Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa comes out of a metro rail after flagging off a trial run of Chennai Metro rail on Koyambedu track in Chennai
Chennai test-drove the coaches for its metro today.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa flagged off the short trial run of 800 metres at a metro rail depot.
The plans provide for the first phase of the metro to cover 45 kms for 14,000 crore rupees by the end of 2015. The first stage of this would be operational by the middle of next year.
The two routes that make up Phase 1 of the project will include underground and elevated stretches. By the end of 2014, the Chennai airport is scheduled to be connected to parts of northern Chennai and to the heart of the city.
Eventually, the metro for the city is meant to include at least seven routes.