Madurai Metro, is a proposed rapid transit system for Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It arose from a Madurai Metrolite system, part of a major expansion of public transport in the city and one of the projects devised by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J.Jayalalithaa.
| Madurai Metro | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Owner | TNMRC |
| Area served | Madurai |
| Locale | Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 3 |
| Line number | Phase-1 * Line 1 (Madurai Metro) Phase-2 * Line 2 (Madurai Metro) * Line 3 (Madurai Metro) |
| Chief executive | Chennai Metro Rail Limited |
| Headquarters | Madurai metropolitan area |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | Proposed |
| Operation will start | December 2027 |
| Operator(s) | CMRL |
| Train length | 3 coaches |
| Technical | |
| Top speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
As of March 2023[update], the DPR preparation contract was awarded to Aarvee Associates.[1] It was ready by July 2023, with construction work planned to commence by end of 2024.[2]
As the monorail market is estimated to be ₹72,000 crore (US$10 billion) in India, the then Governor of Tamil Nadu, Banwarilal Purohit announced in Legislative assembly that the Government of Tamil Nadu had decided to do a feasibility study for introducing monorail system in Madurai[3][4][5][6] along with Salem, Thiruchirappalli,[7][8][9] and Tirunelveli.
In 2020, the government has earmarked a sum of about ₹60,000 crore (US$8.4 billion) for metro and monorail projects in Tamil Nadu.[10] At that time SASTRA, using Geographical Information System (GIS) tools, had worked out a proposal for a suburban railway route for Madurai City.
Madurai proposed routes for monorail were:
Transfer Points were: Avaniyapuram, Goripalayam, Madurai Railway station, Periyar Bus stand, Keelavasal, Anna Nagar, Teppakulam, Mattuthavani, Tiruparankundrum[11][12]
The Government of Tamilnadu proposed for a Metro RailinMadurai, the third largest city in the state of Tamilnadu.[13][14] CMRL releases tender notice for preparing the project's feasibility report in March, 2022 and BARSYL bags the tender to prepare feasibility study with the deadline of May, 2022[15][16]
Proposed Metro Rail Routes in Madurai at Phase-1 stage[21]
| Madurai Metro | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridor No | Line | From | To | Roads | Via | Length (km) |
Number of Stations |
| 1 | Line-1 | Tirumangalam | Chittampatti Junction | Tiruparankundram Road, Mattuthavani High Road | AIIMS, Thiruparankundram, Periyar Bus Terminus, MGR Bus Terminus, Meenakshi Temple, Madras High Court- Madurai Bench | 31 | 22 |
Proposed Metro Rail Routes in Madurai at Phase-II stage[22][23]
| Madurai Metro | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridor No | Line | From | To | Via | Length (km) |
Number of Stations |
| 2 | Line-2 | Kattapuli Nagar | Madurai International Airport | Samayanallur, Paravai, Fatima College, Madurai Junction, MGR Bus Terminus, Meenakshi Temple, Perungudi | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Line-3 | Manalur | Chekanurani | Velammal College, Keelavasal, Madurai Junction, MGR Bus Terminus, Meenakshi Temple, Kalavasal, Nagamalai Pudukkottai | 23 | 19 |
