Shri. T. Archunan, IRSE

Shri T Archunan belongs to the 1989 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE). He is a Structural Engineer, (M.E) from the Indian Institute of Science (1988-1990) and a Civil Engineering, (B.E)(Hons) from Thiagarajar college of engineering, Madurai (1984-1988).

Before joining CMRL as Director (Projects), he had worked with Indian Railways for about 20 years, 5 years on deputation in CMRL, and 5 years as Director (Projects) in Kochi Metro Rail Limited. He has wide experience in Railway track maintenance, Railway track laying works, Earth works, Construction of bridges, Broad gauge conversion works, Track renewals, Removal of speed restrictions, and Passenger amenity works.
Shri Archunan, is the Director (Projects) and Member of the Board of CMRL since June 2021 and is in charge of all Civil works related to Chennai Metro Phase I Extension (9 Km) and Phase II (119 Km) with a total of 3 corridors involving 128 nos. of stations. Phase II has 42 km underground and 77 km of elevated stations. The project is being taken up at a time which is one of the largest projects in India. He is one of the Board of Directors of Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited & Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

Last Updated On : August 21, 2024