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PM Modi Inaugurates Chennai Metro Phase 2 And Travels With CM Vijay
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News18•11-10-2026, 15:22
PM Modi Inaugurates Chennai Metro Phase 2 And Travels With CM Vijay
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Poonamallee-Vadapalani section of Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Rail project, built at approximately Rs 4,900 crore.
- •Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay attended the event and accompanied the Prime Minister on a metro train ride.
- •The newly opened corridor features a 3.7 km double-decker structure and advanced signaling systems designed for driverless operations.
- •PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various development projects valued at over Rs 13,000 crore across Tamil Nadu.
- •Several infrastructure projects were also unveiled at the Chennai Port to boost cargo handling and modernize passenger facilities.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Poonamallee-Vadapalani section of Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Rail project, which was built at a cost of approximately Rs 4,900 crore.
Passenger services on the newly inaugurated Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch are scheduled to begin for the general public starting at around 4 pm on Sunday.
Initially, services on the new stretch will operate with restricted timings from 7 am to 9 pm, featuring peak-hour and non-peak frequencies managed by CMRL.
