Chennai metro: CMRL commences feasibility study to link Chennai Airport – Parandur via Poonamallee

Chennai metro news: In the second phase of the Chennai Metro Rail, on the fourth line from Lighthouse to Poonamalle, the installation of equipment for the high-level power line on the Poonamalle-Porur route has started. The metro rail officials have said the tests will start when the metro trains arrive in August.

Ramkumar

Published: 08 Aug 2024 08:52:AM

Chennai Metro Phase-2 covers 116.1km with 118 stations.

Chennai: The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) has commenced a feasibility study for metro line from the existing airport to Poonamallee via Kundrathur and Thiruneermalai covering around 16km. Once the line is ready, flyers will be able to travel from the old airport to the new one proposed at Parandur in less than one hour. The study will be done along with the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Poonamallee to Parandur metro extension project.

Airport connectivity boost: Metro line to link old and new Airports via Kundrathur and Thiruneermalai

The fourth route of the Chennai metro is the 26.1 km from Lighthouse-Poonamalle. Especially this is the Orange Line Metro. The route consists of a tunnel from Lighthouse to Kodambakkam flyover and an elevated half from Kodambakkam Powerhouse to Poonamalle. The route will have nine underground metro stations and 18 high-only metro stations.

In the second phase of the Chennai Metro Rail, on the fourth line from Lighthouse to Poonamalle, the installation of equipment for the high-level power line on the Poonamalle-Porur route has started. The metro rail officials have said the tests will start when the metro trains arrive in August.

Metro expansion on cards

At present, works are going on in full swing at various places on this route, including the construction of high-level tunnels and the construction of metro stations. In this situation, the installation of equipment for a high-level power line between Poontamalli Borur has started on this route.

The Chennai Metro Rail service, which was launched in 2015, has now become an irreplaceable public transport service among the people of Chennai. At present, two to three lakh passengers are traveling in the metro train, which is longing for a distance of 54 kilometers on two routes.

Especially in 2023 alone, the company said that 9.11 crore people have traveled by Chennai Metro Rail.

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