Chennai Rail Metro is all set to be launched today Monday June 29,2015

 

The first phase of the much-awaited Chennai Rail Metro is all set to be launched today.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is likely to flag off the project via videoconferencing

About the Chennai Metro Rail Service

The 10-km overhead metro stretch will connect Alandur in south Chennai to Koyabedu in the north and will be covered in 18 minutes
The metro will bear four coaches with a capacity of 1276 passengers.
It will cover 7 stations in the stretch -Koyambedu,CMBT,Arumbakkam,Vadapalani,Ashok Nagar,Ekkattuthangal and Alandur