Chennai: Passenger footfall at the city's MRTS stations has surged within days of the inauguration of the St Thomas ...

The new 4.5 km extension of the MRTS line from Velachery to St Thomas Mount has opened after nearly two decades of planning.

CHENNAI: Much to the delight of passengers, an 18-year wait came to an end on Saturday as train services commenced on the St ...

After nearly 18 years of waiting, the final 3.5-km stretch of the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) between Velachery and St Thomas Mount was finally opened for passenger services on Saturday, ...

Chennai: After a delay of nearly two decades, the 4.5km MRTS extension from Velachery to St Thomas Mount was commissioned on ...

After nearly two decades of wait, train services began on Saturday (March 14, 2026) morning on the extended Velachery-St. Thomas Mount section, with an electric multiple unit (EMU) departing from St.

Chennai: The capital city’s transportation landscape has rapidly evolved over the last 10 years from the traditional road system to an integrated, modern and multi-modal network including metro rail ...

The Mass Rapid Transit system (MRTS) extension project from the Velachery to St. Thomas stations is set to be commissioned as the final procedure to obtain the safety certificate was completed on ...

Train services on the long-awaited extension of the Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System between Velachery and St Thomas Mount are set to begin from tomorrow, bringing improved rail connectivity for comm ...

The Chennai Division of Southern Railway (SR) has received the Provisional Authorisation Certificate from the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) for commissioning the Velachery–St. Thomas ...

Velachery to St Thomas mount MRTS | Under the new schedule, a total of 43 pairs of MRTS services will now run between Chennai Beach and St Thomas Mount. Until now, trains departing from Chennai Beach ...