It has over 40 railway stations which are part of an extensive suburban railway network the city is served by three railway terminals the chennai central railway station and the chennai egmore railway station and the tambaram railway. Although it is segregated from the chennai suburban railway, they both are operated by southern railway and are integrated in a wider urban rail network. Taking a fresh look at the plans for phase 2, the chennai metro rail is considering extending it so that the corridor from madhavaram, that currently ends at the lighthouse, could be extended up to siruseri. Chennai subway map for download metro in chennai high. It has now been converted into a joint venture of government of india and government of tamil nadu with equal equity holding. The chennai metro rail is a rapid transit system which began operations on the 29th of june 2010, in chennai, tamil nadu.
Currently chennai metro has 5 lines 2 operational, 3 planned which have daily ridership 102,000 passengers. Why metro rail project brief alignment map schematic map project status cmrl. The essential chennai rail transport map in 2005 by arun ganesh planemad chennai india is getting a much needed upgrade starting dec 20 when the new metro system is expected to do the initial run. An official pdf route map of chennai metro phase 1 will be added. Chennai, the capital city of the state of tamil nadu, india, and the headquarters of the southern railway zone, is a major rail transport hub in the country. A part of the phase 1 of the metro system is under operation and the rest is under construction. Travel planner check out the estimated distance between any metro. So there really was a need for an urban rail system and the government of tamil nadu planned to build the chennai metro rail project. Hence the need for a new rail based rapid transport system has been felt and towards this objective the government of tamil nadu have decided to implement the chennai metro rail. Based on detailed traffic surveys, following corridors were. Welcome to the official chennai metro rail facebook page.
Cmrl publishes official phase 2 map of chennai metro. This project aims at providing the people of chennai with a fast, reliable, convenient, efficient, modern and economical mode of public transport, which is properly integrated with other forms of public and private transport including buses, suburban trains and mrts. In one of the tenders, it has released a map of phase 2 with 104 stations. The chennai metro rail limited cmrl, a joint venture between government of india and the government of tamil.
The chennai metro rail corporation cmrl is a largest network across its state. Copyright 00000000 chennai metro rail limited cmrl. The fares in the chennai metro start at rs 10 and go up to rs 70. Selection of metro corridors dmrc examined 7 corridors using data from comprehensive traffic and transportation study by cmda. A total of 7 lines have been planned by the dmrc for the chennai metro network. An official pdf route map of chennai metro phase 1 will. Metro, airports, railway and bus stations on chennai map. Chennai metro rail map with information about its route lines, timings, tickets, fares, stations and official websites. Indian railways map railway enquiry india rail info. An official pdf route map of chennai metro phase 1 will be added here when. Chennai metro rail limited has officially released a route map for its ambitious phase 2 metro project that will connect farflung areas of the city through three corridors. It is the third largest metro system in india after delhi metro and hyderabad metro.
Kilpauk medical college, nehru park, egmore, chennai central. Washermenpet broadway prakasam road chennai central station rippon building along cooum river. The chennai suburban railway is a commuter rail system in the city of chennai madras, tamil nadu, india, operated by the southern railway, one of the operating railway zones of the indian railways. There are no changes in metro train timings on the. Chennai central gummidipundi 48km, 16 stations have been running on this line since 1985. Detailed project report for phase ii of metro rail ready. Chetpet metro kmc kelleys doveton junction perambur barracks road otteri alwarpet light house temple stop assissi nagar manjambakkam mmbt shastri nagar retteri junction villivakkam metro villivakkam bus terminus. Chennai metrocmrl plans for its phase2 project metro rail. Chennai metro rail limited has officially released a map for its ambitious phase 2 project that will connect farflung areas of the city through three corridors. Before seeing the chennai local train route map, if you wish you can read out the some information on the chennai local trains if not skip it and check only the chennai train map that you are looking for. The state government has announced plans to introduce monorail across the city to reduce traffic congestion and to increase the share of public transport in the urban transport network. It started its first service in 2015 connecting a small stretch koyambedu to alandur. Get information on corridor 1 from washermenpet to airport and corridor 2 from chennai central to st. It is proposed in the longterm urban transportation scheme of second master plan by chennai metropolitan development authority cmda.
Chennai metro rail project blogs, comments and archive news on. Chennai suburbanlocal train route map, chennai local. Highresolution map of chennai subway for free download and print. The chennai metro rail is a rapid transit system in chennai, tamil nadu. The government of tamil nadu created a special purpose vehicle spv for implementing the chennai metro rail project. Chennai metro cmrl metro routes, timing and fares routes maps. This spv named as chennai metro rail limited was incorporated on 3rd december. Data released by the chennai metro rail corporation cmrl, till february 2019 the daily ridership in the metro had crossed 80,000 mark. All metro trains are running between chennai central and st. An official pdf route map of chennai metro will be added here when available.
However, the first coach in every train is first class with tickets costing twice as much as the tickets for the rest of the coaches. The first line of phase 1 has been partially completed and is open for public service. This project aims at providing the people of chennai with a fast, reliable, convenient. Feb 20, 2016 this spv named as chennai metro rail limited was incorporated on 03. Currently chennai metro has 5 lines 2 operational, 3 planned which. Cmrl publishes official phase 2 map of chennai metro project the. Chennai metro rail 2020 what to know before you go with.
Chennai district government of tamil nadu gateway of. Cmrl recruitment 2020 apply online job vacancies 17 april 2020. Phase i of the project consists of two corridors covering a length of 45. The chennai metro rail is a rapid transit system under construction in chennai, tamil nadu, india. Cmrl published nine separate notices inviting bids from companies for the appointment of detailed design consultants ddc and geotechical engineering firms as part of the preconstruction activities for developing a 50 km portion of chennai metros new line3 and line5 under the 108 km phase 2 project. Chennai metro rail limited company, directors and contact. An official pdf route map of chennai metros phase 2 can be viewed. Chennai metro rail routes for blue line corridor1, green line corridor2 and intercorridor. Chennai monorail is a rail based transit system for the indian city of chennai. Cmrl published nine separate notices inviting bids from companies for the appointment of detailed design consultants ddc and geotechical engineering firms as part of the preconstruction activities for developing a 50 km portion of chennai metro s new line3 and line5 under the 108 km phase 2 project. Speech delivered by selvi j jayalalithaa, honble chief minister of tamil nadu during the inauguration of the passenger service of chennai metro rail limited from airport to little mount and declaring open the metro rail stations at airport, meenambakkam, nanganallur road, guindy, little mount and st. India railway map, indian railways india map, map of india. Metro map chennai showing all the chennai metro map routes, corridors and stations.
Also 25 kv ac traction with overhead wires provides cluttered looks to the system. Chennai metro rail map, lines, route, hours, tickets. Hence the need for a new rail based rapid transport system has been felt and towards this objective the government of tamil nadu have decided to implement the chennai metro rail project. Chennai metro rail limited will in phase 2 link some of the major it parks on old mahabalipuram road and manapakkam with the rest of the city through.
It is classified as state govt company and is registered at registrar of companies, chennai. Fares on the hyderabad metro are calculated based on distance traveled and dependent on type rfid token single journey and smart card best for multiple journeys available for rs. The chennai mass rapid transit system, a stateowned subsidiary of indian railway, is a metropolitan elevated railway line in chennai, india, operated by the southern railways. Beach to tambaram 30km, 18 stations is the chennai suburban system. This spv named as chennai metro rail limited was incorporated on 03.
This is to cater to the substantial number of it employees who live in apartment complexes along the. The chennai metro rail is a rapid transit system in chennai, tamil nadu, india. Chennai metro rail phase 2 map released chennai news. Map of indian railways showing the rail network across the country with different railway zones like central, eastern, northern, north eastern, north east frontier, southern, south central, south. Chennai metro project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Nov 16, 2019 chennai metro rail limited is a public incorporated on 03 december 2007. The system commenced service in 2015 after partially opening the first phase of the project. The chennai metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of chennai, india. The chennai metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of chennai, tamil nadu, india. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third largest in terms of commuters in india. Apart from the above, a rapid transit system rts on northsouth corridor along. In february, metro rail floated nine tenders for detailed design consultants and for soil tests.
Metro train services between ag dms metro station and washermanpet metro station are functioning as per schedule. Where chennai metro trains come alive with freshness the. Dec 27, 2016 a detailed project report dpr for phase ii of the chennai metrol rail has been submitted to the state government. Metro rail chennai route map, chennai metro rail, chennai. Inter corridor train sevices between central metro and airport metro have been suspended.
Chennai metro rail map, chennai metro stations, routes. According to officials of chennai metro rail limited cmrl, rites, the firm. Get information on chennai local train railway map with lists of stations and timings of trains, fares between stations. The chennai suburban local railway is a commuter rail system in the city of chennai madras, tamil nadu, india. Cmrl publishes official phase 2 map of chennai metro project. The height of metro structure including train heights needs to be restricted to less than 12 meter in air funnel area. Headway of 5 mins during peak hours, 7 mins during nonpeak hours and 15 mins during extended nonpeak hours is evenly maintained between central alandur centr al via cmbt. Mergedfile welcome to delhi metro rail corporationdmrc.