{
  "id": 1689006,
  "title": "After 15-year wait, Railway Board finally approves merger of MRTS with Chennai Metro Rail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/after-15-year-wait-railway-board-finally-approves-merger-of-mrts-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:18:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/after-15-year-wait-railway-board-finally-approves-merger-of-mrts-with-chennai-metro-rail/article71359745.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During the transition period of two years, the entire train operations would be handed over to the CMRL. The merger of the MRTS was initiated through a proposal dated January 27, 2011 sent by Tamil Nadu government.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}