CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Phase 2 progressed as the Commissioner of Metro Railways Safety (CMRS) Thiru. Anant Madhukar Chowdhary, CMRS Circle, Bangalore along with his team commenced the inspection for the Corridor 4 which spans 26.1 km from Lighthouse to Poonamallee Bypass.
The CMRS inspection was conducted on the elevated stretch of corridor 4 between Poonamallee bypass station and Iyyapanthangal Metro Station of Corridor 4. This stretch covered 11 stations. The stations have been mentioned below:
Stations Name: Poonamallee Bypass Station, Poonamallee Metro, Mullaithottam Metro, Karayanchavadi Metro, Kumananchavadi Metro, Kattupakkam Metro, Iyyapanthangal Metro, Thelliayaragaram Metro, Porur Bypass Metro, Porur Junction Metro and Vadapalani Metro Station
The Commissioner of Metro Railways Safety was accompanied by 3 Dy, CMRS, Thiru. T. Archunan, Director (Project), Thiru. Manoj Goyal, Director (Systems & Operations) and other Senior Officials of CMRL.
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The Phase 2 of Chennai Metro consists of three new metro corridors and spans 118.9 km. The details of the corridors have been mentioned below:
| Line | Route | Elevated Length | Underground Length | Total Length |
| Line 3 ( Purple Line) | Madhavaram – SIPCOT 2 | 19.1 km | 26.7 km | 45.8 km |
| Line 4 (Orange Line) | Light House – Poonamallee Bus Depot | 16 km | 10.1 km | 26.1 km |
| Line 5 (Red Line) | Madhavaram – Sholinganallur | 41.2 km | 5.8 km | 47 km |
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