Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Chief Minister Inspects Metro Rail Projects Across Chennai
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, C Joseph Vijay, went on a tour of the city’s metro rail projects.
He rode a train that was running without a driver to check a new safety system.
He also looked at a big bridge being built without pillars.
He visited the control centre where trains are watched.
He talked with officials about how people can get to the stations easily and about adding more lines in the future.
CM C Joseph Vijay inspected metro rail projects on Wednesday.
He tested the Unattended Train Operation System on a trial run between Porur Bypass and Poonamallee Bypass.
He examined construction of a balanced cantilever bridge at Kathipara without ground pillars.
He visited the Operation Control Centre at MetroS headquarters in Nandanam.
Discussions were held on last‑mile connectivity and future expansion.
- Who
- Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay
- What
- Inspection of metro rail projects
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Chennai stations including Government Estates, Nandanam, Porur Bypass, Poonamallee Bypass, Kathipara, Madhavaram, Sholinganallur
- Why
- To assess progress and explore connectivity and future expansion
- Inspection Day
- Wednesday
- Chief Minister
- C Joseph Vijay
- Unattended Train Operation System
- tested
- Balanced Cantilever Bridge
- under construction at Kathipara
- Last-mile connectivity
- discussed