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Chennai faces a dilemma between commercialized, ticketed parks and free, natural green spaces. Public funds are used for expensive makeovers of existing parks into paid attractions, while essential inner-city green areas are lost to development. The government's Urban Greening Policy aims for ecological equity, but population pressure questions its implementation.

chennai metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is offering free round-trip metro rides to spectators attending the IPL 2026 match between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans on April 26. Valid match tickets, digital or physical, will grant access for a journey between any operational metro station and Government Estate Metro Station, easing travel and reducing traffic congestion for cricket enthusiasts.

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin took a chennai metro ride, engaging with commuters to seek support for his party ahead of the Assembly polls. He recalled his role in developing the metro project, highlighting its progress and future expansion plans. This public outreach is part of his intensified campaign efforts.

Tamil Nadu IT Minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan criticized the Union government's alleged stepchild attitude towards the state, citing the rejection of Madurai and Coimbatore metro projects despite lower populations in approved northern projects.

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin branded the NDA as the 'No Development Alliance,' accusing it of betraying the state and attempting to erase its cultural identity. He detailed a decade of detrimental policies, including NEET, Uday scheme, farm laws, and neglect of Tamil heritage, vowing resistance to NEP and the three-language formula.

Instead of fighting lengthy legal battles, chennai metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has begun acquiring land for phase-2 construction by holding talks with the property owners through a private negotiation committee to quicken the process.

chennai metro Rail announces service disruption on Blue Line between Meenambakkam and Airport Metro Stations due to technical glitch on Wednesday. Passengers advised to use alternative routes. Green Line operational for uninterrupted travel.

chennai metro Rail Limited (CMRL) reported an average of 2.66 lakh passengers per day traveling in metro trains during November, accumulating a monthly count of 80.01 lakh passengers.

The 4.5km MRTS extension from Velachery to St Thomas Mount has finally opened, creating Chennai's second intermodal hub. While two of the three new stations are operational, commuters faced confusion regarding platform assignments and access issues at Puzhuthivakkam. Despite initial hiccups, the extension is welcomed for improving city-wide rail connectivity.

In a few years from now, passengers may have to walk three floors below street level to board a metro train as chennai metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is going to build deeper and smarter stations.

chennai metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is seeking a loan of ₹300 crore ($40 million) to purchase five six-car trains for its existing phase-1 and extension lines. The loan is intended to meet the increasing demand for metro travel in Chennai. CMRL has already floated a tender to finalize a lender for the loan. The average daily footfall on the metro is currently 2.5 lakh (250,000) passengers. The loan will be used to procure an additional 30 train cars to cater to the growing ridership.

Passengers parking their vehicles in chennai metro station’s parking lot and travel in metro trains using smartcards on June 7, Wednesday can avail discounts on parking charges for one day. A release said the discounted charges for vehicle parking was to encourage more passengers to use metro train services.

With footfall in metro stations touching an average 1.3 lakh a day in December 2021, ridership of chennai metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has crossed the pre-Covid daily patronage of 1.16 lakh.

Almost two years after the idea was proposed, the state government has approached the urban development ministry and railways with a proposal to allow chennai metro Rail Limited (CMRL) to take over the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS). The idea is to integrate the city’s rail-based transport systems for a smoother ride for commuters.

chennai metro commuters experienced significant disruption Tuesday morning as a train stalled between High Court and Central Metro stations due to a technical fault, suspected to be a power failure. Passengers were left stranded for a period before normal services were restored by 6:20 am, easing the flow on the affected route.

As the city’s metro rail network is expanding, chennai metro Rail Limited is planning to use mobile applications to monitor periodic maintenance of ballast-less tracks, men and material.

Opposition political parties like PMK and Congress termed fares of chennai metro Rail, which was inaugurated by chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday, as very high. They demanded that chennai metro Rail reduce the fares.