Project report ready for doubling of Chengai-Arakkonam railway corridor
CHENNAI: The draft detailed project report (DPR) for doubling the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam railway corridor, pegged at Rs 1,538.07 crore, has been prepared and is now under review, even as the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) convenes a stakeholder meeting this month to align agencies on the project’s next steps.
The 73.5km stretch, currently running at more than 104% of its designed capacity, is a bottleneck in Tamil Nadu’s rail network. Its expansion is central to a planned 192 km circular suburban grid that could transform commuting and freight flows across Chennai.
