Very soon the tunnelling works for the underground metro rail stretch between Washermanpet and Wimconagar will begin. This section includes tunnels from Washermanpet.
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is likely to introduce new facilities that will enable commuters to book tickets using credit or debit cards without wanting to spend cash. The CMRL officials are discussing.
Chennai Metro Rail to be privatized
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Chennai Metro Rail will be soon handing its operations to private players soon. The tender with regard to this has been floated.In order to prevent the traffic congestion in Chennai, metro rail services for a distance.
Chennai Metro Rail Limited, CMRL, is gearing up to conduct trial runs in the stretch in January next year with all electrical and electronic systems in place. At present, trains are being tested.
Last month it was mentioned that commuters will soon be able to browse while waiting for trains at metro stations as Chennai Metro Rail is planning to introduce free Wi-Fi at its stations.
The Chennai Metro Rail will accept the demonetised Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes till Friday night. An official said, Rs 500 and 1,000 currency notes would be accepted from commuters.
The Metro stations from the first opened stretch between CMBT and Alandur are the ones that see the highest traffic. The Chennai Metro Rail Limited, or CMRL, recently opened a new stretch.
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has completed 90 per cent of the tunneling and the remaining would be over in six months. Eleven the giant tunnel boring machines (TBM).
In a move that will benefit thousands of commuters, Chennai Metro Rail has set the ball rolling towards introduction of direct operations from Koyambedu to Chennai airport, a distance.
