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The last and the astir important safety audit began for Chennai Metro Rail’s signifier II task agelong from Poonamallee to Vadapalani connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) earlier the motorboat of bid services aboriginal this month.
Around 9.30 a.m., the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS), confederate circle, Anant Madhukar Chowdhary, and his squad of officials commenced the inspection from the Poonamallee Bypass Metro Rail station.
He and his squad examined each the facilities successful the stations on this stretch. Later, they volition behaviour the velocity trials of the train. The agelong volition unfastened for rider services lone aft CMRS’ approval.
The Poonamallee-Vadapalani agelong of the signifier II task comprises a portion of corridor 4 from Poonamallee to Light House. But, not each stations betwixt Poonamallee and Vadapalani volition beryllium acceptable erstwhile the bid services commencement this month. Poonamallee Bypass, Poonamallee, Mullaithottam, Karayanchavadi, Kumananchavadi, Kattupakkam, Iyyapanthangal, Thelliyaragaram, Porur Bypass, Porur Junction, and Vadapalani volition beryllium accessible to commuters.
Sources said, of these stations, CMRS inspected the viaduct and stations from Poonamallee Bypass to Kattupakkam connected Wednesday. The remaining stations Iyyapanthangal, Thelliayaragaram, Porur Bypass, Porur Junction, and Vadapalani volition beryllium inspected connected Thursday.
The CMRS and his squad checked the moving of escalators, elevators, Passenger Information Display System, Platform Screen Doors, occurrence alarm strategy among others, a root said.
Chennai Metro Rail: Poonamallee to Vadapalani successful conscionable 30 minutes | Video Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam, Sunitha Sekar
“He besides checked the alignment of the way successful the stations, successful the curves of the alignment and the crossover conception of the viaduct. This aside, helium besides verified the measurements of the platform, its width, overhead electrical equipment’s tallness and its different parameters,” different root said. These aspects volition beryllium checked successful the remaining stations connected Thursday. Here, the CMRS and his squad volition analyse the signalling strategy and cheque if assorted systems are integrated perfectly and whether the bid runs without immoderate glitch and if it is harmless for passengers to travel.
Initially, the velocity trials were scheduled to beryllium held connected February 13. But it is not wide whether it whitethorn hap this week oregon whitethorn get pushed to the adjacent week. “An Independent Safety Assessment certificate has to travel and we are expecting it shortly. Once we taxable it to CMRS, helium volition clasp velocity trials,” helium added.
Chennai Metro Rail completes Phase II proceedings tally betwixt Poonamallee and Vadapalani | Video Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas
