The government of Tamil Nadu will establish a rail-based transit system on Tambaram-Velachery corridor. The rail-based transit system is being built for a total of 15.5 km and Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) will prepare the detailed feasibility and project report.
Phase-I of the Chennai Metro Rail (45 km) was fully operational and Phase-I extension up to Thiruvottiyur/Wimco Nagar will be completed by mid-2020.
The government has already approved implementation of three more Chennai Metro Rail corridors in Phase-II with a total length of 118.9 km, at an estimated cost of Rs 69,180 crore.
The Tamil Nadu government has also proposed to enter into a ‘Chennai City Partnership’ as a unique model of development co-operation with the World Bank with a goal to integrate the multiple transportation modes in Chennai and enable seamless mobility of people in the city.
