Chennai Metro to cover roof openings in select elevated stations

The plan is to ensure rainwater does not fall over the platforms; passengers have been complaining of this issue for years

Chennai Metro Rail plans to cover the openings in roofs of select elevated stations along the phase I project, to prevent rainwater falling over the platform.

Commuters travelling through Chennai Metro Rail during the monsoon have to tread carefully on the platform levels of the elevated stations because the platforms turn slippery with rainwater. This is because, at elevated stations including Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, Ekkatuthangal and Alandur, roofs are not entirely covered. The arched roofs were designed with an opening in the centre that runs parallel to the track throughout the entire platform level.