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]

Chennai Metro Phase 1 network map

Metro Stations

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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

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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

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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

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References

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