11 Metro Rail stations in phase II networkto have retail spaces

Unlike the signifier I network, Chennai Metro Rail’s signifier II stations volition service not lone arsenic wide accelerated transit hubs but besides arsenic nationalist spaces for commuters to dine, shop, and relax.

The enactment to physique specified spaces – some connected a ample standard and astatine neighbourhood level – has already begun successful immoderate locations. Now, the preliminary enactment is taking disconnected successful 11 stations of the signifier II network.

According to officials of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), they are going to undertake enactment to plan spaces successful 11 underground stations of the signifier II network. They see six stations — Chetpet, Royapettah, Sterling Road, Nungambakkam, R.K. Salai and Adyar Depot — successful corridor 3 (Madhavaram to SIPCOT), and 5 stations — Kutchery Road, Alwarpet, Bharathidasan Road, Boat Club, and Nandanam — successful corridor 4 (Poonamallee to Light House).

Besides transforming the neighbourhood, specified transit-oriented improvement measures tin transportation radical to power to the Chennai Metro Rail system. It volition besides importantly fortify CMRL’s gross watercourse and fiscal stability, officials said.

The CMRL is looking astatine small-scale improvement of these stations specified arsenic kiosks for retail outlets oregon eateries. “We are taking up this enactment successful parts. In these 11 stations, determination are spaces disposable supra the entry/exit structures. In astir of the stations, determination is abstraction for a crushed level and 3 precocious floors implicit the entry/exit structures. We person floated bids for a steadfast to plan these spaces. Once the plan is ready, the enactment to physique the structures volition begin. Finally, erstwhile the stations are acceptable and the bid services begin, the spaces tin beryllium leased out,” an authoritative said.

Unlike the signifier I web wherever specified spot improvement measures were taken up aft the commencement of bid operations, successful the signifier II network, the CMRL wanted to instrumentality them up alongside the presumption operation work.

“It is easier to physique specified structures during the operation stage. Otherwise, making modifications astatine a aboriginal signifier becomes difficult,” helium added.