Chennai Metro opening confirmed for October 11: hours and train intervals
Chennai Metro’s Poonamallee–Vadapalani section opens October 11, with passenger services from 4 pm. Check the reported hours and train intervals.
Official programme confirms the opening
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Poonamallee–Vadapalani section of Chennai Metro Phase II on Sunday, October 11. A fresh Prime Minister’s Office announcement published by the Press Information Bureau on Saturday confirms the visit and details the inauguration programme.
The government puts the corridor’s construction cost at around Rs 4,900 crore. Its announcement describes a 3.7-kilometre double-decker structure and signalling designed to support driverless operation. That describes the system’s capability; it does not establish that trains will operate without onboard supervision from opening day.
Sources: PM to Visit Chennai on 11 October
Passenger hours and train intervals
According to The Indian Express, citing Chennai Metro Rail Limited, passenger trains on the new section are scheduled to run from 4 pm to 9 pm on October 11. Regular services will operate from 7 am to 9 pm from Monday, October 12, with the final departure at 9 pm from each terminal.
Monday-to-Saturday peak intervals will be 10 minutes between 8 am and 11 am and between 5 pm and 8 pm. Trains will run every 15 minutes outside those periods. On Sundays and public holidays, the reported timetable provides a 15-minute interval throughout the operating day.
A new Yellow Line section
The newspaper describes the Yellow Line section as approximately 15 kilometres long, opening with 11 elevated stations. Among the stops are Poonamallee Bypass, Poonamallee Bus Stand, Poonamallee Government Hospital, Porur Bypass, Porur Junction and Vadapalani. Trains are scheduled to operate in both directions.
Sunday’s official itinerary
The PMO programme places the prime minister’s Metro ride at around 11:30 am, travelling from Porur Bypass to Poonamallee Bypass and back. The government expects the corridor to improve links between the western suburbs and the city centre and shorten commuter journeys; those are anticipated benefits, rather than measured results from a service already in operation.
The inauguration forms part of a broader Chennai programme. The PMO says the afternoon event will involve inaugurations, dedications and foundation stones for projects worth more than Rs 13,000 crore across Metro rail, highways, railways, ports, petroleum and education.
Sources: PM to Visit Chennai on 11 October
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