The Union cabinet has approved the proposal of Chennai Metro rail project phase II comprising three corridors. The total length of the metro lines is 118.9 km having 128 stations.
The project completion cost is Rs 63,246 crore and is planned to be completed by 2027.
The phase-II consists of three corridors. The first corridor, Madhavaram to Sipcot, has a length of 45.8 km with 50 stations. Lighthouse to Poonamalle bypass is the second corridor which has a length of 26.1 km with 30 stations. Madhavaram to Sholinganallur, the third corridor will cover 47 km with 48 stations.Chennai will have a total metro rail network of 173 km once phase II is fully operational.
The phase-II corridors will connect areas like Madhavaram, Perambur, Thirumayilai, Adyar, Sholinganallur, Sipcot, Kodambakkam, Vadapalani, Porur, Villivakkam, Anna Nagar and St. Thomas Mount.
