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June 10, 2025 | Metros

Is India’s metro boom on shaky foundations?

New or extended metro lines totalling 1000km in length are planned in India, but Srinand Jha notes an alarming disparity between projected ridership and actual passenger traffic on those lines now in service.

June 9, 2025 | Fleet

Chennai orders more Alstom metro trains

Supplier will design and manufacture 32 three-car trains at sites in India.

December 10, 2024 | Metros

Chennai Metro orders 70 trains from BEML

New three-car trains will mainly operate under ATO at Grade of Automation 4.

March 27, 2023 | Passenger

IRJ news in brief - Transit

Chennai CBTC contract for Hitachi, Oslo tunnel contract for Implena, and new light rail lines inaugurated in Turkey, Poland and Austria.

February 16, 2021 | Asia

Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension

The extension adds eight new stations in northern districts of the city.

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