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Chennai Metro Rail Limited
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- Type
- Metro corporation — 50:50 GoI/GoTN SPV
- Market · Region
- India · Tamil Nadu
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, AI inspection, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Builds and operates Chennai Metro (Phase 1 ≈54 km operational; Phase 2 ≈119 km / 128 stations under construction).
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Builds and operates Chennai Metro (Phase 1 ≈54 km operational; Phase 2 ≈119 km / 128 stations under construction).
- Type
- Metro corporation — 50:50 GoI/GoTN SPV
- Where
- Tamil Nadu · Chennai
- Technology areas
- Signalling & train control, Digital operations, Rolling-stock hardware, Track & civil, Electrification, AI inspection, Predictive maintenance, Cybersecurity
Structure
- funded by ADB — second tranche of the Chennai Metro Rail Investment Project (December 2025) (active · since 2025-12)
- owned by MoHUA — 50% Centre equity in the joint-venture SPV (Metro Rail Policy model) (active)
- funded by JICA — ODA loans for the Chennai Metro (¥19,981m tranche, March 2016, among others) (active)
- funded by AIIB — Phase 2 — Corridor 4 and Balance Corridor 5 (active)
Who holds what here
- awarded AECOM — Phase 1 Network Capacity Enhancement — PMC and detailed design consultancy, JV with Nippon Koei India (incl. GST) (active · since 2026-07-15)
- awarded Nippon Koei — Phase 1 Network Capacity Enhancement — PMC and detailed design consultancy, JV with AECOM India (incl. GST) (active · since 2026-07-15)
- awarded RVNL — 12 underground stations Kilpauk–Taramani JICA-funded — RVNL (active · since 2023-09)
- awarded Hitachi Rail — Phase 2 CBTC signalling (active · since 2023)
- awarded Alstom — Phase 2 rolling stock — 96 driverless cars (active)
- awarded DMRC — 12-year operations and maintenance (class) (active)
- awarded ST Engineering — Platform screen doors, Phase 2 Lines 3 and 5 (active)
- awarded Aurionpro — AFC swing gates C3 C5 Phase 1 retrofit — Aurionpro Solutions (active)
- Contract detail and values (6)$100–500mIn the India edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (13)
- ● Asian Development Bank · ADB approves $240 million loan for Chennai Metro expansion (published 2025-12 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● AIIB · India: Chennai Metro Rail Phase 2 — Balance Corridor 5 (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Aurionpro (official) · AFC system, Chennai Metro Phase II (published 2025 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ● CMRL (official) · Tenders / awarded tenders (published 2026 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ● National Portal of India · Metro rail projects under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● JICA · ODA loan of ¥19,981m for the Chennai Metro project (published 2016-03-04 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · AECOM-led JV bags Design Consultancy Contract for Chennai Metro Phase 1 Capacity Enhancement (published 2026-07-15 · checked 2026-09-19)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · DMRC $683M (₹5,870 cr) O&M, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2025 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · Alstom $179M (₹1,538.3 cr) rolling stock, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2025 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · RVNL $472M (₹4,058 cr) underground stations, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2023 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · ST Engineering awarded platform screen door contract for Chennai Metro Phase 2 (Lines 3 and 5) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ PRS Legislative Research · Demand for Grants analysis — Housing and Urban Affairs (13 metro projects as 50:50 JVs) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ○ The News Minute · Hitachi $188M (₹1,620 cr) CBTC signalling, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2022-12 · checked 2026-06-22)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-year O&M Phase 2 116 km | Awarded | $640–698M (₹5,500–6,000 cr) | |
| 12 underground stations Kilpauk–Taramani JICA-funded | Awarded | $465–523M (₹4,000–4,500 cr) | Awarded June 2023 |
| ARE04A 96 driverless UTO trains Phase 2 | Awarded | $174–233M (₹1,500–2,000 cr) | |
| ASA04 CBTC GoA4 signalling Corridor 3 | Awarded | $174–233M (₹1,500–2,000 cr) | Awarded December 2022 |
| 17 entry/exit structures Corridor 3 | Awarded | $29.1–34.9M (₹250–300 cr) | Awarded October 2025 |
| E&M systems Corridor 3 | Awarded | $5.81–11.6M (₹50–100 cr) | Awarded March 2026 |
| AFC swing gates C3 C5 Phase 1 retrofit | Awarded | value not published | |
| ISA-01 Independent Safety Assessment Phase 1 | Awarded | lt_5m | Awarded December 2011 |
What changed
From This Week in Rail, newest first.
- 2026-09-07 — CMRL appoints Systra to prepare a Multi-Modal Integration DPR for Chennai Metro Phase 1 stations
- 2026-08-31 — CMRL tenders electrical, fire alarm and detection, fire-fighting, VAC and BMS works (C3-E&M-07A) for nine elevated stations from Sholinganallur Lake to SIPCOT 2, including stabling lines
- 2026-08-17 — CMRL tenders a feasibility-cum-project report for water metro transport along the Buckingham Canal, Ennore to Mahabalipuram Chennai testing the Kochi model — if the DPR holds, a new modality and a new equipment market open in Tamil Nadu.
- 2026-08-17 — CMRL awards the DPR for multi-modal integration within 500 m of all 41 Phase-I stations
- 2026-08-10 — CMRL tenders a high-rise commercial development above Arumbakkam Metro station, with four-tier mechanical parking Transit-oriented development is becoming a standing revenue line for CMRL — property packages now travel alongside rail ones.
Withheld in the free surface
- Procurement structure
- Award history (1)
- Entry path
- Portals (1)
Full detail withheld: 4 fields. In the India edition · See a fully open example
5 sources · 1 primary
- ● CMRL (official) · Tenders / awarded tenders (published 2026 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · Alstom $179M (₹1,538.3 cr) rolling stock, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2025 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ○ The News Minute · Hitachi $188M (₹1,620 cr) CBTC signalling, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2022-12 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · DMRC $683M (₹5,870 cr) O&M, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2025 · checked 2026-06-22)
- ○ Metro Rail Today · RVNL $472M (₹4,058 cr) underground stations, Chennai Phase 2 (published 2023 · checked 2026-06-22)
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