Chennai metro rail opens two stations in phase-1 extension
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) opened the Tiruvottiyur Theradi and Wimco Nagar Depot stations in the phase-1 extension between Washermenpet and Wimco Nagar for public use on Sunday, almost a year after the works began.
The CMRL noted that passengers can park their vehicles (two-wheelers and four-wheelers) in Wimco Nagar Depot station free of charge till March 31.
The Phase I metro line covers a distance of 45 km and consists of two corridors Washermanpet-Chennai Airport and Chennai Central-St Thomas Mount.
According to a release from the CMRL, more than two lakh people took the metro rail on March 11 (Friday).
