CMRL starts tunnelling at Villivakkam under railway tracks for Phase II project

For the past mates of days, long-distance trains passing via Villivakkam railway presumption person been operating astatine a reduced speed. This is to facilitate the operation of an underground passageway astatine Villivakkam for the Chennai Metro Rail’s 118.9-km signifier II project.

Riddled with delays, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s (CMRL) tunnelling enactment to physique an underground web connecting Villivakkam Metro presumption with Villivakkam Bus Terminus Metro presumption began recently. The passageway boring instrumentality (TBM) named Marutham was launched adjacent the Villivakkam railway presumption and has been tunnelling nether the presumption tracks.