Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Chennai Metro Rail Limited is a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu implementing and operating the Chennai metro. It was incorporated on 03.12.2007 as a Tamil Nadu SPV and converted to a joint venture with equal equity holding. Its latest verified report is the 18th Annual Report 2024-25, with FY2024-25 income Rs 425.64 crore vs Rs 369.49 crore in FY2023-24 per 2026-02-02 news summary.
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How we verify →Chennai Metro Rail Limited is a joint venture of the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu implementing and operating the Chennai metro. It was incorporated on 03.12.2007 as a Tamil Nadu SPV and converted to a joint venture with equal equity holding. Its latest verified report is the 18th Annual Report 2024-25, with FY2024-25 income Rs 425.64 crore vs Rs 369.49 crore in FY2023-24 per 2026-02-02 news summary.
What happened
CMRL states it was created by the Government of Tamil Nadu as an SPV named Chennai Metro Rail Limited incorporated on 03.12.2007 under the Companies Act, and has now been converted into a Joint Venture of Government of India and Government of Tamil Nadu with equal equity holding.
CMRL's Annual Report page lists the 18th Annual Report 2024-2025 as its latest report, last updated 2026-01-19, and the 2026-02-02 summary of that report says income rose to Rs 425.64 crore in 2024-25 from Rs 369.49 crore, with non-fare box revenue Rs 135.39 crore vs Rs 104.30 crore.
What we could not confirm
Exact GoI/GoTN percentage split, net profit, debt and employee count could not be confirmed from official pages opened; revenue figures are from news summary of the official 18th Annual Report, not the report PDF itself.