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Anushka Khare
Posted on: 2020-09-15 22:14:00
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Country: India
City: Chennai
Chennai, India (Urban Transport News): The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has commenced field surveys to acquire lands to build the new metro lines from Airport to Kilambakkam to provide much-needed mass rapid transit connectivity to the Southern Suburbs.
“The land survey is part of the detailed project report to identify the land required for the project and land required during the construction phase. This will make it easy when the notices are issued to the land and building owners for acquisition,” said a CMRL official.
CMRL has propsed a total of 13 stations on the Airport-Kilambakkam corridor viz. Pallavaram, Chrompet, MEPZ, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Tambaram, Irumbuliyur, Perungalathur, RMK Nagar, Vandalur, Vandalur Zoo and Kilambakkam.
Officials said that if Chennai Metro is extended up to Kilambakkam, commuters arriving at the proposed bus terminus could board a metro train to any of the transit hubs. At present, phase-1 of Chennai Metro covers a total distance of 45-km in two corridors – Central to St Thomas Mount and Washermenpet to the airport and works are underway to extend the corridor till WIMCO from Washermenpet.
The feasibility study on the extension of the Washermenpet-Airport corridor till Kilambakkam where the new bus terminus is proposed has already been completed by CMRL. The proposed corridor would be a completely elevated stretch running a total distance of 15.3 km along the GST road with around 13 stations.
In May 2018, Tamilnadu Chief Minister Palaniswami announced that metro rail services will be extended up to Kilambakkam.
During the inauguration of metro services between Central Metro and Nehru Park and from AG-DMS to Little Mount, CM said that a study will be conducted to extend the metro line up to the proposed mofussil bus terminus and integrate it with all rapid transport systems.
For more updates, please explore the Chennai Metro section of Urban Transport News.
Anushka Khare
Anushka Khare is a Post Graduate in Journalism from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal (MP). She covers stories and updates from India.
