Report positions V’puram RRTS as a multi-purpose economic corridor

THE proposal also includes a spur linking Puducherry and Cuddalore, taking the total network length to about 146 km, including a 64.1-km spur, sources said.

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Designed as a high-speed mass transit system for medium-distance travel of up to 180km, it has the potential to be scaled up to 300kmph.Within Chennai, the corridor is planned entirely underground between Alandur and Kilambakkam to address dense development issues and right-of-way constraints. Beyond Kilambakkam, it transitions to elevated and hybrid sections along road medians, roadsides and greenfield stretches, broadly following the GST Road and the Chennai-Nagapattinam Highway. Strategically the corridor is envisaged as a southern growth spine for TN, easing congestion along NH-45, enabling multimodal integration and supportin