Tamil Nadu chief Minister J Jayalalithaa Flags Off Metro Rail Test Run Wednesday Nov 06,2013

 

Flagging off the test run of the Chennai Metro Rail, TN Chief Minister Jayalalithaa inquisitively watched the four-coach train making a small trip of one km along the test track in Koyambedu on Wed Nov 06,2013

 

 

 
Flagging off the test run at Koyambedu depot, the Chief Minister, accompanied by Minister concerned P. Thangamani and Chief Secretary Sheela Balakrishnan, surveyed the interior of a four-coach train for about 10 minutes

 

She went to the driver's cabin and spent some time there. To her queries on the progress of the project and features of the rake, CMRL Managing Director K. Rajaraman gave answers. 

 

The Chief Minister took a look at different features of the train such as automatic train protection and operation systems, arrangements for emergency exit and provision for differently-abled and information on stations. 

 

She also switched on a 25-KV (kilo volt) overhead traction system, which would be used to power trains.

“The current round of tests will go on for some more weeks. By January, a section of the elevated portion of the corridor connecting Koyambedu with St. Thomas Mount will be taken up for test run,” said a senior official of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)