Finally, clearance has been granted for commencing operation of the
first Metro Rail service in the city between Koyambedu and Alandur,
nearly six years after its launch.
However, the clearance is conditional: from Koyambedu to Ashok Nagar, the trains can operate on two tracks (up and down) but beyond that point, both services will be on a single track up to Alandur. The Union Ministry of Urban Development communicated this to the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) authorities on Tuesday May 19,2015
“We have received the final clearance now to commence operations till Alandur. But before this, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) will conduct an inspection from Ashok Nagar till Alandur. They are likely to visit by the end of this week or early next week,” an official of the CMRL said
CMRS authorities — whose clearance is statutory for commencing
operations — came to inspect the facilities of this project twice in
April. First, they inspected trains referred to ‘rolling stock’ in
engineering parlance and subsequently the stations from Koyambedu to
Ashok Nagar.
While the trains were recommended sanction, the officials pointed to
some technical glitches after inspecting the stations from Koyambedu to
Ashok Nagar.
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