Chennai Metro
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Chennai metro announce free rides for fans attending India vs Zimbabwe clash on February 26
Cricket | Feb 26, 2026, 10:06 AM ISTChennai Metro offers free round-trip rides for India vs Zimbabwe ticket holders at Chepauk on February 26, with extended services till midnight. Meanwhile, after a defeat to South Africa, India face a must-win Super 8 clash to stay alive in the T20 World Cup.
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Chennai Metro Rail: Porur-Vadapalani metro line to open by mid-February
Market | Jan 12, 2026, 04:57 PM ISTIn the trial conducted over a distance of 5.5 km of elevated up line, which also included a 3.5 km double-decker section, the vehicle ran at a speed of 15 kmph.
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Watch: Chennai Metro suffers technical glitch in subway due to rain, commuters walk through tunnel
Chennai | Dec 02, 2025, 08:33 AM ISTChennai Metro: Videos from the scene show commuters holding the handrail and looking out to understand what had happened. After about ten minutes of feeling trapped, passengers said an announcement instructed them to walk to the nearest station
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Chennai Metro to stop issuing travel cards, top-up at all stations from April
Chennai | Jan 20, 2025, 08:03 PM ISTChennai Metro Rail is set to discontinue travel cards and top-ups at all stations. In the first phase, 11 stations have already stopped issuing new cards and top-ups.
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Chennai Metro's first driverless train to start operation soon: Check project cost, new features
Chennai | Dec 10, 2024, 06:42 PM ISTChennai Metro's first driverless train, which is part of the second phase of the Chennai Metro Rail project, will undergo static tests before proceeding to dynamic tests in March or April next year, reports said.
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Chennai Metro rail phase 2 project gets Centre's approval | Check speed and length of 3 corridors
Tamil Nadu | Oct 03, 2024, 11:58 PM ISTChennai Metro phase 2: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier on September 27 and sought early release of pending funds for Chennai metro project.
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Chennai Metro Rail introduces QR tickets via WhatsApp | Here's how to book
Chennai | Jan 25, 2024, 09:42 AM ISTChennai Metro Rail expressed confidence that this innovation will be well-accepted by the community and join hands with CMRL in promoting a green environment and digital initiatives.
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Chennai Metro offers 50% discount to travellers on Tamil New Year
India | Apr 14, 2021, 09:10 AM ISTChennai Metro is offering 50 per cent discount to travellers on the occasion of Tamil New Year.
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Chennai metro fares reduced by ₹ 20 ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Check details
India | Feb 20, 2021, 02:48 PM ISTAhead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday announced a reduction in the fares for commuters of Chennai Metro Rail by ₹ 20.
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Caught on camera: DMK's MK Stalin slaps passenger inside Chennai metro
National | Jul 02, 2015, 03:58 PM ISTChennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader MK Stalin has been caught on camera slapping a passenger inside Chennai metro.The video of the incident, which took place on Wednesday, has now gone viral.Stalin along with opposition
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Ajinkya Rahane to lead Team India on Zimbabwe tour: Top 5 News Headlines of June 29
India | Jun 29, 2015, 10:19 PM ISTNSCN(K) leader involved in Manipur ambush held by NIANational Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key member of Naga insurgent group NSCN-K for allegedly being a part of conspiracy to carry out the June 4
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Jayalalithaa launches first phase of Chennai Metro
India | Jun 29, 2015, 12:57 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today launched 10-km stretch of the first phase of the Chennai Metro via videoconferencing.The 10-km overhead metro stretch will connect Alandur in south Chennai to Koyabedu in the
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Monorail Not Really Suited For Chennai, Says Sreedharan
Apr 10, 2012, 08:17 PM ISTChennai, Apr 10: Terming AIADMK government's proposed monorail project as “not really suited” for Chennai, former Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan today said the state government must soon implement Phases II and III of the