of Rail Safety (CRS) Plans to make an inspection on end of February as requested by the southern railways. Inspection will be done on the completed stretch till Adambakkam Railway Station. 19 February 2021 Court rejected the case filed by the state government of Tamil Nadu(CMDA) which caused hindrance in Land acquisition and compensation on last 500m stretch. Puzhuthivakkam and Adambakkam Railway stations are nearing completion. Southern Railways plans to extend chennai MRTS till st. Thomas Mount by July 2022 and tenders for the construction of last 500 m will be floated soon with a construction time of 18 months. Design The extension will be on an elevated structure whose alignment will be along the median of the Inner Ring Road (IRR) up to from Velachery, except for a small portion near Medavakkam Road. Beyond , the alignment would deviate from IRR and would pass through the private built-up areas and terminate at St. Thomas Mount station. There are two stations en route, namely, Puzhithivakkam ( from Velachery) and Adambakkam ( from Velachery). All three stations, including St. Thomas Mount, will be on an elevated structure. Unlike stations on the Tirumailai–Velachery stretch, only minimum passenger amenities will be provided at the stations and no commercial complexes are planned. Due to spatial constraints, the stations are being built in a smaller design, with four staircases with escalators covering both sides of the road. Benefits The extension up to St. Thomas Mount is believed to benefit several people including those working in the IT establishments, residences and other offices near to the MRTS network. The patronage of the network is expected to increase significantly with this extension because St. Thomas Mount station will emerge as a single point interchange for 5 different modes of public transport – Public Buses, Southern Railway, the MRTS, Suburban South Line and Metro Line 2 – including a multi level terminal for three different suburban railway networks. Thus, the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) is likely to be the missing link in the proposed three-way integration at St. Thomas Mount railway station when metro rail is up and running by mid-2014. It also has been further decided to terminate long-distance trains there, so that the city traffic may get reduced. Proposed extension to Villivakkam The third and fourth phases of the MRTS were initially planned to connect St. Thomas Mount with Villivakkam and Villivakkam with Ennore, respectively.