LIVE: first metro ride is here in chennai

The avidly anticipated CMRL task will make Chennai remain close by New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Jaipur to have metro network.

11:10 am: Initially, there will be nine trains running in the middle of Koyambedu and Alandur with a recurrence of around 10 minutes, authorities said. The trains will stop for 30 seconds in every station.

11:05 am: The base passage may be Rs. 10 and the most extreme Rs. 40 for this 10 kilometer stretch – with the ride anticipated that would take under 20 minutes.

11:00 am: Four years after work started, the first metro train will leave Alandur station for Koyambedu after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa initiates the venture through a feature gathering, authority sources sai