Railway Board gives ‘in principle' approval to merge MRTS with CMRL
In a written response to questions raised in Parliament by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that while the Indian Railways and the Tamil Nadu government have jointly prepared the principles for a formal memorandum of understanding (MoU), the operational merger would be depend on resolving challenges related to train operations, asset maintenance, and safety.
The proposal to transfer MRTS operations to CMRL was put on hold pending the completion of the fourth railway line between Chennai Beach and Chennai Egmore. This project was sanctioned in March 2022 at a cost of Rs 279.8 crore and commissioned earlier this year.
A special committee comprising officials from Indian Railways and the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) has since prepared the broad contours of the MoU, according to the minister.
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