AG – DMS metro station

AG – DMS metro station is a Metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Washermanpet–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Teynampet and T. Nagar.


AG – DMS metro station
Chennai Metro station
LocationChokkalingam Nagar, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086
India
Coordinates13°02′41″N 80°14′53″E
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)
  Blue Line
PlatformsIsland platforms Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport metro station
Platform-2 → Washermanpet metro station
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
toward Washermanpet
Blue Line
Location
AG – DMS metro station
Location in Chennai
AG – DMS metro station
Location in India

Etymology

The station is named as AG – DMS because of the presence of the Accountant General's (AG) Office and the office of the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) in the vicinity.

The station

The station has a length of 380 meters. It is one of the two stations in Phase I of Chennai Metro, the other being the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station, that measure a length of 380 meters or more.[1] The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.[2]

One of the Entrances, AG – DMS metro station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Station layout
G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Southbound Platform 1 → Toward Chennai International Airport metro station
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Platform 2 Toward ← Washermanpet metro station

Facilities

List of available ATM at AAG – DMS metro station are

Connections

Bus

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1B, 11A, 11ACT, 11G, 11H, 13B, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 23C, 23V, 29N, 41C, 41D, 41F, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54M, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88Ccut, 88K, 88R, 118A, 188, 221, 221H, A51, B18, B29NGS, D51, E18, M51R, serves the station from nearby DMS bus stand.[3]

Entry/Exit
AG – DMS metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1 Gate No-A2 Gate No-A3 Gate No-A4
DMS

See also

References
  1. "CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club". The Hindu. Chennai. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. Sekar, Sunitha (25 May 2018). "Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. http://www.mtcbus.org/
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