Metro rail and airport news in Coimbatore

Q: A while back I heard about some plans to introduce metro rail and renovate the airport in Coimbatore. Are they really doing it?

Rajeev Srinivasan, Coimbatore

17th June 2014

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Yes of course, there will be a metro rail in Coimbatore in the near future, obviously. Statistics say that there are about 800-1000 buses that make their way through Coimbatore on a daily basis. If the metro rail is constructed, the streets will be much more free than they are now. And yes, there are also plans to upgrade the airport here to international standards. It is, of course, an international airport, but that is only for namesake. There is still a lot of upgrading that needs to be done. Currently, the terminal building has been modernised, and the authorities are looking to acquire land for the expansion of the runway.

Sandeep Krishna, Coimbatore

20th June 2014

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Hi :) yup even I heard about that...talks been going on for quite a while now. So what I did is, I researched a bit on this, just out of curiosity. Turns out what this guy said is true. There has been a proposal for the construction of a medium duty metro rail project. But the thing is, it is still only a proposal. These people from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation have to give a detailed project report stating all the proposed designs and details for this particular project. That has to be approved, and only then they can proceed with the work.

Sumitra Kannan, Coimbatore

19th June 2014

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Hello there, I can help you out with that information. Yes, a proposal has been put forward by the government for the metro rail project. Talks of this project have actually been going on since the five year plan for 2012-17, which includes mono rail connectivity between Chennai and tier-II cities across Tamil Nadu. The government said that this project will most likely consist of a medium duty metro rail system that could carry up to 40,000 passengers per hour. This type of trains are also considerably fast, verifiably safe and highly reliable.

Revathy N., Coimbatore

19th June 2014

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