Madurai Metro | |
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Overview | |
Owner | TNMRC |
Area served | Madurai |
Locale | Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
Transit type | Rapid transit |
Number of lines | 3 |
Line number | Phase-1 * Line 1 (Madurai Metro) Phase-2 * Line 2 (Madurai Metro) * Line 3 (Madurai Metro) |
Chief executive | Chennai Metro Rail Limited |
Headquarters | Madurai metropolitan area |
Operation | |
Began operation | Proposed |
Operation will start | December 2027 |
Operator(s) | CMRL |
Train length | 3 coaches |
Technical | |
Top speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
Madurai Metro, is a proposed rapid transit system for Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It arose from a Madurai Metrolite system, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city and one of the projects devised by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J.Jayalalithaa.
As of March 2023 [update] , the DPR preparation contract was awarded to Aarvee Associates. [1] It was ready by July 2023, with construction work planned to commence by end of 2024. [2] [3] [4]
As the monorail market is estimated to be ₹72,000 crore (US$10 billion) in India, the then Governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit announced in Legislative assembly that the Government of Tamil Nadu had decided to do a feasibility study for introducing monorail system in Madurai [5] [6] [7] [8] along with Salem, Thiruchirappalli, [9] [10] [11] and Tirunelveli.
In 2020, the government has earmarked a sum of about ₹60,000 crore (US$8.4 billion) for metro and monorail projects in Tamil Nadu. [12] At that time SASTRA, using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools, had worked out a proposal for a suburban railway route for Madurai City.
Madurai proposed routes for monorail were:
Transfer Points were: Avaniyapuram, Goripalayam, Madurai Railway station, Periyar Bus stand, Keelavasal, Anna Nagar, Teppakulam, Mattuthavani, Tiruparankundrum [13] [14]
The Government of Tamilnadu proposed for a Metro Rail in Madurai, the third largest city in the state of Tamilnadu. [15] [16] CMRL releases tender notice for preparing the project's feasibility report in March, 2022 and BARSYL bags the tender to prepare feasibility study with the deadline of May, 2022 [17] [18]
Proposed Metro Rail Routes in Madurai at Phase-1 stage [23]
Madurai Metro | |||||||
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Corridor No | Line | From | To | Roads | Via | Length (km) | Number of Stations |
1 | Line-1 | Tirumangalam | Othakadai | Tiruparankundram Road, Mattuthavani High Road | AIIMS, Thiruparankundram, Periyar Bus Terminus, MGR Bus Terminus, Meenakshi Temple, Madras High Court- Madurai Bench | 31 | 22 |
Proposed Metro Rail Routes in Madurai at Phase-II stage [24] [25]
Madurai Metro | ||||||
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Corridor No | Line | From | To | Via | Length (km) | Number of Stations |
2 | Line-2 | Kattapuli Nagar | Madurai International Airport | Samayanallur, Paravai, Fatima College, Madurai Junction, MGR Bus Terminus, Meenakshi Temple, Perungudi | 20 | 14 |
3 | Line-3 | Manalur | Chekanurani | Velammal College, Keelavasal, Madurai Junction, MGR Bus Terminus, Meenakshi Temple, Kalavasal, Nagamalai Pudukkottai | 23 | 19 |
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