Rail Analysis India March 2018 Digital Magazine | Page 78

Project : Delhi Metro
Project : Chennai Metro
Project Description : Project Description :
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city
of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The system commenced
service in 2015 after partially opening the first phase of the
project. The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a joint
venture between Government of India and the Government
of Tamil Nadu built and operates the Chennai Metro. Delhi Metro is a metro system serving in the city of Delhi
which is capital of India and its satellite cities of Faridabad,
Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in National Capital Region
in India. Delhi Metro is the world’s 12th largest metro system
in terms of both length and number of stations.
Operator : Chennai Metro Rail Limited
(CMRL)
Jan 27, 2018:
Operation Start Date: 29 June 2015
Jan 31, 2018:
Number of stations : 20 operational (13
elevated, 7 underground); 42 (Phase I)
System length : 27.88 km (Operational); 54.1
km (Phase I and Extension)
Number of lines : 2 ( Blue and Green Line )
Feb 02, 2018:
Top speed : 80 Kmph
Average speed : 50 Kmph
Metro trains to run with frequency of
7 minutes during peak hour between
Shenoy Nagar & St Thomas Mount
stations from February 1
State Industries Ministries Minister Sh. Mc
Sampath Inspects Construction Work in
Saidapet, Saidapet, As-Dms and Central
Metro Stations
Feb 02, 2018:
CMRL Floats Tenders For Both Soil Tests
& designing alignment and stations for
phase-ll Project
Recent Updates 2017 - 2018
Sep 09, 2017:
Sep 11, 2017:
Dec 08, 2018:
Dec 21, 2018:
CMRL invited tenders for construction of
a modern depot at Wimco Nagar that will
include signage & auto coach washing
plant .
Afcons keen on tunneling for 105 km long
Chennai Metro rail phase-ll project
Track laying from government estate to
as-dms to begin soon by L&T & Kalindee
Rail Nirman Engineers Ltd
Detailed Project Report For Metro Line
From Noida Sector 62 To Vaishali Via
Indirapuram And Mohan Nagar To Be
Submitted To GDA By January 31
11 jan, 2018: Consultant To Soon Be Hired To Finalise
Designs of Stations Of 2 Corridors -
Inderlok To Indraprastha & Majlis Park-Rk
Ashram
Feb 02, 2018: Detailed Project Report Submitted For
Two Metro Extentions - Noida Sector 62
To Sahibabad & Vaishali To Mohan Nagar
Feb 13, 2018: Trial Runs Completed on 20 Km Long
Majlis Park-South Campus Section of Pink
Line
Number of stations : 185, including 6 Airport
Express
System length : 252 Km
Number of lines : 8 colour Lines (Red,
Yellow, Blue, Green, Violet, Orange, Pink and
Magenta)
No. of tracks : 2
Top speed : 135 Kmph
Daily ridership average : 2.76 Million
Track gauge : Standard Gauge, Indian Gauge
Dec 26, 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launches
12 Km Stretch of Delhi Metro’s Magenta
Line
Dec 27, 2017: