Chennai: Come Wednesday, Chennai Metro rail services to the Airport will most likely be rolled out for public. “Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Union minster Venkaiah Naidu will most likely inaugurate the new section of the Metro line via video conferencing on September 21. The confirmation will likely come on Monday,” a senior official of the Chennai Metro told Deccan Chronicle.
The 9-kilometer long stretch connecting Little Mount to Airport via Guindy will also provide a direct ride between city’s famous bus transport hub CMBT and the city airport.
“The line was already fit to be open for operations but was incessantly delayed. Now that the dates are near, it will benefit commuters,” an official added. The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) of Southern Region inspected the stretch in the last week of July and gave his nod, and asked for a few changes after inspection. Amid speculations of the line being thrown open for public being rife, a number of test rides and checks have been taking place on the stretch in the past few weeks. The 9-km corridor is part of the Airport-Washermenpet corridor, which has now to be extended up to Thiruvottiyur.
