Prime Minister Modi has flagged off the metro rail service for Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Rail Project, built at a cost of around Rs. 4,900 crore. The Poonamallee–Porur corridor features a unique 3.7-km double-decker structure, with advanced signalling systems designed to support driverless operations.
PM Modi, who is on a day’s visit to Tamil Nadu, attended the inauguration of the second phase of the Metro project.
PM Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay jointly flagged off the new metro services and travelled on a train along the route. After flagging off the inaugural rail service, PM Modi and others travelled from Porur Bypass station to Poonamallee Bypass station and back. Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar also attended the ceremony for the new metro rail project.
The 15-km stretch connects Poonamallee Bypass and Vadapalani through 11 elevated stations. This corridor includes a 3.7-km double-decker section that will not operate on Sundays. Its signalling system has been designed to support driverless operations.
Inauguration of the Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro Phase-2 ensures:
Faster, more convenient daily travel for commuters.
Better connectivity between Chennai’s fast-growing western suburbs and the city centre.
Unique 3.7-km double-decker corridor.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 11, 2026
Six years after work began, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)’s first train ran from Porur Bypass at noon, with PM Modi and CM Vijay among the first commuters.
PM Modi will launch projects to expand maritime infrastructure and cargo-handling capacity at Chennai Port, V.O. Chidambaranar Port and Kamarajar Port.
Development works worth over Rs. 13,000 crore will either be launched or have their foundation stones laid in Chennai tomorrow, 11th October!
Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail Project to be inaugurated.
Coimbatore and surrounding areas to…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2026
PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate development projects worth Rs. 13,000 crore across Tamil Nadu, including highway projects worth Rs. 3,700 crore, railway infrastructure upgrades and a Rs. 1,620-crore lube oil base stocks project at CPCL’s Manali refinery today.
PM Modi is to dedicate and inaugurate railway infrastructure projects worth over ₹750 crore. These include the inauguration of five Amrit Stations at Palani, Vellore Cantonment, Ambasamudram, Paramakudi and Namakkal, which have been redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
Modi will also lay the foundation stone for and inaugurate key National Highway projects worth around ₹3,700 crore. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several port-related projects in the state to strengthen maritime infrastructure, expand cargo-handling capacity and improve logistics efficiency.
