To establish the process of Chennai Metro Rail taking over the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), a new consultant will be selected soon.
It is reported that recently a meeting was held to boost the process of merging both entities at the earliest.
Chennai Metro Rail will soon call for a tender for appointing the consultant. The function of the consultant will be to look into the matters of finance and administration and various other issues to make way for the merger. There will be several rounds of discussion between officials of Chennai Metro Rail and Southern Railway even before the process of calling for consultants. This process will take time.
The idea of Chennai Metro Rail taking over the MRTS was unresolved several years ago with the aim of having a single organisation operating both systems.
There are plans to cooperate both systems at St. Thomas Mount station and the construction work is in progress. Though Chennai Metro Rail plans to launch the St. Thomas Mount station in about six months, it is not clear when the extension of MRTS service till St. Thomas Mount will take place.
It is reported that recently a meeting was held to boost the process of merging both entities at the earliest.
Chennai Metro Rail will soon call for a tender for appointing the consultant. The function of the consultant will be to look into the matters of finance and administration and various other issues to make way for the merger. There will be several rounds of discussion between officials of Chennai Metro Rail and Southern Railway even before the process of calling for consultants. This process will take time.
The idea of Chennai Metro Rail taking over the MRTS was unresolved several years ago with the aim of having a single organisation operating both systems.
There are plans to cooperate both systems at St. Thomas Mount station and the construction work is in progress. Though Chennai Metro Rail plans to launch the St. Thomas Mount station in about six months, it is not clear when the extension of MRTS service till St. Thomas Mount will take place.