Union Minister inaugurated Chennai Metro Rail

Chennai, May 14: The long-awaited underground stretch of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited service between Thirumangalam to Nehru Park in the Tamil Nadu capital was inaugurated on Sunday by Union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu.

The 7.4-kilometre stretch will connect Tirumangalam and Nehru park along the inner periphery of North Chennai. The first stretch between Alandur and Koyambedu was completed in June 2015 and the second between Chennai Airport and Little Mount in September 2016. Both these stretches are overground.

While coming to details, There are seven stations in this stretch:



Thirumangalam,

Anna Nagar Tower,

Anna Nagar East,

Shenoy Nagar,

Pachaiyappa's College,

Kilpauk Medical College

and Nehru Park.

The new Metro route is expected to serve more than 20,000 commuters daily, with the fares set to be capped at Rs 70.

Project Director of Chennai Metro Rail Rajeev Narayan Dwivedi said that all stages of the project are scheduled to be completed in 2018.