Chennai's first Metro train flagged off on Monday

The first Metro train in Chennai which will run from Alandpur to Koyambedu, was inaugurated  by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday through video conferencing.

The first train was left at 12:15 P.M from Alandur and was driven by 28-years old A. Preethi.

The Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa flagged off the train through video conferencing at State Secretariat in Chennai.

"I am very excited, my daughters dream to become a loco pilot in Metro Rail has come true," preeti's father R Abu told PTI.

He explained how his daughter was chasing her dreams to become a loco pilot after the rail metro project started in Chennai.

"She quit her first job. Then she applied for a job in Rail Metro in Chennai and she is the first women to get selected," he added.