The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 4th longest metro system in India.
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As of 2020, the Chennai Metro with a total network length of 45 kilometers had only managed to achieve 13% of their projected daily ridership of 0.9 million commuters, while Bengaluru Metro, with a total network length of 42 kilometres managed to achieve 27% of the projected daily ridership of 1.5 million commuters.
At the moment, the Chennai Metro operates from 4:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. One train runs every 7 minutes during peak hours and every 14 minutes during off-peak hours.
The average speed of operation is 85 kilometres per hour (53 mph) and maximum speed is 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph). Chennai Metro operates trains from 3:00 AM to 12:00 AM with a frequency of one train every 2.5 minutes in peak hours and every 5 minutes in lean hours.
The depot, likely to be spread over 15.3 hectares, will be used to service and maintain 26-three car driverless trains for the 26.1km corridor-4 from Lighthouse to Poonamallee Bypass. The 116.1km phase-2 is expected to open in stages from 2025 to 2028.
With a connectivity length of 390 km, the Delhi Metro is the longest metro network in the country. Namma Metro, also known as Bengaluru Metro, is the second longest operational metro network, with a total length of 68.6 km.
For a big and crowded city like Mumbai, India Public Transit should have been way better. The absolute snail's pace at which the Metro project is progressing makes me praise the Delhi metro which is the best system in India. Plus points to Chennai Metro for the airport connectivity.