CMRL
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has planned to create multi-level parking lots at a few stations. This came to the wake of the parking worries of the commuters. The good part of the multi-level parking lots is that they do not consume extra ground space and since the levels are stacked one above the other, [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The Chennai metro rail project has completed its first tunnel (1.3 km) between two stations- Washermenpet and Mannadi. The tunneling work between this stretch was initiated on October 1, 2012 and got completed in five and a half months. As per the plan initiated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), the phase I of [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The underground tunnels of Chennai metro rail project will cross atleast 1,500 buildings in different locations covering a distance of 23 km. The tunnels would run beneath several commercial and residential areas on Washermanpet- Mannadi-High Court, May Day Park-Central, Shenoy Nagar-Pachaiyappa’s and Shenoy Nagar-Anna Nagar stretches. As per plan initiated by Delhi Metro [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The Chennai metro rail project will be operated and maintained by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) only. According to the Managing Director of Chennai metro, CMRL called for international competitive bids to outsource operation and maintenance work of Chennai metro project. But now they have dropped this idea and decided to do it [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The construction of Chennai metro rail is slowly blocking the Ripon Buildings in the city. The metro authorities have not taken proper permission from government or Corporation Council in this regard. The Ripon Buildings is the seat of the Chennai corporation and is positioned near the Chennai central railway station. In 2010, State [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- As time passes by, Chennai metro rail project is soon to reach its official deadline. As per plan initiated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), the Chennai metro rail phase I will be planned as two corridors. The First, starts from Washermenpet and ends at the Chennai International Airport covering a distance of [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai-Very soon Thiruvanmiyur will get four-lane flyover. The construction work will initiate from September 2013. This project in Chennai is undertaken by Highways department. Flyover will be 1.3 kms long and will cross three junctions which are Jayanthi-Theyagaraja theatres junction, the one after the Marundeeswarar temple and the RTO office on East Coast Road.The detailed [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The first set (four coaches) of the first metro train will be launched soon in 2013. According to the officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), the work has started in October 2012. The manufacturing is carried out by a factory named Alstom Transport, a French company at Sri City near Tada in Andhra Pradesh. [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) will soon set up lifts and escalators in the completed metro stations in February 2013. Work has been completed at CMBT and Koyembedu metro stations. Johnson Lifts Pvt. Ltd and China-based SJEC Corporation will provide 125 lifts and 300 escalators respectively. The cost of installing lifts and escalators for 32 metro stations [...] Continue Reading »
Until the metro constructions are completed in Chennai, the residents seems to have tough time. The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) recently issued notices to the property owners who stay along the metro routes to seal the borewells and open wells. According to the metro construction experts, the borewells and open wells above 16.5 metre [...] Continue Reading »
