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Chennai Metro Ph-2, Regional Rail Corridors, High-Altitude Transport System: Bonanza For Tamil Nadu Ahead Of Polls

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Last Updated:April 11, 2025, 08:53 IST

CNN-News18 has accessed details of these projects --- including 119 Km of metro successful Chennai and 3 RRTS corridors of astir 500 Km --- which could beryllium built successful a concern betwixt the Centre and the state

Top connected  the database  is the Phase-2 of the Chennai Metro that could spot    the metro corridor successful  Chennai grow  by 119 kilometres. (PTI)

Top connected the database is the Phase-2 of the Chennai Metro that could spot the metro corridor successful Chennai grow by 119 kilometres. (PTI)

Months earlier Tamil Nadu goes to polls, the authorities is acceptable to get an infrastructure bonanza, with the Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (CMRL) floating a bid of bids this week to commencement the process of starting Phase-2 of the Chennai Metro and 3 accelerated obstruction projects.

CNN-News18 has accessed details of these projects which could beryllium built successful a concern betwixt the Centre and the state. Top connected the database is the Phase-2 of the Chennai Metro that could spot the metro corridor successful Chennai grow by 119 kilometres. Three caller determination obstruction transit systems (RRTS) for the state, from Coimbatore to Salem, Chennai to Villupuram, and Chennai to Vellore, person seen bids invited excessively for Detailed Project Reports (DPR) this week. CMRL has besides asked for feasibility study for processing High-Altitude Transport Systems successful Mamallapuram, Udhagamandalam and Kodaikana, which was a caller fund announcement by Government of Tamil Nadu.

Chennai Metro Ph-2

At present, 54.1-km magnitude of metro web nether Phase-1 of Chennai Metro is nether operations. The country of Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) has been extended from 1,189 sq.km to 5,904 sq.km and the projected colonisation of CMA would beryllium 202.31 lakh successful the twelvemonth 2048. “Hence, to conscionable the aboriginal postulation demand, readying and enlargement of businesslike Mass Rapid Transit System is highly imperative. A standalone Metro strategy of 54 Km operational astatine contiguous by itself is not capable to code the postulation needs of Chennai," says a CMRL papers reviewed by CNN-News18.

Hence, Phase-2 web is present nether implementation for Chennai, covering 118.9 km to screen the full city. There volition beryllium assorted corridors nether Phase-2. These volition beryllium Madhavaram to Siruseri, Lighthouse to Poonamallee, Madhavaram to Sholinganallur, and Tambaram to Guindy. The projected Lighthouse presumption is located connected the Kamarajar Salai, which is adjacent to Marina Beach. There are a fig of authorities offices, acquisition institutions, Secretariat, recreational places etc. located on Kamrajar Salai.

Three New RRTS Corridors

Bids person besides been invited for 3 caller Regional Rail Transit Systems (RRTS) to amended connectivity betwixt large cities and towns wrong Tamil Nadu — similar the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor.

“Tamil Nadu has seen accelerated urbanisation, starring to higher colonisation densities. As much radical determination to municipality areas for employment and amended surviving conditions, the request for businesslike proscription options grows. The RRTS volition beryllium the modern, fast, and businesslike mode to grip the increasing proscription needs of these cities and their surrounding regions. Efficient nationalist proscription similar RRTS tin boost the system by facilitating casual mobility of labour, goods, and services," says a CMRL papers seen by CNN-News18.

The RRTS is designed to connection high-speed transit implicit longer distances, cutting down question clip significantly. For commuters traveling from suburban areas to the metropolis centre, this tin marque a large quality successful regular life, improving productivity and prime of life.

One corridor is planned from Coimbatore, the second-largest metropolis successful Tamil Nadu, aft Chennai, and a large concern and commercialized hub, often called the “Manchester of South India" owed to its textile industry. The Coimbatore Local Planning country has a colonisation of 23.5 lakhs and the projected colonisation would beryllium 50.5 lakhs successful 2052.

The RRTS corridor is planned from Coimbatore to Salem via Tiruppur and Erode, totalling 185 km. The Coimbatore-Salem Section connects Coimbatore, located astatine the foothills of the Western Ghats, with Salem, a metropolis situated successful the cardinal portion of Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore is known for its engineering industries, textiles, and acquisition institutions, portion Salem is an important concern hub, known peculiarly for its alloy plants and agriculture. This conception of the road, railway, and perchance adjacent projected transport systems, connects the occidental and cardinal Tamil Nadu regions arsenic well.

The 2nd RRTS corridor volition beryllium from Chennai to Villupuram via Chengalpattu and Tindivanam, totalling 170 Km. The Chennai-Villupuram corridor volition supply a direct, businesslike nexus betwixt Chennai and Villupuram, a cardinal municipality that serves arsenic a gateway to the bluish districts. This connectivity is captious for strengthening the economical and societal ties betwixt Chennai and different parts of the state, a papers says.

“The corridor volition heighten the question of goods and radical crossed the region, making it easier for residents of Villupuram and neighbouring towns to entree the economical opportunities, services, and infrastructure that Chennai offers. Villupuram, being an important cultivation hub, volition payment from quicker proscription of nutrient and different goods to Chennai’s ample markets and export hubs. The corridor volition beforehand balanced determination improvement by encouraging maturation of outer towns and urbanisation successful smaller towns similar Villupuram," says the document.

The 3rd RRTS corridor is planned from Chennai to Vellore via Kanchipuram, totalling 140km. The Proposed Regional Rail Corridor volition commencement from Chennai and passes done Poonamallee, Sriperumpudur, Sunguvarchatram, Parandur, Kanchipuram and ending astatine Vellore. The corridor volition importantly heighten the connectivity betwixt Chennai and Vellore, a metropolis that holds value for education, healthcare, and industries.

This improved transportation volition facilitate quicker and much businesslike question betwixt the 2 cities. This corridor volition facilitate to supply connectivity betwixt existing and projected Greenfield Airport astatine Parnadur and besides amended the connectivity with surrounding areas, specified arsenic Arakkonam, Ranipet, and Kancheepuram, frankincense contributing to amended determination integration. It would marque the full country much interconnected, boosting the wide system of the region, says a papers with CNN-News18.

High-Altitude System

In pursuance to the caller fund announcement by the authorities of Tamil Nadu, CMRL has besides decided to behaviour of Detailed Feasibility Study for Development of High-Altitude Transport Systems successful Mamallapuram, Udhagamandalam and Kodaikanal. This volition survey options successful the tract of High-Altitude Cable Propelled Transport Systems specified arsenic Ropeways, Funicular Railways, and Arial Tramways.

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    April 11, 2025, 07:00 IST

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