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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Planned light rail transit in Chennai, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox rail line<br />
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| name = Chennai Metrolite<br />
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| type = [[Light rail transit]]<br />
| system = [[Chennai Metro]]<br />
| status = Planned<br />
| locale = [[Chennai]]<br />
| start = [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]]<br />
| end = [[Velachery railway station|Velachery]]<br />
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| owner = [[Chennai Metro]]<br />
| operator = [[Chennai Metro Rail Limited]]<br />
| character = At-grade<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=https://chennaimetrorail.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/The-Hindu-09.11.2019.pdf|title=Metro to build light rail to connect Tambaram and Velachery|date=9 November 2019|access-date=1 December 2023|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
| linelength_km = 15<br />
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| tracks = 2<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}<br />
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| map = [[File:Chennai Metro Map.jpg|300px]]<br />
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'''Chennai Metrolite''' is a planned {{cvt|15|km|abbr=on}} [[Metrolite]] system in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The line will connect [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] and [[Velachery railway station|Velachery]] in South Chennai.<ref name="MR">{{cite news|title=Proposed Metrolite line likely to be rubber-tyred|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/nov/07/proposed-metrolite-line-likely-to-be-rubber-tyred-2220412.html|access-date=25 April 2021|date=7 November 2020|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The system will be constructed and operated by [[Chennai Metro Rail Limited]].<ref name="Hindu"/> The stations will be at-grade and the line is planned to link the existing [[urban rail|urban transit]] lines of [[Chennai Metro]] and [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System]].<ref name="NIE">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/Feb/07/trams-to-run-alongside-cars-cmrl-study-to-explore-metrolite-feasibility-2545078.html|title=CMRL study to explore Metrolite feasibility|access-date=1 April 2023|date=7 February 2023|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><br />
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The system will be designed as per [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|MoHUA's]] Metrolite specifications and will be cheaper to construct because of its lower speeds and carrying capacities compared to regular metros.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mohua.gov.in/upload/whatsnew/5d2c1268929e3standard%20specification%20LURTS-Metrolite.pdf |title=Standard Specifications - Light Urban Rail Transit System: 'Metrolite' |publisher=Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Hindu"/> In 2023, the feasibility study for the project was commissioned by the [[Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority]].<ref name="NIE"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Chennai Topics}}<br />
{{Transport in Chennai}}<br />
{{Urban transit in Chennai}}<br />
{{Rapid transit in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Urban transit in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Chennai]]<br />
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