{"id":1035,"date":"2022-11-14T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T09:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/india\/?post_type=projects&p=1035"},"modified":"2026-02-28T12:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:53:17","slug":"chennai-phase-1-ext-project","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/india\/project\/chennai-phase-1-ext-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai Phase 1 Ext Project\u00a0\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Technical details<\/div>\n \t
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Customer<\/div>\n\t
Chennai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (CMRL)<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n
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Dates<\/div>\n

Aug 2015 \u2013 Feb 2021<\/p>\n\nASSIGNMENT\u200b\n

Detailed Design\u00a0Consultancy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Localisation<\/div>\n
Chennai, India\u200b<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Partners<\/div>\n
SYSTRA SA<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Activity<\/div>\n
Mass Rail Transit\u200b<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Chennai Metro serves the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the fourth-longest metro system in India, behind Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. The network consists of two color-coded wires spanning 54.65 km.\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Phase 1 Ext Project which is of total length 9.051 km was awarded to SYSTRA in August 2015 by Chennai\u00a0Metro Rail Corporation. The Project consist of 2.4 km of underground stretch with 2 underground stations, 6 elevated\u00a0stations and a depot for which SYSTRA was responsible for the detailed design of the Architectural, Civil,\u00a0Structural, and Building Services Works.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction began in July 2016 following the approval from the Central government. The Project was successfully commissioned for revenue service on February 14, 2021 which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\u200b

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Key features of the project

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