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See also Chennai MRTS
Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai)
The Chennai MRTS is an elevated line of the urban mass rapid transit system in Chennai , India. The line currently runs within the city from Chennai Beach to Velachery, covering a distance of 25 km with 21 stations...

, a first generation metro system in Chennai.

See also Chennai Metro
Chennai Metro
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Phase I of the project consisting of two corridors is under construction. The elevated section of the project is scheduled to be operational by 2013 and the entire project is scheduled to be completed by the financial...

, a metro system under construction.

Chennai Monorail is a rail-based transit system for the Indian city of Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

. It is proposed in the Long-term Urban Transportation Scheme of Second Master Plan by CMDA. The state government has announced plans to introduce monorail

Monorail

A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...

across City to reduce traffic congestion and to increase the share of public transport in the urban transport network. The aim is to increase the share of public transport in Chennai from 27% to 46% by 2026. The focus on suburban areas is a conscious move aimed at supporting the rapidly expanding Chennai

Chennai

city.

History

The Tamil Nadu Government invited bids for the over-ambitious 'Elevated Monorail Mass Rapid Transit System' (EMMRTS) monorail project covering over 300 km to be implemented at a single phase in February 2006. Soon after a public interest litigation was filed in High Court, Chennai against awarding of the contract and the court ordered the government not to award the final contract without its prior permission. Then Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha only received many criticism for the ill-advised project and hoping to go ahead with the project, the metro rail was junked. A total of 18 corridors had been proposed. Had the project been executed, it would have been the biggest monorail project in the planet dwarfing any other monorail in the world. However, soon she was voted out of power and the monorail project was shelved. Again, when the new AIADMK government came to power in 2011, the current Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, through the Governor Surjith Singh Barnala's address to the assembly, stated that the Chennai Monorail project of around 300 km will be revived and would supplement the existing metro rail systems that were implemented by the previous DMK government. This will also, when completed, be the world's largest monorail network.

Proposed Corridors in 2006

The following 18 corridors were proposed to be completely built within 18 months.

Origin	Destination	Length (km)	Common Length (km)
Parrys	Guduvanchery	42
Parrys	Poonamalle	22.4	2
Parrys	Porur	17.2	8
Parrys	Avadi	25.2	2
Parrys	Red Hills	19
Parrys	Parrys	42.3	7
Parrys	Manali New Town	23.3	4
Parrys	Kelambakkam	39.2
Halda	Medavakkam	12.3
Anna Statue	Adyar O.T.	8.5	2
Virugambakkam	Santhome	12	0.2
Egmore	MFL Junction	19.2	0.5
Saidapet	Anna Nagar Roundtana	10.5	0.5
Salaima Nagar	Kannadasan Nagar	2.7
Ayanavaram	Anna Square	10.2	1.5
Aminjikarai	Ambattur Estate	6.4	3
Gandhi Statue	Nathamuni	13.2	2
F.S. Estate	Nungambakkam	11	0.2

Total Route Length — 333.1 km

Common Length — 32.9 km

Track Length — 300.2 km

Corridors proposed in second master plan

Two corridors have been proposed in the Second Master Plan by CMDA. These corridors have been proposed as a feeder service for Chennai MRTS, Chennai Metro, Chennai Suburban Railway

Chennai suburban railway

Chennai suburban railway is a commuter rail system in the Indian city of Chennai operated by the Southern Railway. Chennai has a complex railway network. The system uses electrical multiple units operating on alternating current drawn from over-head cables through the catenary system...

and Metropolitan Transport Corporation

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)

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Corridor 1: Dams Road Junction - Royapettah - thiruvarur - Adyar - Guindy (Halda Junction)

Corridor 2: Lighthouse MRTS Station - Anna flyover - Kilpauk - Perambur

Planned Corridors (Phase I)

The Four corridors have been identified based on a feasibility study prepared by the Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services Ltd. A crisscrossing network of monorail corridors, running to a total length of 111 km with four corridors, is being planned by the State government and plans to complete the first phase of the monorail project within two years. The network includes a 54-km link between Vandalur

Vandalur

Vandalur is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, located here houses some rare species of wild flora and fauna and is famous throughout India....

and Puzhal, which when completed would be the longest anywhere in the world. The developer will be responsible to (DBFOT) design, construct, finance, own, maintain and transfer the project after a period of 30 years. Monorail stations would be aesthetically designed, with minimal use of concrete. Initially, a four-car monorail train is expected to run along an elevated narrow guide way that would come up on the road median. The capacity of one train would be about 560 passengers, which translates to a capacity of about 10,000 passengers per hour per direction.

Origin	Destination	Length (km)	Via
Vandalur	Puzhal	54	Tambaram Tambaram Tambaram is a suburb of Chennai situated 27 km south of the city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an urban node. Tambaram is a hub to all major destinations in south Tamil Nadu as it lies on the busy Chennai–Trichy national highway. The highway and the railway line from Chennai Egmore to... , MEPZ, Pallavaram Pallavaram Pallavapuram Municipality was constituted as a III Grade Municipality on 17.01.1970 vide G.o.No. 55 R.D. & L.A. Department dated 12.01.1970, by Combining the following Town Panchayats and Panchayats.* Zamin Pallavaram Town Panchayat* Issa Pallavaram Town Panchayat... , Pammal Pammal Pammal is a town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is a populated neighbourhood of the city of Chennai. Pammal is home to more than 250,000 people. Some world class leather skins are prepared in and around Pammal. Pammal Vijayaranga Sambandha Mudaliar, the father of... , Kundrathur Kundrathur Kundrathur is a village in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kundrathur Murugan Temple is located in this town. It is a lesser known fact that this town is also home to the Navagraha Temples of Thondai Nadu. The town also has a college, Madha Engineering College which is... , Mangadu Mangadu Mangadu is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Literally meaning a mango forest, it is a south-western suburb of Chennai. It is about 20 km from the city. The town is famous for its Kamatchi Amman temple. Mangadu is close to Poonamalle, a major suburb of Chennai... ,[Kumananchavadi],Karayanchavadi, Paruthipattu, Avadi Avadi Avadi is a suburb of chennai and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Avadi is an acronym for "Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India". Situated about 23 km north west of Chennai, it is surrounded by major defence establishments.-Geography:Avadi... , Thirumullaivoyal, Ambattur Ambattur -Administration:Ambattur comes under the new Sriperumbudur parliamentary constituency. It was previously under the North Chennai parliamentary constituency and along with Villivakkam, it was the largest assembly constituency in India. The delimitation process of assembly constituencies has given... O.T, Pudur, Surapet Surapet Surapet is an old village located in Chennai By-pass between Ambattur and Puzhal.This Village is a separate panchayat that comes under Puzhal Panchayat, which is to be merged to Chennai Corporation by 2011 end... , Puzhal Puzhal Puzhal is a town in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is well known for Puzhal central prison.Puzhal is located on the banks of Red Hills Lake.-Demographics:...
Vandalur	Velachery	23	Perungalathur Perungalathur Perungalathur is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is around 3 km from Tambaram. And it is at an equal distance from Chennai City and the Chengelpet Town.-Demographics:... , Irumbuliyur, Tambaram East, Sembakkam Sembakkam Sembakkam is a panchayat town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Sembakkam had a population of 22,671. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sembakkam has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of... , Gowriwakkam, Medavakkam Medavakkam Medavakkam is one among the southern suburbs of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. It is a residential municipality close to the Chennai Airport and is adjacent to the suburbs of Sholinganallur, Madipakkam, Selaiyur, Keelkattalai, Velachery and Tambaram and it is center place to the... , Pallikaranai Pallikaranai Pallikaranai is a town in Tambaram Taluk of Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is now one of the Chennai prime suburbs.-Demographics:... , Narayanapuram, Velachery Velachery -Geography:Velachery has mostly areas of hard rock, and a big marshland in the southern region of the area. It is said that this marshland was once a natural bird sanctuary. But nowadays, due to encroachment and rapid real estate development, the sanctuary has disappeared. Even today there is a big... .
Poonamallee	Kathipara	18	Poonamallee Poonamallee Poonamallee is a town in the Poonamallee taluk of the Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu... , Kumananchavadi Kumananchavadi Kumananchavadi is a suburb of the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an upcoming residential suburb located between Iyyapanthangal and Poonamallee on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. Kumananchavadi is situated at a distance of 21 kilometres from Fort St George... , Karayanchavadi, Kattupakkam Kattupakkam Kattupakkam is a suburb of the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a town panchayat in the Poonamallee taluk of Tiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Occupying a crucial position on the Mount-Poonamallee Road, Kattupakkam is known for its chemical industries and... , Iyyappanthangal, SRMC Hospital, Porur Porur India census, Porur had a population of 28,782. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Porur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Porur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. The... , Ramavaram, Nandambakkam Nandambakkam Nandambakkam is a suburb of Chennai and a town in the Tambaram taluk of Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is renowned for the Chennai Trade Centre and the Surgical Instruments Factory... , Butt Road, Kathipara Junction Kathipara junction Kathipara Junction is an important road junction in Chennai, India. It is located at Alandur, , south of Guindy, at the intersection of the Grand Southern Trunk Road , Inner Ring Road, Anna Salai and the Mount-Poonamallee Road...
Poonamallee	Vadapalani	16	Poonamallee Poonamallee Poonamallee is a town in the Poonamallee taluk of the Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu... , Karayanchavadi, Kumananchavadi Kumananchavadi Kumananchavadi is a suburb of the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is an upcoming residential suburb located between Iyyapanthangal and Poonamallee on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. Kumananchavadi is situated at a distance of 21 kilometres from Fort St George... , Velappanchavadi, Vanagaram Vanagaram Vanagaram is a residential neighborhood in the outskirts of Chennai, India. It is in North-East of Chennai and the fastest developing parts of the city... , Maduravoyal Maduravoyal Maduravoyal is a suburb of Chennai in Thiruvallur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 2 miles west of Chennai corporation limits. It is on the Chennai-Bangalore National highway. The second phase of Chennai Bypass cuts through Maduravoyal to reach the northern borders of... , Alapakkam Alapakkam Alapakkam is a census town in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics:As of the 2001 India census, Alapakkam had a population of 5421. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Alapakkam has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national... , Porur Porur India census, Porur had a population of 28,782. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Porur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Porur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. The... , Valasarawakkam, Virugambakkam Virugambakkam Virugambakkam is a residential neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is an important residential area and is famous for its schools, market, residential colonies and residences of film artists... , Vadapalani Vadapalani -Murugan Koyil:Built about 125 years back, this much-hallowed and regularly frequented Lord Muruga sannidhi has emerged from a thatched shed, an unostentatious one enshrining a Murugan picture only, and established for itself a name on par with ancient places of worship... Junction

On August 13, 2011, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)

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), the nodal agency for implementing the project has called for Submission of Request for Qualification (RFQ) for the proposed Chennai Monorail Mass Rapid Transit System on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) Basis. The role of Tamilnadu state government will be limited to fixing fares based on a concessionaire agreement.

Project cost

The 111-km long, first phase of the Chennai Monorail project is proposed at an cost of 166,500 million. The per-kilometre cost of the Chennai monorail will be around 1,500 million.

Inter modal transit facilities

Chennai suburban railway
Chennai suburban railway
Chennai suburban railway is a commuter rail system in the Indian city of Chennai operated by the Southern Railway. Chennai has a complex railway network. The system uses electrical multiple units operating on alternating current drawn from over-head cables through the catenary system...

network: Tambaram, Velacherry
Chennai MTC bus terminuses: Satellite Mofussil bus terminus planned at Tambaram ,Velachery.
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Zone (India)
The Southern Railway is the earliest of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways created in independent India. It was created on April 14, 1951 by merging three state railways namely Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway, and the Mysore State Railway. The South Indian Railway...

: Tambaram.
TNSTC: Tambaram, Vadapalani and Kathipara Junction.