Chennai Metro opening plan Goyal explains new stretch

Oct 11

Ahead of Sunday's planned opening, DD India's Siddharth Bhardwaj interviews CMRL systems and operations director Manoj Goyal. Goyal says the initial Phase 2 portion covers about 15 kilometres and ten stations, joins the existing network at Vadapalani and will improve connections to the airport, rail stations and institutions. He describes the congested Bengaluru-road corridor and expected benefits for western Chennai. His Phase 2 total-cost and expected benefits are attributed; the account establishes a scheduled inauguration, not completed operation or measured travel-time savings.

Modi is scheduled to open the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro Phase 2 on October 11. DD India's preview describes the around-4,900-crore project and driverless-operation technology; CMRL's Manoj Goyal says the first portion covers about 15 kilometres and ten stations, joins the existing network and should improve west-Chennai links to the airport, rail stations and institutions. Inauguration and benefits remain prospective.