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, which consists of two corridors covering a length of 45.1 kilometres (28.0 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 is completed within the financial year 2019-2020. About 55% of the corridors in Phase I are underground and the remaining corridors are elevated.[3] Whereas, Phase II is currently under construction.[4]

Chennai Metro Phase 1 network map

Metro Stations
† 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 Kilpauk கீழ்ப்பாக்கம்  Green Line  14 May 2017 Underground – [29][30]
14 Koyambedu கோயம்பேடு  Green Line  29 June 2015 Elevated – [31][32]
15 LIC எல். ஐ. சி.  Blue Line  10 February 2019 Underground – [33][34]
16 Little Mount சின்னமலை  Blue Line  21 September 2016 Elevated – [35][36]
17 Mannadi மண்ணடி  Blue Line  10 February 2019 Underground – [37][38]
18 Meenambakkam மீனம்பாக்கம்  Blue Line  21 September 2016 Elevated – [39][40]
19 Nandanam நந்தனம்  Blue Line  25 May 2018 Underground – [41][42]
20 Nanganallur Road நங்கநல்லூர் சாலை  Blue Line  21 September 2016 Elevated – [43][44]
21 Nehru Park நேரு பூங்கா  Green Line  14 May 2017 Underground – [45][46]
22 Pachaiyappa's College பச்சையப்பன் கல்லூரி  Green Line  14 May 2017 Underground – [47][48]
23 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:
[49][50]
24 Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT புரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர். ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம்  Green Line  29 June 2015 Elevated Transfer station for:
[51][52]
25 Saidapet சைதாப்பேட்டை  Blue Line  25 May 2018 Underground – [53][54]
26 Shenoy Nagar செனாய் நகர்  Green Line  14 May 2017 Underground – [55][56]
27 St. Thomas Mount†† பரங்கிமலை  Green Line  14 October 2016 Elevated Transfer station for:
[57][58]
28 Teynampet தேனாம்பேட்டை  Blue Line  25 May 2018 Underground – [59][60]
29 Thirumangalam திருமங்கலம்  Green Line  14 May 2017 Underground – [61][62]
30 Thousand Lights ஆயிரம் விளக்கு  Blue Line  10 February 2019 Underground – [63][64]
31 Vadapalani வடபழனி  Green Line  29 June 2015 Elevated – [65][66]
32 Washermanpet†* வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை  Blue Line  10 February 2019 Underground Transfer station for:
[67][68]

Statistics
Total number of metro stations 32
Number of interchange stations 2
Number of Elevated stations 13
Number of underground stations 19
Number of stations At-Grade 0

See also

References
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