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List of Chennai Metro stations
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai and its suburbs. Phase I of the project consisted of two corridors covering a length of 54.15 kilometres (33.65 mi).[1] The elevated section of the project began operations in June 2015, with the entire elevated stretch operational as of October 2016.[2] The entire project completed within the financial year 2019-2020. About 55% of the corridors in Phase I are underground and the remaining corridors are elevated.[3] Phase II is currently under construction.[4]
Metro Stations edit
| † | Terminal station |
| * | Transfer station to other lines |
| †* | Transfer station to Chennai Suburban |
| ** | Terminal and transfer station to Chennai Suburban |
| †† | Terminal and transfer station to Chennai MRTS and Chennai Suburban |
| *# | Transfer station to Chennai Suburban and Indian Railways |
| †¤ | Terminal, transfer station to other lines, Chennai Suburban, Chennai MRTS and Indian Railways |
| Sr no. | Station Name | Line | Opened | Layout | Notes | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Tamil | ||||||
| 1 | AG – DMS | ஏ.ஜி. – டி.எம்.எஸ். | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [5][6] |
| 2 | Anna Nagar East | அண்ணா நகர் கிழக்கு | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [7][8] |
| 3 | Anna Nagar Tower | அண்ணா நகர் கோபுரம் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [9][10] |
| 4 | Arignar Anna Alandur* | அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர் | Blue Line Green Line | 21 September 2016 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [11][12] |
| 5 | Arumbakkam | அரும்பாக்கம் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [13][14] |
| 6 | Ashok Nagar | அசோக் நகர் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [15][16] |
| 7 | Chennai International Airport* | சென்னை பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம் | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
| [17][18] |
| 8 | Egmore*# | எழும்பூர் | Green Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | Transfer station for:
| [19][20] |
| 9 | Ekkattuthangal | ஈக்காட்டுத்தாங்கல் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [21][22] |
| 10 | Government Estate | அரசினர் தோட்டம் | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [23][24] |
| 11 | Guindy†* | கிண்டி | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
| [25][26] |
| 12 | High Court | உயர் நீதிமன்றம் | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [27][28] |
| 13 | Kaladipet | காலடிபேட்டை | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
| 14 | Kilpauk | கீழ்ப்பாக்கம் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [30][31] |
| 15 | Koyambedu | கோயம்பேடு | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [32][33] |
| 16 | LIC | எல். ஐ. சி. | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [34][35] |
| 17 | Little Mount | சின்னமலை | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | – | [36][37] |
| 18 | Mannadi | மண்ணடி | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [38][39] |
| 19 | Meenambakkam | மீனம்பாக்கம் | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | – | [40][41] |
| 20 | Nandanam | நந்தனம் | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [42][43] |
| 21 | Nanganallur Road | நங்கநல்லூர் சாலை | Blue Line | 21 September 2016 | Elevated | – | [44][45] |
| 22 | Nehru Park | நேரு பூங்கா | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [46][47] |
| 23 | New Washermanpet | புது வண்ணரப்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
| 24 | Pachaiyappa's College | பச்சையப்பன் கல்லூரி | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [48][49] |
| 25 | Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central†¤ | புரட்சித் தலைவர் டாக்டர் எம்.ஜி. இராமச்சந்திரன் சென்ட்ரல் | Blue Line Green Line | 10 February 2019 25 May 2018 | Underground | Transfer station for:
| [50][51] |
| 26 | Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT | புரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர் ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம் | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | Transfer station for: | [52][53] |
| 27 | Saidapet | சைதாப்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [54][55] |
| 28 | Shenoy Nagar | செனாய் நகர் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [56][57] |
| 29 | Sir Theagaraya College | சர் தியாகரயா கல்லூரி | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Underground | – | [29] |
| 30 | St. Thomas Mount†† | பரங்கிமலை | Green Line | 14 October 2016 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
| [58][59] |
| 31 | Teynampet | தேனாம்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 25 May 2018 | Underground | – | [60][61] |
| 32 | Thirumangalam | திருமங்கலம் | Green Line | 14 May 2017 | Underground | – | [62][63] |
| 33 | Tiruvottriyur | திருவொற்றியூர் | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
| 34 | Tiruvottriyur Theradi | திருவொற்றியூர் தேரடி | Blue Line | 13 March 2022 | Elevated | – | [29] |
| 35 | Thousand Lights | ஆயிரம் விளக்கு | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | – | [64][65] |
| 36 | Tollgate | சுங்கச்சாவடி | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | – | [29] |
| 37 | Tondiarpet | தண்டையார்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Underground | – | [29] |
| 38 | Vadapalani | வடபழனி | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | [66][67] |
| 39 | Washermanpet†* | வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை | Blue Line | 10 February 2019 | Underground | Transfer station for:
| [68][69] |
| 40 | Wimco Nagar | விம்கோ நகர் | Blue Line | 14 February 2021 | Elevated | Transfer station for:
| [29] |
Depot Stations edit
| Sr no. | Station Name | Line | Opened | Layout | Notes | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Tamil | ||||||
| 1 | Koyambedu Depot | கோயம்பேடு பணிமனை | Green Line | 29 June 2015 | Elevated | – | – |
| 2 | Wimco Nagar Depot | விம்கோ நகர் பணிமனை | Blue Line | 14 March 2022 | Elevated | – | – |
Statistics edit
| Total Number of Metro Stations | 40 |
| Number of Interchange Stations | 2 |
| Number of Elevated stations | 19 |
| Number of Underground Stations | 21 |
| Number of Stations At-Grade | 0 |
See also edit
- List of Namma Metro stations
- List of Surat Metro stations
- List of Kolkata Metro stations
- List of Delhi Metro stations
- List of Jaipur Metro stations
- List of Mumbai Metro stations
- List of Lucknow Metro stations
- List of Kochi Metro stations
- List of Noida Metro stations
- List of Nagpur Metro stations
- List of Ahmedabad Metro stations
- List of Coimbatore Metro stations
- List of Madurai Metro stations
References edit
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- ^ "A bumpy ride near Teynampet Metro". The Hindu. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Soon, a multi-level car parking at Thirumangalam Metro Rail station". The Hindu. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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- ^ "Two-way traffic between Thousand Lights and LIC could take a few more weeks to be restored". The Hindu. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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External links edit
- CMRL Homepage