Stations of Metro Rail’s Phase 2 network to get new names, better look
Chennai Metro Rail Limited is implementing a semi-naming rights initiative for seven stations on the Phase 2 network to generate non-fare revenue. Companies can bid to prefix or suffix their brand names to stations and customize station aesthetics.
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This initiative represents a growing trend in urban infrastructure management where public transit agencies seek commercial partnerships to offset operational costs.
Stations of Metro Rail’s Phase 2 network to get new names, better look left Poonamallee Bus Terminus, Karayanchavadi, Kumananchavadi, Iyyappanthangal, and Porur Bypass are among the seven stations identified to implement the initiative. B. VELANKANNI RAJ The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ycgzxj/article71594162.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/BVR_6891.JPG VELANKANNI RAJ B CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 10/10/2026: A view of Decorated Porur bypass Metro station which is ready to opening tomorrow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on tomorrow. Photo: Velankanni Raj B/The Hindu CHENNAI The Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s (CMRL) new Phase 2 stations from Poonamallee to Vadapalani are to sport new names and a new look in the coming months. In a bid to diversify streams of revenue beyond fares, the CMRL has floated bids for a semi-naming rights initiative in the Phase 2 network, akin to its implementation in the Phase 1 network.
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