Metro line Top Minister Modi inaugurated to ease shuttle for North Chennai citizens
Top Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail Segment-I extension and laid the basis stone for a number of different construction initiatives. On the Nehru Indoor Stadium, PM Modi flagged off the 9-km stretch between Washermanpet and Wimco Nagar, which has been finished at a price of Rs 3,770 crore.
The PM devoted the Chennai Seaside-Attipattu fourth line and the railway electrification of Villupuram-Cuddalore-Mayiladuturai Thanjavur-Mayiladuturai-Tiruvarur unmarried line sections to the country. Tamil Nadu Leader Minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami and Deputy Leader Minister O Panneerselvam, at the side of different officers, have been provide on the match.
After the PM inaugurated the Segment-I extension, passengers got a unfastened experience on each Blue Line and Inexperienced Line.
The stretch from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar comprises seven Metro stations, with two undergrounds. The extension will imply a large aid for the citizens of North Chennai, who’ve been suffering for years for a excellent public shipping machine. They’ll now achieve the airport inside an hour, which in a different way takes a number of hours because of visitors congestion. They may be able to achieve the CMBT and Egmore station by means of switching Metros at Chennai Central.
Commuters who shuttle within the increased phase of the Metro Rail may even get to revel in a breathtaking view of the ocean. A number of retail outlets, equivalent to Aavin and Indco Tea Space, dot the metro line. Extra usually are opened.
The Chennai Metro Rail Restricted has employed 13 transgender other folks to paintings on the Washermanpet station. They’re to factor tickets and cope with queries of commuters.
