Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa flags off the trial run of the city's first ever metro rail at Koyambedu depot in Chennai on Wednesday.
The map showcasing the route the metro rail will follow.
State government officials and metro rail workers experience their maiden entry into the city's first-ever metro train, which was put on test run on Wednesday.
People enjoying ride in Chennai Metro rail, it was flags off for a trial run by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Koyambedu track, in Chennai.
CMRL train could also easily claim to be eco-friendly, for it has been provided with regenerative braking that generate 35 per cent of the energy it consumes.
A train operator at work minutes before the maiden test run.
Jayalalithaa inaugurated the test run by waving the flag at five minutes to 2 pm from a podium erected along the 800 meter test track inside Koyambedu depot.
Jayalalithaa inspects a metro rail after flagging off a trial run of Chennai Metro rail on Koyambedu track, in Chennai.
Jayalalithaa inspecting a metro rail after the flagging off a trial run of Chennai Metro rail on Koyambedu track, in Chennai.
Chief minister J Jayalalithaa waves her hand while exiting the four-car metro train she studied for 10 minutes before flagging off.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa flags off a trial run of Chennai Metro rail on Koyambedu track, in Chennai on Wednesday.
Jayalalithaa comes out of a metro rail after flagging off a trial run of Chennai Metro rail on Koyambedu track in Chennai.