Steered by a young woman, the first train of the Chennai Metro Rail chugged off from Alandur Station in Chennai on Monday after being flagged off by chief minister J Jayalalithaa.


The first train which left at 12.15 pm from Alandur to Koyambedu was driven by A Preethi, a 28-year-old diploma holder in engineering from Government Dharmambal Polytechnic College.


The Chief Minister inaugurated it by flagging it off via live video from the State Secretariat. "I am excited, my daughter's dream of becoming a locopilot of Metro Rail has come true," Preethi's father R Anbu said.