Chennai Metro

rapid transit system in Chennai, India
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Chennai Metro

Summary

Chennai Metro is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,872 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chennai Metro is located in Chennai[3].
  • Chennai Metro is in the country of India[4].
  • Chennai Metro's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[5].
  • Chennai Metro's Commons category is recorded as Chennai Metro[6].
  • Chennai Metro comprises Blue Line[7].
  • Chennai Metro comprises Green Line[8].
  • Chennai Metro comprises Purple Line[9].
  • Chennai Metro comprises Yellow Line[10].
  • Chennai Metro comprises Red Line[11].
  • June 29, 2015 marks the founding of Chennai Metro[12].
  • Chennai Metro's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.0825, 'lon': 80.275}[13].
  • Chennai Metro's official website is recorded as http://chennaimetrorail.org/[14].
  • Chennai Metro's official website is recorded as https://chennaimetrorail.org/[15].
  • Chennai Metro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chennai Metro[16].
  • Chennai Metro's type of electrification is recorded as 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[17].
  • Chennai Metro's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[18].
  • Chennai Metro's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+121000'}[19].
  • Chennai Metro's date of official opening is recorded as June 29, 2015[20].
  • Chennai Metro's different from is recorded as Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System[21].
  • Chennai Metro's has list is recorded as list of Chennai metro stations[22].
  • Chennai Metro's route diagram template is recorded as Template:Phase I, Chennai Metro[23].
  • Chennai Metro's route diagram template is recorded as Template:Phase II, Chennai Metro[24].
  • Chennai Metro's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+32800000'}[25].
  • Chennai Metro's state of use is recorded as in use[26].

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Definition and Type

Chennai Metro's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[5].

Origins

June 29, 2015 marks the founding of Chennai Metro[12].

Use and Application

Components include Blue Line[7], a rapid transit line[27], in India[28]; Green Line[8], a rapid transit line[29], in India[30]; Purple Line[9], a railway line[31], in India[32]; Yellow Line[10], an automated rapid transit railway line[33], in India[34]; and Red Line[11], a rapid transit line[35], in India[36].

Why It Matters

Chennai Metro ranks in the top 8% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,872 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . chennaimetrorail.org. chennaimetrorail.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Robot8A · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Website
    Official website http://chennaimetrorail.org/, https://chennaimetrorail.org/
    Type of electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification
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