Chennai public transport
Chennai Metro Phase II Tunnelling Begins on Challenging Thiruvanmiyur–Indira Nagar Stretch
Chennai Metro Phase II tunnelling begins on Thiruvanmiyur–Indira Nagar stretch. Twin TBMs will carve 650 metres of granite tunnels. Cutterhead maintenance may extend...
Chennai Metro Crosses 1.01 Crore Ridership in September 2025, Records Highest Single-Day Commuters
Chennai Metro recorded over 1.01 crore passengers in September 2025, with the highest single-day ridership of 3.97 lakh on September 4. CMRL continues...
Sholinganallur Metro Station: Chennai Metro Phase II to Transform OMR Commutes
Chennai Metro Phase II along OMR is set to transform daily commutes. Sholinganallur station, a multi-level elevated interchange, will connect Corridors 3 and...
Chennai Metro Marks Milestone with U-Girder Installation at Vadapalani
Chennai Metro Rail has achieved a milestone at Vadapalani by installing massive U-shaped girders for Corridor 4 above Jawaharlal Nehru Salai. Using advanced...
TN Earmarks ₹1,964 Crore for Chennai Airport–Kilambakkam Metro Corridor
The Tamil Nadu government has granted ₹1,964 crores to the new metro corridor between Chennai Airport and Kilambakkam, a vital stretch for public...
Chennai Metro Phase 2: TBM Kurinji Completes First Breakthrough at Kolathur Station on Line 5
The Chennai Metro Rail project announced a high achievement this week that the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Kurinji made its very first breakthrough...
Chennai Metro to Build Skywalk Linking Vadapalani Stations Across Phases I & II
A contract worth ₹8.1 crore has been awarded by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to build a skywalk that would give direct connectivity...
Chennai Metro to Expand Network with Two Key Extensions: Tambaram–Velachery and Light House–High Court
Two coordinated metro line extensions by the CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited) are aimed at improving connectivity and making commuting easy, thus ensuring...
CMRL Initiates DPRs for Metro Extensions from Lighthouse to High Court, Tambaram to Velachery
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has progressed with two key connectivity-enhancing proposals and has awarded the preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR)...
Chennai Metro to Build Skywalks, Subways at 13 Locations for Seamless Interchange
State-of-the-art skywalks and underpasses are being built across 13 strategic city locations to aid CMRL in making interchanges between different transit systems fast...
