See also Chennai MRTS, a first generation metro system in Chennai.
See also Chennai Metro, a metro system under construction.
Chennai Monorail is a rail-based transit system for the Indian city of Chennai. It is proposed in the Long-term Urban Transportation Scheme of Second Master Plan by CMDA.
History
The Tamil Nadu Government invited bids for the over-ambitious 'Elevated Monorail Mass Rapid Transit System' (EMMRTS) monorail project covering over 300 km to be implemented at a single phase in February 2006.[1] Soon after a PIL was filed in High Court, Chennai against awarding of the contract and the court ordered the government not to award the final contract without its prior permission. Then Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha only received many criticism for the ill-advised project and hoping to go ahead with the project, the metro rail was junked. 18 corridors had been proposed.[2] Had the project been executed, it would have been the biggest monorail project in the planet dwarfing any other monorail in the world. But soon she was voted out of power and the monorail project was shelved.
Proposed Corridors
The following 18 corridors were proposed to be completely built within 18 months.
Origin
Destination
Length (km)
Common Length (km)
Parrys
Guduvanchery
38.7
Parrys
Poonamalle
22.4
2
Parrys
Porur
17.2
8
Parrys
Avadi
25.2
2
Parrys
Red Hills
19
Parrys
Parrys
42.3
7
Parrys
Manali New Town
23.3
4
Parrys
Kelambakkam
39.2
Halda
Medavakkam
12.1
Anna Statue
Adyar O.T.
8.5
2
Virugambakkam
Santhome
12
0.2
Egmore
MFL Junction
19.2
0.5
Saidapet
Anna Nagar Roundtana
10.5
0.5
Salaima Nagar
Kannadasan Nagar
2.7
Ayanavaram
Anna Square
10.2
1.5
Aminjikarai
Ambattur Estate
6.4
3
Gandhi Statue
Nathamuni
13.2
2
F.S. Estate
Nungambakkam
11
0.2
Total Route Length — 333.1 km Common Length — 32.9 km Track Length — 300.2 km
