With roughly a year left for the first signs of Chennai’s metro rail, the countdown has officially begun. The focus now, for Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), is the stretch between Koyambedu and St. Thomas Mount that is part of corridor II of the Rs. 14,600-crore project. About 50 per cent of track laying has [...]
Excavation below roof slab has been commenced at Nehru park station and has reached up to concourse level by adopting top down methodology. The excavation is done in a sequential manner. The concourse slab concreting is expected to commence within the fortnight. Track work in progress The track works for about 3.5 kms between Vadapalani [...]
The Assembling of Tunnel Boring Machinery and gantry works are in progress at May Day Park station. The initial drive is expected to commence in the month of October 2012.
Excavation to 1st level strut has been completed and bracket fixing work is in progress at Egmore underground station. The shaft will be receiving the TBMs coming from Nehru Park. There is seamless connection as the passengers can take the Foot Overbridge over the suburban lines and walk down INTO the entrance exit to the [...]
Of the total 11 TBMs required for Chennai Metro Rail Project, 9 TBMs have already been imported and taken to the site. Two Tunnel Boring Machines for Package UAA-03 have arrived at Chennai Port. These two TBMs will be shifted to Saidapet Underground station site during the next 10 days. The following items which form [...]
Two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), just arrived from China, will soon begin boring an underground path from Saidapet to Gemini. For the average commuter in the city, much of the visible metro work largely tends to be the construction along the two elevated corridors – from Chennai Airport to Little Mount, and from St. Thomas [...]
Salient Features of Chennai Metro Rail Project : Chennai Metro Rail Project integrates all important locations along the three arterial roads of Chennai namely Anna Salai (Mount Road), E.V.R.Periyar Salai (P.H. road) and Jawaharlal Nehru Salai (100 Ft. Road). The Chennai Metro Rail Project aims at integrating other modes of transport viz. Long distance train services, [...]
Alandur Metro Station is one of the signature Metro Stations which is having specific identity in two aspects, one its location and the second is the only interchange station in the Chennai Metro Rail elevated stations. This is a multi-level station wherein two corridors (i.e. Corridor-1: Washermanpet- Airport through Mount Road-Guindy and Corridor-2: Chennai Central [...]
METRO TO LINK SUBURBAN, MRTS AND BUS SERVICES Subways, Walkways, Skywalks And Foot Overbridges To Help Commuters Switch From One Mode Of Transport To Another. Intermodal links: Washermanpet: Links suburban railway station with Mint bus stand Central: A network of subways and walkways interlink Chennai Central, Park suburban station and Park Town MRTS station High [...]
Facilities Planned for Physically Challenged Persons in Chennai Metro Stations: The facilities for Physically Challenged persons within the station will generally be provided based on Guidelines and space standards for Barrier Free Built Environment for Disabled and Elderly Persons”. Also, the design in general will be in accordance with “Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier [...]
