CHENNAI: As Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) gears up to inaugurate the last leg of 45km phase-1, additionally it is mulling over the speculation of linking High Court metro station with either Fort suburban station or the Secretariat via a foot overbridge or a pedestrian subway, whichever is feasible, to encourage government group of workers participants to use the ability.
“The concept used to be discussed in one in every of our conferences. It may be thought to be if there's a formal request,” an official said. CMRL has related High court docket metro with Broadway bus terminus through development an access point. The station additionally has access issues on NSC Bose Road and Esplanade Road.
High Court metro is without doubt one of the 8 underground metro stations between Washermenpet and AG-DMS overlaying nearly 10km, which is anticipated to be thrown open through the end of January; It will entire the 45km community of phase-1 running and link two arterial roads Anna Salai and Poonamallee via metro train products and services.
Sources said the speculation of linking the state’s administrative headquarters used to be thought to be previous. But it used to be dropped after the brand new legislative meeting advanced used to be inaugurated at the Government Omandurar Estate in 2010. An underground metro station has been constructed near the estate, which now houses the federal government multi-super speciality health facility. “It used to be one of the crucial many amenities that used to be thought to be within the detailed design level. Many such small details generally get dropped as the detailed design gets high-quality tuned,” an official said.
However, government group of workers want CMRL to extend their travel products and services akin to vansto link Fort St George with High Court metro station. “We are not sure if a subway would possibly arise, because it calls for clearances as there are heritage structures within reach. But we are hoping metro rail will operate travel products and services for secretariat workers to the closest metro station,” said Venkatesan, former secretary, Tamil Nadu Government Employees’ Association.
“The concept used to be discussed in one in every of our conferences. It may be thought to be if there's a formal request,” an official said. CMRL has related High court docket metro with Broadway bus terminus through development an access point. The station additionally has access issues on NSC Bose Road and Esplanade Road.
High Court metro is without doubt one of the 8 underground metro stations between Washermenpet and AG-DMS overlaying nearly 10km, which is anticipated to be thrown open through the end of January; It will entire the 45km community of phase-1 running and link two arterial roads Anna Salai and Poonamallee via metro train products and services.
Sources said the speculation of linking the state’s administrative headquarters used to be thought to be previous. But it used to be dropped after the brand new legislative meeting advanced used to be inaugurated at the Government Omandurar Estate in 2010. An underground metro station has been constructed near the estate, which now houses the federal government multi-super speciality health facility. “It used to be one of the crucial many amenities that used to be thought to be within the detailed design level. Many such small details generally get dropped as the detailed design gets high-quality tuned,” an official said.
However, government group of workers want CMRL to extend their travel products and services akin to vansto link Fort St George with High Court metro station. “We are not sure if a subway would possibly arise, because it calls for clearances as there are heritage structures within reach. But we are hoping metro rail will operate travel products and services for secretariat workers to the closest metro station,” said Venkatesan, former secretary, Tamil Nadu Government Employees’ Association.
CMRL mulls linking HC metro with Secretariat
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