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Jayalalithaa to launch Chennai Metro Rail today

by IBNS 29 Jun 2015, 07:58 am

#Jayalalithaa to launch Chennai Metro Rail today

Chennai, June 29 (IBNS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will on Monday flag off the first phase of the much-awaited Chennai Rail Metro, reports said.

As part of the first phase, the overhead stretch will connect Alandur in south Chennai to Koyabedu in the north. 
 
The 10-kilometer stretch between Koyembedu and Alandur will be covered in 18 minutes.
 
The metro will bear four coaches with a capacity of 1276 passengers and will cover seven stations in the stretch.

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