Tracking Namma Metro Rail
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----------- TRACKING HALDA It was in ~~G:;:::;;:~'~'a"" While a NAMMA Adambakkam stretch of zone that a metro rail girder fell junction is METRO RAIL recently and found com- hence the "'-""-"'_~ pleted, the work at the track work is site is being yet to be LIFTS AND ESCALATORS carried out taken up on Installation work of escala with extra Halda-Guindy tors have begun at CMBT caution. stretch. metro station and Koyambedu. Installation of lifts have also commenced at the administration build ing of depot. Lift materials have arrived at CMBT metro station for installation. Around 320 escalators and 125 lifts are to be installed at different levels in all 32 metro stations to facilitate KOYAMBEDU GUINDY easy mobility of all passen On this A scene of gers including differently stretch, total metro rail able and senior citizens. plinth track , stretch near concreting has TRAIN COACHES Kathipara A high-level team inspected been done and grade the trains manufactured by supporting separator Alstom in Sao Paulo, works are where track Brazil. On completion of the already over. laying have remaining static type tests just begun and clearance by CMRL/GC, the train will be shipped to Chennai and is expected to reach Chennai by June 2013. The train is now moved to the testing line in the factory. The pre-valida tion tests are under progress. Production of rail coaches for the second and third pair is underway. PROGRESS IN STATION WORKS ARUMBAKKAM AMBALNAGAR Koyambedu & CMBT: All One of the structural works have been metro rail sta A bird's eye completed. Block works are tions at this view of in progress. Street-level and vantage point metfo rail concourse level rooms have construction been completed and related reveals the work have begun. "On an fast pace at site and the average, each station will =------= which the completed have four lifts and 10 esca metro rail track near lators. But it may be higher work is Ambal Nagar in major stations including progressing. and Kasi Chennai Central, St Thomas theatre. Mount and Alandur," said an official of Chennai Metro Rail Limited. Compiled by C. S. Kotteswaran Pic: Ganesh .