ADB approves $780 mn loan to expand Chennai's metro rail network

In 2021, ADB committed a record $4.6 billion in sovereign loans to India.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved financing of $780 million to build new lines for Chennai’s metro rail and improve the network’s connectivity with bus and feeder services.

The project will construct 10.1 km of an elevated section between Sholinganallur to State Industries Promotion Corporation, including nine metro stations and system components; 10 km of the underground section between Lighthouse and Meenakshi College including 9 stations; and 31 km of system components, such as electrical, mechanical, power, and telecommunication infrastructure, between Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus to Okkiyam Thoraipakkam. The stations will be disaster- and climate-resilient and responsive to