Chennai

The Chennai Metro Rail achieved a major milestone in March 2026, carrying more than one crore passengers in a single month, and it is the third time monthly ridership has crossed the one-crore mark, showing a steady increase in the number ...

Chennai Metro Rail is planning to improve last-mile connectivity by introducing feeder bus services around major metro stations. Officials are currently conducting surveys to decide the best routes for these buses. The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) is also buying 220 buses ...

Southern Railway has announced that it will add extra coaches, including non-AC sleeper, AC three-tier sleeper, and chair car coaches, to several trains to handle the heavy passenger rush during the summer season. This step has been taken to provide more ...

Chennai Metro Rail Limited has started planning a major project to improve travel in Chennai by developing multimodal hubs at 41 Metro stations to make last-mile connectivity easier for passengers, helping them reach their final destinations more smoothly. Photo Credit: ...

Chennai Metro Rail Limited has recently started tunnelling work between Thiruvanmiyur and Indira Nagar as part of its Phase II metro project. So far, the tunnel boring machine (TBM) has drilled nearly 100 metres into the ground. Photo Credit: PTI ...

Switching between modes of transport during daily travel in Chennai may soon become much easier, as Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is planning a major redesign of areas around 41 metro stations to turn them into well-connected multimodal hubs. For this, ...

A surprise mock drill was conducted around midnight at Koyambedu Metro Station to test how quickly & effectively emergency teams respond to accidents, and it was designed to simulate a train derailment and check coordination between different services. Photo Credit: ...

Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has announced that the B4 entrance of Nandanam Metro Station, located near the BSNL office, will be permanently closed from March 23, due to ongoing Phase-II construction and integration work. Photo Credit: PTI Why ...

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently shared an important update about India's upcoming bullet train network. The government is planning seven new high-speed rail corridors, which will connect major cities and significantly reduce travel time. These trains are expected to run at ...

More than ten years after starting operations, Chennai Metro Rail Limited has taken its first major step to improve walking conditions around Metro stations in the 54-km Phase I network. The Metro Authority will begin a detailed study to upgrade pedestrian ...

Two express trains will start stopping at Tindivanam railway station from Monday, i.e., March 16, on an experimental basis. This step has been taken to provide better travel convenience for passengers from the Tindivanam region. Photo Credit: PTI List of ...

The opening of two important rail projects in Chennai, the Velachery-St Thomas Mount MRTS Extension and the first stretch of Chennai Metro Phase II, has been delayed due to pending approvals and unfinished construction work. Photo Credit: PTI MRTS Extension ...