![]() | Plea for Tambaram-Velachery Metro gains momentumAhead of the Assembly elections, residents of Tambaram have two major demands. |
![]() | CMRL honours train crew for timely support to passengerThe passenger was provided first aid at the Egmore station, and shifted to a nearby hospital with Rajesh’s help. |
![]() | Chennai Metro Rail honours train crew for timely help to passenger during health emergencyTrain Operator P M Rajeev and Egmore Metro Station Controller J Rajesh were honoured for providing immediate assistance when a passenger had a medical emergency on Wednesday |
![]() | Opening of Theradi Metro station near popular temple in North Chennai to be delayedThe Theradi Metro station is close to the Vadivudai Amman Temple -- which was built during the Pallava period and widely expanded during the Chola period. Thousands of people visit it daily. |
![]() | Sanitary napkin vending machines installed at 39 Chennai Metro stationsMinister for Industries MC Sampath Tuesday inaugurated the project at the Koyambedu Metro Station in the presence of CMRL MD Pradeep Yadav. |
![]() | Resume Metro feeder service, say residents near TambaramResidents around Tambaram and surrounding suburbs want the Metro Rail feeder service to resume operations again. The services were stopped due to the lockdown. |
![]() | Work on 15-km Metro line from airport to Kilambakkam in Chennai suburbs may begin this yearThe stretch would have 13 stations and will connect key localities such as Chromepet, MEPZ, Tambaram and Vandalur |
![]() | Chennai metro fare slashed by Rs 20, to come into effect from February 22The commuters will have to pay Rs 40 for a distance between 12 and 21 km and beyond 21 km (upto 32 km), the fare has been fixed at Rs 50. |
![]() | Disablity activists say new Chennai Metro stretch is nightmare come trueThe newly opened Phase 1 Extension Metro has swanky interiors but fails to address an important aspect lack of accessibility for the physically challenged. |
![]() | Commuters raise a stink over garbage rotting in bins for days near Metro station in ChennaiThe spot is hardly 20 metres from the back of the Theagaraya College Metro station compound at Ramanujam Street. It is also very close to the busy Bombay Hotel junction. |
![]() | Chennai Metro: Developers push for dip in premium FSI charges‘Promoting higher FSI shall enhance the existing transport systems’ |
![]() | High fares likely to keep new Metro line out of reach for informal sector employeesWith a maximum fare of Rs 70, from Wimco Nagar to the airport, the North Chennai Metro Rail line is more likely to attract formal sector employees than employees of informal sector. |
![]() | Nearly 10K passengers travel on North Chennai Metro line a day after its launch by PM ModiThe North Chennai Metro line, however, had fewer passengers compared to those in Central and South Chennai where close to 35,000 people used the services |
![]() | With maximum fare of Rs 70, North Chennai Metro may prove attractive to formal sector employeesWhile the Chennai Metro expects 2 lakh commuters daily on the stretch, workers in the informal sector say they may prefer MTC buses due to high costs |
![]() | New Metro’s lack of accessibility once again disappoints disabled activists“But the yellow line seen in the photos is just a painted strip that is not tactile,” said Vaishnavi Jayakumar, activist, Disability Rights Alliance. |
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