Metro line Prime Minister Modi inaugurated to ease commute for North Chennai residents
2 min read Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension and laid the muse stone for a number of different growth initiatives. At the Nehru Indoor Stadium, PM Modi flagged off the 9-km stretch between Washermanpet and Wimco Nagar, which has been accomplished at a value of Rs 3,770 crore.
The PM devoted the Chennai Beach-Attipattu fourth line and the railway electrification of Villupuram-Cuddalore-Mayiladuturai Thanjavur-Mayiladuturai-Tiruvarur single line sections to the nation. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, together with different officers, had been current on the occasion.
After the PM inaugurated the Phase-I extension, passengers got a free trip on each Blue Line and Green Line.
The stretch from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar contains seven Metro stations, with two undergrounds. The extension will imply an enormous reduction for the residents of North Chennai, who’ve been struggling for years for public transport system. They will now attain the airport inside an hour, which in any other case takes a number of hours as a consequence of site visitors congestion. They can attain the CMBT and Egmore station by switching Metros at Chennai Central.
Commuters who journey within the elevated part of the Metro Rail may even get to take pleasure in a panoramic view of the ocean. Several retailers, reminiscent of Aavin and Indco Tea House, dot the metro line. More are more likely to be opened.
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited has employed 13 transgender individuals to work on the Washermanpet station. They are to situation tickets and tackle queries of commuters.
