Work on CMRL’s Koyambedu-Alandur stretch hit by delays, to open next year
The Chennai Metro Rail Phase II project faces significant delays, with the Koyambedu-Alandur stretch now expected to open early next year. Officials cite labor shortages and complex construction constraints as primary reasons for the setback.
Why it matters
Delays in major public transport projects impact urban mobility and economic productivity in metropolitan regions.
In what could be a let-down for commuters, Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase II stretch from Koyambedu to Chennai Trade Centre, targeted for launch in June this year, has encountered nearly eight months of delay.
The Chennai Metro Rail will also complete the Alandur station, which comes after the Chennai Trade Centre, and may only open the Koyambedu-Alandur stretch by early next year.
It is to be noted that the first stretch of the Phase II project — Poonamallee to Vadapalani — has already missed its deadline andhas still not been inaugurated.
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) had cleared the opening of the Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch, with train stoppage planned at all stations from Poonamallee to Porur. After Porur, the train will skip six stations and finally make a stop at Vadapalani. But the State government still awaits a date for the inauguration of this stretch from the Centre.
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