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PM Modi To Inaugurate Chennai Metro Phase 2 And Ride With CM Vijay Today
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News18•11-10-2026, 07:58
PM Modi To Inaugurate Chennai Metro Phase 2 And Ride With CM Vijay Today
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first 15-km stretch of Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase 2 between Poonamallee and Vadapalani.
- •PM Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will share an inaugural metro ride from Poonamallee to Porur Bypass.
- •Initially, services will operate from 7 am to 9 pm with 15 trains, featuring a 10-minute frequency during peak hours and 15 minutes during non-peak hours.
- •Passenger services on the new stretch are scheduled to begin at around 4 pm following the formal inauguration event at IIT Madras.
- •The Phase 2 network spans 118.9 km, with the foundation stone laid by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in November 2020.
Key Questions Answered
The first operational stretch of the Chennai Metro Phase 2 network covers 15 kilometers between Poonamallee and Vadapalani.
Initially, services on the new stretch operate daily from 7 am to 9 pm, with a train frequency of every 10 minutes during peak hours and every 15 minutes during non-peak hours.
Work on the 118.9-km Phase 2 network began nearly six years ago following in-principle approval by the Tamil Nadu government in January 2019 and the laying of the foundation stone by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in November 2020.
