CHENNAI: On account of Republic Day, the Chennai Metro Rail will operate trains as per Sunday schedule on Monday, January 26.
As per the intimation from the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), the Metro trains will be available every 10 minutes from 5 am to 12 pm and from 8 pm to 10 pm, and every 7 minutes from 12 pm to 8 pm.
At night, from 10 pm to 11 pm, the trains will be available every 15 minutes. The service will begin as per the regular schedule from 5 am till 11 pm.
To cater to the growing footfall, CMRL recently increased the train frequency on the blue line from Airport Metro to Wimco Nagar. From the Airport Metro to Alandur Metro, from 8am to 11 am, and 5 pm – 8 pm, trains will be operated every six minutes. From Alandur Metro to Washermenpet Metro, during the same peak hours, trains will be operational every 3 minutes.
Between Washermenpet Metro and Wimco Nagar Depot Metro, trains will run every 6 minutes, as per the updated train frequency.