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hen Central becomes the city's hub Urban intermodal integration will become a reality at the station when Metro Ra il becomes fu lly operational in a few years

Sunttha Sekar these corridors. ''We aTe expecting the CH ENNAI: When the Metro N'ET WORK foo tfall at the station to run Skywalk Rai l is ready to run, the Nearly every form of public ground transport - and trains (suburban, inter-State and mass system) - will be to several lakhs," says an­ Chennai Central station lin ked to the Metro Ra il stat ion at Chennai Central other official. junction will be a classic case In a joint venture, Afoons closer to of urban intermodal and Transtonnelstroy integration. bagged the contract worth reality now Nearly every form of pub­ Rs. 1.566 crore from CMRL lie ground transport - buses to construct Chennai Cen­ Special Correspondent and trains (suburban, inter­ tral Metro along with eight State and mass rapid transit other stations. CHENNAI : The city's first pe· destrian skyw-dlk is closer system-MRTS) - will be AiqlOrl check-in linked to the Metro Rail sta­ to reality wit~ the first tion at Chennai Central. ulslatiOIl phase connecting six A few years down the line, This apart, CMRL also points geltin" clearance. when Metro Rail becomes plans to introduce The skywalk will come operational, this point will check-in facili ty at Central UI) along Poonamallee be the ideal interconnect fo r . According to Jligb Road and connect public transport in the city, CMRL offici als. fo ur points inside Govern· say Metro Rail officials. can complete check-in pro­ ment General liospital, The pace of construction cedures, collect their board· Pa rk Town railway station of Chennai Central Metro ing passes at this station, on the MRTS line. and station - the largest of the take the Metro to the air­ Evening Bazaar Road. underground stations, , get security clearance The L·shaped facility sprawling 70,000 sq. m. al a at the terminal and board will be 600 metre!> long deplhof25 metres- isgain· the flight. and cut across Poonamal· ingground. There is a five-levellermi­ lee Il igb Road at one point. ''We arc currently con­ s.u.: SuburlHln r.1I nal Metro Rail station, The construction is ex· 1.5.: Int,r·St.t, r.1I structing the diaphragm spread over 17,300 sq. m., pected to commence in March next year. and on wall (a box-like concrete Entry/ bit to coming up at the airport. But structure around the sta­ m.t,.. st. tlon Metro Rail work at the air· completion, wiD help the tion). Simultaneously, exca­ port stands suspended as large number of patients vation work and CM RL terminated the con­ and visitors to the ho~pi­ tal. Over 13,000 pedestri. canst ruction of roof slab and • tract awarded to Lanco In· one entry/exit are also tak­ fratech Limited due to delay ans cross the road at ing place," says an official of in execution orthe work. Chennni Central during • If the work resumes soon rush hour. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CM HL). at airport Metro station and The skywalk hIlS already its progresses as per sched­ received clearance from ~ l lIJlip l c po ints ban and MRTS stations, Ri· nience of pedestrians who parking. over three layers, built at a cost or Rs. 14,600 and the other from Chennai ule at Chennai Central Met­ Southern RailwlY, and on­ ofact."CSS pon and Rajiv may want to switch from for about 500 cars and 1,000 crore, will have two corri­ Central to st. Thomas ro station, then the ly recently, hospital au· The station will have six Gandhi Government Gener­ one to an­ two-wheelers, according to dors - one, connecting Mount. Chennai Central airport-rail link will be a re­ thorities ga\'e in-principle entry/exit points for access al Hospital. "We will create other," the official says. officials. Washermenpet to the air­ Met ro station will be the ality in Chennai by 2015, of­ approval for the proposal. to Southern Railway, subur- foo tpaths for the conve- There will be adequate Chennai Metro Rail, being port via Chennai Central hub that will connect both ficials say.