New 9-km corridor of Chennai Metro to open for commuters next month

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CMRS) is likely to inspect the line on January 31, February 2 and February 3. A team from CMRS landed in Chennai on Monday.

Ten rakes, manufactured at Sri City, are to be used for operations on this stretch. The line is part of CMRL’s Phase I (Blue Line) Extension Project, the cost of which is estimated at Rs 3,770 crore.

In December, last year, CMRL officials had termed the trial run of the Diesel Locomotive vehicle successful. A total of 9.051km were covered during the trial run, on both upline and down line.

The Metro line from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar is an extension of the phase-1 corridor, connecting Washermanpet to the airport, via Annasalai, with nine stations in total – Washermanpet, Sir Thegaraya College, Korukupet, Tondiarpet, Toll Gate, Thangal, Gowri Ashram, Thiruvottiyur and Wimco Nagar.

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