CHENNAI: The much-anticipated metro rail line to link the IT hub on Old Mahabalipuram Road would possibly take a backseat as Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) will begin work on Phase 2 with the design and construction of the power to glue the suburban and core areas of the town which are essentially dependent on MTC buses. Some of these stations deliberate will run parallel to existing MRTS stations, which are expected to be taken over by CMRL in December.
Vijay Kumar Singh, leader general manager, underground section said a consultant to make an in depth design for corridors 4 and five could be appointed subsequent month and work would begin in July. “In six to eight months preliminary design will probably be in a position. Work will begin on corridors 4 and five on a concern basis and these will probably be in a position in six years,” he said on Tuesday right through a media excursion of the stretch between Little Mount and AG-DMS, which used to be opened on May 25. Initially, OMR used to be meant to get metro connectivity sooner than the other two corridors.
Corridor 4 will link the town thru Vadapalani, Kodambakkam and T Nagar. Corridor five will attach the northern suburbs in and around Madhavaram with part of OMR at Sholinganallur by the use of Adambakkam, Madipakkam, Kovilambakkam, Medavakkam and Perumbakkam. It will probably be an orbital corridor connecting traces running throughout all radial roads including Poonamallee High Road, Anna Salai, Arcot Road and OMR.
Running along probably the most stations in these corridors will be the existing MRTS amenities, which will probably be merged with CMRL. Singh said the real merger would possibly happen by 2018-end.
“Consultant file has been forwarded to southern railway for analysis and it is going to be despatched to the railway board in Delhi. Based on their comments, strategies and modalities for integration will probably be determined. The file has given us quite a lot of tactics to head about integration and the monetary style to undertake,” said L Narasim Prasad, director, gadget and operation.
In corridors 4 and five, metro stations have been deliberate with reference to MRTS stations like Lighthouse, Thirumaylai and Adambakkam. However, the services in these stations may not be merged, as officers said the 2 mass transit amenities will simplest be built-in thru walkways to provide commuters access to multi-modal transport facility. It approach commuters must step out of metro stations and use a walkway, a pedestrian subway or a foot over-bridge to enter MRTS stations.
In an offer remaining year, Southern Railway instructed CMRL that trains operating at the Chennai Beach-Velachery line may just terminate at Fort Station as a substitute of Beach. The merger will help CMRL operate better high quality coaches at the stretch, provide a wide array of passenger facilities including food stalls and above all integrate MRTS and metro services with MTC buses.
Vijay Kumar Singh, leader general manager, underground section said a consultant to make an in depth design for corridors 4 and five could be appointed subsequent month and work would begin in July. “In six to eight months preliminary design will probably be in a position. Work will begin on corridors 4 and five on a concern basis and these will probably be in a position in six years,” he said on Tuesday right through a media excursion of the stretch between Little Mount and AG-DMS, which used to be opened on May 25. Initially, OMR used to be meant to get metro connectivity sooner than the other two corridors.
Corridor 4 will link the town thru Vadapalani, Kodambakkam and T Nagar. Corridor five will attach the northern suburbs in and around Madhavaram with part of OMR at Sholinganallur by the use of Adambakkam, Madipakkam, Kovilambakkam, Medavakkam and Perumbakkam. It will probably be an orbital corridor connecting traces running throughout all radial roads including Poonamallee High Road, Anna Salai, Arcot Road and OMR.
Running along probably the most stations in these corridors will be the existing MRTS amenities, which will probably be merged with CMRL. Singh said the real merger would possibly happen by 2018-end.
“Consultant file has been forwarded to southern railway for analysis and it is going to be despatched to the railway board in Delhi. Based on their comments, strategies and modalities for integration will probably be determined. The file has given us quite a lot of tactics to head about integration and the monetary style to undertake,” said L Narasim Prasad, director, gadget and operation.
In corridors 4 and five, metro stations have been deliberate with reference to MRTS stations like Lighthouse, Thirumaylai and Adambakkam. However, the services in these stations may not be merged, as officers said the 2 mass transit amenities will simplest be built-in thru walkways to provide commuters access to multi-modal transport facility. It approach commuters must step out of metro stations and use a walkway, a pedestrian subway or a foot over-bridge to enter MRTS stations.
In an offer remaining year, Southern Railway instructed CMRL that trains operating at the Chennai Beach-Velachery line may just terminate at Fort Station as a substitute of Beach. The merger will help CMRL operate better high quality coaches at the stretch, provide a wide array of passenger facilities including food stalls and above all integrate MRTS and metro services with MTC buses.
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