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Tunnel work to begin at Chintadripet from November 2
Posted on: 24/Oct/2012 6:13:54 PM
Chennai Metro Rail is expected to start tunneling from May Day Park at Chintadripet from November 2, according to an official linked with the project.
Similarly, two other tunnel boring machines is expected to start digging from Saidapet to Gemini this December. A total of four TBMs will be used on the stretch connecting Saidapet, Chamiers Road, Teynampet and Gemini stations.
All the four TBMs are manufactured by German firm Herrenknecht, one of the pioneers in tunnel boring technology. Russian contractor MosMetroStory, which has over 100 years of experience in tunneling, is overseeing the project.
Metro Rail official said that eight cars shells required for the first two trains was completed and further fitting of cables, pipes, panels and equipment were done in Alstom factory located in Sao polo, Brazil. The first train will be rolled out for Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) officials’ inspection in Brazil by the end of November 2012 and is expected to be shipped to Chennai by March next year. The first TBM, launched in July, has readied a nearly 100 metre-long tunnel.
Similarly, two other tunnel boring machines is expected to start digging from Saidapet to Gemini this December. A total of four TBMs will be used on the stretch connecting Saidapet, Chamiers Road, Teynampet and Gemini stations.
All the four TBMs are manufactured by German firm Herrenknecht, one of the pioneers in tunnel boring technology. Russian contractor MosMetroStory, which has over 100 years of experience in tunneling, is overseeing the project.
Metro Rail official said that eight cars shells required for the first two trains was completed and further fitting of cables, pipes, panels and equipment were done in Alstom factory located in Sao polo, Brazil. The first train will be rolled out for Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) officials’ inspection in Brazil by the end of November 2012 and is expected to be shipped to Chennai by March next year. The first TBM, launched in July, has readied a nearly 100 metre-long tunnel.
