CHENNAI: Late last year when the Chennai Metro Rail work brought a spate of diversions in most arterial parts of the city, people believed that the parking situation would worsen. On the contrary, now that the series of one-way traffic streets have been implemented, shoppers and families stopping for a bite have found that they can park pretty much in front of their destination with ease. Now that theres twice...
08:37 AM, May 03, 2012
CHENNAI: Alandur Metro Rail station is the only one where two corridors of the metro rail intersect and passengers can switch the direction of travel at this station, according to Metro Rail sources. The sources said that Alandur would be a multi-level station where two corridors merge and the only interchange station among Chennai Metro Rail elevated stations. It will have four access points on the ground floor, which include...
07:27 AM, Apr 16, 2012
CHENNAI: The fully automated passenger movement facility at Chennai Metro Rail stations will ensure that nobody enters the station without a train ticket, said V Somasundaram, Chief General Manager (Construction), Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL).Speaking at a national conference on 'Recent Developments in Civil Engineering' at SRM University, Somasundaram said CMRL will launch its first train by 2015 and by 2013, the rail route from Koyambedu to St Thomas Mount...
08:46 AM, Mar 26, 2012
CHENNAI: Design and construction of underground stations and associated tunnels are going on at a rapid pace as plans are on to integrate upcoming Metro Rail stations with existing modes of public transportation.Metro Rail sources said utility diversion work is in progress near the Gemini flyover, Teynampet and Chamiers Road underground stations. Sources also revealed that first stage of the traffic management plan has partly been implemented at the Gemini...
07:57 AM, Mar 14, 2012
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has rejected a writ plea from the George Town Building Owners Welfare Association seeking to restrain the government and the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) from constructing the underground metro rail line from Washermenpet to Mannadi via Seven Wells, GT and Prakasam Road in Corridor-I. The consequential prayer of the petitioner, which was also rejected, was to direct the authorities to construct the rail line...
08:53 AM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: A safety assessment carried out at the Chennai Airport to explore the viability of the upcoming Metro Rail link has identified several risks. Not only did the assessment, as per Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) norms, identify substantial risks to aircraft operations but also cites grave security concerns. The assessment, done on various parameters set by DGCA, concluded that there is over 95 per cent risk in...
08:40 AM, Dec 16, 2011
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