VOLUME 7 July 2017 Moving People, Sustaining Growth CHAIRMAN Thiru Durga Shanker Mishra,I.A.S., SECRETARY MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT GOVT. OF INDIA CHENNAI METRO RAIL LIMITED Thiru Pankaj Kumar Bansal, I.A.S., MANAGING DIRECTOR Trail run commenced between Little Mount and AG-DMS The underground construction works of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited Corridor 1 between Little Mount and AG- DMS is stirring abuzz with the first trail run on 20.07.2017 with the senior officials of CMRL attending the flag- off. The locomotive was taken on a trial ride on the down-line stretch of around 4km. After this trail run, round the clockwork is going on in Up- Line. Also, the entire team is excited, as a major section of underground corridor serving the Mount Road will be ready soon. Subsequent trial run with Metro trains in this stretch shall start after completion of system works, which are in advance stage. Integrated trials followed by System integration tests will be conducted during the trials to get the stretch ready for operations. CMRL commenced the revenue operations in its first underground section in May 2017 and now is working in completing the works for extending the services along the arterial roads of Chennai, which serve as the lifeline to the city with traffic congestion being a way of life. Soon, Metro is expected to decongest the Mount road and restoration works are being taken up. Apart from completion works of the installation of various systems including Tunnl Ventilation, HVAC, Signaling, Platform Screen Doors, Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates, the final lap of finishing work on the underground Metro stations at AG-DMS, Teynampet, Nandanam and Saidapet too is underway.
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VOLUME
7
July 2017
Moving People, Sustaining Growth
CHAIRMAN
Thiru Durga Shanker Mishra, I.A.S., SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
GOVT. OF INDIA
CHENNAI METRO RAIL LIMITED
Thiru Pankaj Kumar Bansal, I.A.S.,
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Trail run commenced between Little Mount and AG-DMS
The underground construction works of the
Chennai Metro Rail Limited Corridor 1 between
Little Mount and AG- DMS is stirring abuzz with
the first trail run on 20.07.2017 with the senior
officials of CMRL attending the flag- off. The
locomotive was taken on a trial ride on the
down-line stretch of around 4km. After this
trail run, round the clockwork is going on in Up-
Line. Also, the entire team is excited, as a major section of underground corridor
serving the Mount Road will be ready soon.
Subsequent trial run with Metro trains in this stretch shall start after completion of
system works, which are in advance stage. Integrated trials followed by System
integration tests will be conducted during the trials to get the stretch ready for
operations.
CMRL commenced the revenue operations in
its first underground section in May 2017 and
now is working in completing the works for
extending the services along the arterial roads
of Chennai, which serve as the lifeline to the city
with traffic congestion being a way of life. Soon,
Metro is expected to decongest the Mount
road and restoration works are being taken up.
Apart from completion works of the installation of various systems including Tunnl
Ventilation, HVAC, Signaling, Platform Screen Doors, Automatic Fare Collection (AFC)
gates, the final lap of finishing work on the underground Metro stations at AG-DMS,
Teynampet, Nandanam and Saidapet too is underway.
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Underground Sections & Tunneling Work Progress as on 31.07.2017
Package TBM From ToTunnelling
length in mtrCompleted
in mtr
Percentage completed
UAA 01 TBM 1 Washermenpet Metro Egmore Metro 4445 4445 100
TBM 2 Washermenpet Metro Egmore Metro 4445 4445 100