a highly
ambitious monorail network, spread over the
whole city during Jayalalitha 's tenure.
[4] Karunanidhi revived the metro rail project to
life once again by including it in the 2007-08
State Government's budget, and an amount of
50 crores had been sanctioned for preliminary
works which included a Detailed Project Report
(DPR) to be prepared by the DMRC Rail
Project . The approval for the project was
finally given by the state cabinet on 7 November
2007 [5] and is to be executed by a Special
purpose vehicle, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited
(CMRL).
Corridors
Master Plan prepared by DMRC
A Total of 7 lines have been planned by the
DMRC for Chennai Metro Rail Project. [6]
Line Termini Opening
Date
Length
(km)
Underground
(km)
Underground
stations
Elevated
stations Interchange
Line
1 Tiruvottiyur
Chennai
International
Airport
2014 32.1 14.3 11 6 Suburban,
MRTS , 2
Line
2
Chennai
Central
St. Thomas
Mount 2013 22 9.7 9 8 Suburban,
MRTS , 1
Line
3 Mogappair Tiruvanmiyur 2014 24 10 9 8 4, MRTS
Line
4 Porur Kamarajar
Salai 3
Line
5 Ring Road Ring Road
Line
6
Radhakrishnan
Salai
Kilpauk
Medical
College
2
Line
7
Along NH5
Road
Along NH5
Road
Other Proposals
Several studies and proposals have been made
to identify new lines to augment the two lines
under construction.
Two corridors have been proposed in the
comprehensive transportation study submitted
by Wilbur Smith Associates [7] from
Medavakkam to St. Thomas Mount and
Madhavaram to Lighthouse via Radhakrishnan
Salai.
A metro line from Thiruvanmiyur to
Kottivakkam and beyond via ECR has been
proposed by CMRL in the steering committee
meeting of the department of Highways and
Minor Ports. But it has been decided to defer it
for present and take it up later. This was
proposed as an alternate for the East Coast
Elevated Expressway [8]
A project study was taken up to establish links
between Moolakadai-- Thirumangalam ,
Moolakadai-- Thiruvanmiyur and Luz—
Poonamallee through Iyyappanthangal. [9]
Apart from these, there are demands to extend
the Metro Rail to Tambaram.[10] State
Government is considering extension to
Tambaram. [11]
Proposed MRTS take-over by CMRL
The MRTS , operated by Southern Railway , is
proposed to be taken over by the CMRL thereby
bringing all the elevated tracks and underground
tracks inside the city under one organization.
The Chennai MRTS is a very poorly executed
project and is a loss making enterprise at
present. After the merger, it is proposed to
replace the current EMUs in the MRTS with air-
conditioned coaches with automatic doors.

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