Editor Mr.Mayank Rawat ( Chief Editor Mr. Rohit Mishra )
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been awarded a contract by Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) for the operation and maintenance of three corridors of its phase II. The term of the contract is 12 years from the date of the commercial operation date of the last stage of phase II.
The corridors are Corridor 3 (Madhavaram Milk Colony to Siruseri SIPCOT-II Metro – Indigo Line), Corridor 4 (Lighthouse to Poonamallee Bypass – Orange Line), and Corridor 5 (Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur – Red Line), including maintenance depots at Madhavaram, Poonamallee, and Semmancheri.
“DMRC will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of three corridors consisting of 116.1 km and 112 stations, which also includes six double-decker stations, including the management of the Operation Control Centre (OCC), depot control centre, stations, running of trains, maintenance of trains, and all metro systems infrastructure,” said Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications, DMRC.
The formal meeting was held on Wednesday at the headquarters of CMRL in Chennai, where DMRC managing director Vikas Kumar, director (operations & services) Amit Kumar Jain, and other senior officials were present.
The first section of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, phase II, is expected to be operational by Dec 2025, and the entire Phase II will be operational in a phased manner by Dec 2028.
DMRC is also operating and maintaining Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro since May 2023 for a period of 10 years, which consists of 33.5 km and 27 stations. The first section, from Aarey to BKC, covering 12.4 km with 10 stations, was inaugurated in Oct 2024.
Mayank Rawat
