Chennai Metro Rail crosses another milestone as the St. Thomas Mount
station will be opened for the public on Friday morning Oct 14,2016 with the first
service from Koyambedu starting at 6 a.m.
This station will be an extension to the existing and first stretch from
Koyambedu to Alandur and the fare from Koyambedu will be Rs. 40.
“Trials have been on already to check for various aspects before running
the trains with passengers to this stretch. Commuters can directly
travel from Koyambedu to St. Thomas Mount and there is no need to take a
transit at Alandur. We have to see how the patronage is,” an official
said.
The last train from St. Thomas Mount will leave at 10.20 p.m.
Note
With the second stretch of Chennai Metro Rail from Little Mount to
Chennai airport, this station too was inaugurated in August.
But this
station had not even received the mandatory approvals then. So while
Little Mount to Chennai airport operations started immediately, the
station had to wait for the approvals.
Subsequently after the inauguration, officials from the Commissioner of
Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) inspected the station and gave the approval
too.
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