Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday inaugurated the first phase of Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s passenger services between Alandur and Koyambedu. With this, Chennai joined the league of cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Jaipur which have metro rail systems.
The Chief Minister launched the facilities through video-conferencing from Secretariat, which included seven stations on the first stretch — Koyambedu, Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus, Arumbakkam, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, Ekkattuthangal and CMRL’s depot at Koyambedu.
In keeping with the spirit of Chennai, where a movie should be watched on the first day first show without fail, a large number of people gathered at the Alandur station by 11 am today to buy tickets for the first train which will leave at 1.30 pm.
The Rs 14,600-crore project was approved by the previous Congress-led UPA regime in 2009 and the work began later that year. The metro rail is expected to cover 32 stations in the coming years. In a bid to provide a seamless travel, the metro rail has been designed to connect Chennai Airport, Chennai Central railway station, Egmore Station, CMBT and MRTS.
Bureau Report
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