Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first operational stretch of Phase 2, connecting Poonamallee Bypass and Vadapalani, on October 11 (Photo credit: C Suresh Kumar)
MK Stalin said seeing the Chennai Metro Phase-2 line open for public use felt like a mother watching her child take its first steps (Photo credit: C Suresh Kumar) The 14.64km stretch has 17 stations, but only 11 will initially open to passengers, with trains bypassing six stations on the double-decker section (Photo credit: C Suresh Kumar) The inauguration follows conditional approval from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety in February and final authorisation in May, with relaxations in train speed and frequency (Photo credit: C Suresh Kumar) The trains are designed for Unattended Train Operation (UTO) without operators assistance, but will initially run in Automatic Train Operation (ATO) mode, with two train operators onboard supervising the service (Photo credit: C Suresh Kumar) CMRL plans to introduce Unattended Train Operation by mid-2027 after validating 120 test scenarios and obtaining safety certification (Photo credit: C Suresh Kumar) Fifteen trains will initially run at 10-minute intervals. The maximum fare will be Rs 40 between Vadapalani and Poonamallee Bypass and Rs 50 from Poonamallee Bypass to the airport, Egmore or Chennai Central (Photo credit: C Suresh Kumar)
