CHENNAI: The 45-km-long ambitious Metro Rail Project, aimed at easing the growing traffic congestion in ChennaiCity, will be completed ahead of schedule and the train services would commence in two years, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin said today.
Talking to reporters after reviewing the project works, he said the works were going on in full swing. The first phase train services on the elevated corridor between Koyambedu and St Thomas Mount would commence in 2013, he said.
Stating that the project was being implemented at a cost of Rs 14,600 crore, he said works to the tune of Rs 629 crore were completed.
Observing that the project was a landmark achievement for Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, he said the project was being implemented in two phases. Once fully operational by 2015, about six lakh people will commute under the project.
Mr Stalin said that, under the project, in all there would be 34 railway stations, 17 each on the 23.1 km long Washermanpet-Airport section and the 22.1 km Chennai Central-Annanagar-Koyambedu-St ThomasMount corridor.
The first corridor is from Washermenpet via Broadway, Chennai Central Station, Ripon Building along Cooum River, Government Estate, Anna Salai, Spencers, Gemini, Saidapet, Guindy and Chennai Airport.
The second corridor is from Chennai Central along EVR Periyar Salai, Vepery, Kilpauk Medical College, Aminjikarai, Shenoy Nagar, Anna Nagar East, Tirumangalam, Koyambedu, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, SIDCO, Alandur and St Thomas Mount.
The portions of Corridor-1 with a length of 14.3 km from Washermanpet to Saidapet, and Corridor-2 with a length of 9.7 km from Chennai Central to Anna Nagar would be underground and the remainder elevated.
The project is aimed at providing the people of Chennai a fast, reliable, convenient, efficient, modern and economical mode of public transport, which was properly integrated with other forms of public and private transport including buses, suburban trains and MRTS.
The estimated cost of the project was Rs 16,000 crore. Of this, the Central and State Governments together would contribute about 41 per cent. The balance would be met through financial assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for which an agreement was signed in November 2008 at Tokyo.
Talking to reporters after reviewing the project works, he said the works were going on in full swing. The first phase train services on the elevated corridor between Koyambedu and St Thomas Mount would commence in 2013, he said.
Stating that the project was being implemented at a cost of Rs 14,600 crore, he said works to the tune of Rs 629 crore were completed.
Observing that the project was a landmark achievement for Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, he said the project was being implemented in two phases. Once fully operational by 2015, about six lakh people will commute under the project.
Mr Stalin said that, under the project, in all there would be 34 railway stations, 17 each on the 23.1 km long Washermanpet-Airport section and the 22.1 km Chennai Central-Annanagar-Koyambedu-St ThomasMount corridor.
The first corridor is from Washermenpet via Broadway, Chennai Central Station, Ripon Building along Cooum River, Government Estate, Anna Salai, Spencers, Gemini, Saidapet, Guindy and Chennai Airport.
The second corridor is from Chennai Central along EVR Periyar Salai, Vepery, Kilpauk Medical College, Aminjikarai, Shenoy Nagar, Anna Nagar East, Tirumangalam, Koyambedu, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, SIDCO, Alandur and St Thomas Mount.
The portions of Corridor-1 with a length of 14.3 km from Washermanpet to Saidapet, and Corridor-2 with a length of 9.7 km from Chennai Central to Anna Nagar would be underground and the remainder elevated.
The project is aimed at providing the people of Chennai a fast, reliable, convenient, efficient, modern and economical mode of public transport, which was properly integrated with other forms of public and private transport including buses, suburban trains and MRTS.
The estimated cost of the project was Rs 16,000 crore. Of this, the Central and State Governments together would contribute about 41 per cent. The balance would be met through financial assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for which an agreement was signed in November 2008 at Tokyo.
SOURCE: UNI-http://netindian.in/news/2011/01/28/00010461/chennai-metro-rail-full-swing-train-services-2013-stalin
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