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Chennai Metro Phase II stretch to open as Modi visits the city
A 15-kilometre stretch of Chennai Metro Phase II, between Poonamallee and Vadapalani, is set to open to passengers on October 11, 2026.
The project is in Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Construction began six years ago, and the opening is the first part of the Phase II network to serve commuters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the stretch and travel with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay from Poonamallee to Porur Bypass.
Modi is also set to launch or lay foundation stones for development projects worth more than ₹13,000 crore across transport, energy and research.
These include highway and railway works, port infrastructure and a project at the Chennai Petroleum Corporation refinery.
Police have announced heavy security, traffic diversions and restrictions on drones during the visit.
The stretch is due to open to commuters on Sunday, but the sources do not give details of further Phase II opening dates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro Phase II on October 11, 2026.
The 15-kilometre stretch is the first part of the Phase II network to open to commuters.
Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay are expected to travel by train from Poonamallee to Porur Bypass.
Modi said he would inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects worth more than ₹13,000 crore in Chennai.
Police have arranged five-tier security involving 15,000 personnel for the visit.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay are expected to be among the first train passengers.
- What
- Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro Phase II. He is also due to launch or announce other development projects.
- When
- October 11, 2026; the first train is expected to run at about 11:30 a.m.
- Where
- Chennai, India, on the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of the Chennai Metro.
- Why
- To open the first stretch of the Phase II metro network and launch or announce development projects.
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I would inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth over ₹13,000 crore in Chennai on Sunday
Work on the Chennai Metro Phase II stretch began.
Drone and other aerial-object restrictions were in force across Greater Chennai Police limits.
The first train was scheduled to run from Porur Bypass to Poonamallee, with Modi and Vijay expected among its first passengers.
The Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch was scheduled to open to commuters.
- Stretch
- Poonamallee–Vadapalani
- Length
- 15 km
- Expected first train
- Around 11:30 a.m. on October 11, 2026
- Project value
- More than ₹13,000 crore
- Security deployment
- 15,000 police officers and personnel
Sources
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