Chennai Metro Updates : New Routes, Map, Timings, and Charges

1. Chennai Metro Overview

The Tamil Nadu capital city is served by the Chennai Metro fast metro transit system. The Chennai Metro system, which opened in 2015, is the fourth-longest metro network in India. There were three lines under development and two operating on the Chennai Metro as of March 2022. The Chennai Metro Rail Corporation is in charge of building and running the Chennai Metro (CMRL).

The Government of Tamil Nadu and the Union Government of India jointly own the Chennai Metro Rail Corporation. There are both elevated and subterranean metro stations in the Chennai Metro system. To guarantee smooth communication and interoperability, Chennai Metro Rail Corporation intends to assume control of the Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System. The Indian Railways runs this network of elevated trains.

2. Chennai Metro Route Map

Three construction lines and two running metro lines are present.

The following is the official map of the Chennai metro:

Chennai Metro Routes

There are two main categories into which Chennai Metro lines may be placed.

The Green Line and Blue Line are active lines.

Orange, Red, and Purple lines are under development.

3. Chennai Metro: Operational Lines

Chennai Metro: Blue Line 1- Wimco Nagar Depot to Chennai International Airport

One of the two metro lines in use in the Chennai Metro network is called Blue Line 1. From Wimco Nagar to Chennai’s International Airport, the Chennai Metro’s Blue Line 1 runs. Along the route, Line 1 has a total of 26 metro stops. Thirteen of the 26 metro stations are elevated, and the remaining 13 are subterranean.

Blue Line 1 of Chennai Metro
Sr No	Metro Station	Connected with	Elevation	Opening Date
1	Wimco Nagar Depot	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	14-Feb-21
2	Wimco Nagar	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	14-Feb-21
3	Tiruvottriyur	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	13-03-2022
4	Tiruvottriyur Theradi	None	Elevated	14-Feb-21
5	Kaladipet	None	Elevated	14-Feb-21
6	Tollgate	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	14-Feb-21
7	New Washermanpet station	None	Elevated	14-Feb-21
8	Tondiarpet Station	None	Underground	14-Feb-21
9	Sir Theagaraya College Station	None	Underground	10-Feb-19
10	Washermanpet	Chennai Suburban Railways	Underground	10-Feb-19
11	Mannadi Station	None	Underground	10-Feb-19
12	High Court	Bus Terminus	Underground	10-Feb-19
13	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central	Green Line Connection	Underground	10-Feb-19
14	Government Estate	None	Underground	10-Feb-19
15	LIC	None	Underground	10-Feb-19
16	Thousand Lights	Line 3 (Chennai Metro)	Underground	25-May-18
17	AG – DMS	None	Underground	25-May-18
18	Teynampet	None	Underground	25-May-18
19	Nandanam	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Underground	25-May-18
20	Saidapet	None	Underground	21-Sep-16
21	Little Mount	None	Elevated	21-Sep-16
22	Guindy	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	29-Jun-15
23	Arignar Anna Alandur	Green Line 5	Elevated	21-Sep-16
24	Nanganallur Road	None	Elevated	21-Sep-16
25	Meenambakkam	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	21-Sep-16
26	The Chennai International Airport	The Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	14-Feb-21

Chennai Metro: Green Line 2 – Chennai Central to St Thomas Mount

One of the two lines of the Chennai metro that is now in service is Green Line 2. From St Thomas Mount station to Chennai Central metro station, the Green Line runs. There are seventeen stations in the whole Green Line metro network. Nine of the 17 metro stations are subterranean, while eight are raised.

Sr No	Metro Station	Connected To	Station Layout
1	The Chennai Central Metro	Chennai Moore Market, Chennai Park Suburban, Chennai Park Town MRTS, Chennai Central train station and the Blue Line	Underground
2	Egmore Station	Chennai Egmore Train Station Chennai Suburban Railways	Underground
3	Nehru Park Station	None	Underground
4	Kilpauk Medical College Station	Chennai Suburban Railways Line 3	Underground
5	Pachaiyappa’s College	None	Underground
6	Shenoy Nagar	None	Underground
7	Anna Nagar East	None	Underground
8	Anna Nagar Tower	None	Underground
9	Thirumangalam	None	Underground
10	Koyambedu	None	Elevated
11	CMBT	Line 5 (Chennai Metro) and Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus	Elevated
12	Arumbakkam	None	Elevated
13	Vadapalani	Line 4	Elevated
14	Ashok Nagar	None	Elevated
15	Ekkattuthangal Station	None	Elevated
16	Alandur Station	Blue Line Line 5 of Chennai Metro	Elevated
17	St. Thomas Mount Station	Chennai Suburban Railways or MRTS	Elevated

Also Read: Hyderabad Metro Route Maps, Timings, Ticket Rates

4. Chennai Metro: Under Construction Lines

The Purple Line, Orange Line, and Red Line are the three Chennai Metro lines that are currently under development.

Chennai Metro: Purple Line 3– Madhavaram Milk Colony to Siruseri SIPCOT 2

Chennai Metro’s Purple Line, 3 is a metro line that is currently being built. This will travel to the Madhavaram Milk Colony from Siruseri SIPCOT 2. There will be 48 stations along the Purple Line overall. 19 of them will be raised, while 29 will be subterranean. The following stations will be available on the Purple Line:

Purple Line of Chennai Metro (Under-construction)
S.No	Metro station	Interconnections	Layout
1	Madhavaram Milk Colony	Line 5	Underground
2	Thapalpetti	None	Underground
3	Madhavaram high road	None	Underground
4	Moolakadai	None	Underground
5	Sembiyam	None	Underground
6	Perambur Market	None	Underground
7	Perambur	Suburban railway	Underground
8	Ayanavaram	Bus Terminal	Underground
9	Otteri	None	Underground
10	Pattalam	None	Underground
11	Perambur Barracks Road	None	Underground
12	Purasaiwakkam Station	None	Underground
13	Kelleys	None	Underground
14	Kilpauk Medical College	Green Line	Underground
15	Chetpet Station	Chennai Suburban Railways	Underground
16	Sterling Road Junction	None	Underground
17	Nungambakkam	None	Underground
18	Anna flyover Station	None	Underground
19	Thousand Lights	Blue Line	Underground
20	Royapettah	None	Underground
21	Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai	None	Underground
22	The Thirumayilai Station	Metro (Chennai Suburban Railways) MRTS Line 4	Underground
23	Mandaiveli Station	Bus Terminus	Underground
24	Greenways Road	None	Underground
25	Adyar Junction	None	Underground
26	Adyar Depot Station	Bus Terminal	Underground
27	Indra Nagar	None	Underground
28	Thiruvanmiyur Station	MRTS	Underground
29	Tharamani	None	Underground
30	Nehru Nagar	None	Elevated
31	Kandanchavadi Station	None	Elevated
32	Perungudi	None	Elevated
33	Thoraipakkam Station	None	Elevated
34	Mettukuppam	None	Elevated
35	P.T.C. Colony	None	Elevated
36	Okkiyampet Station	None	Elevated
37	Karapakkam Station	None	Elevated
38	Okkiyam Thoraipakkam	None	Elevated
39	Sholinganallur Station	Line 5	Elevated
40	Sholinganallur Lake 1	None	Elevated
41	Sholinganallur Lake 2	None	Elevated
42	Semmancheri 1	None	Elevated
43	Semmancheri 2	None	Elevated
44	Gandhi Nagar	None	Elevated
45	Navalur Station	None	Elevated
46	Siruseri Station	None	Elevated
47	Siruseri Sipcot 1	None	Elevated
48	Siruseri Sipcot 2	None	Elevated

5. Chennai Metro: Orange Line 4 – Poonamallee Bypass to Lighthouse

One of the three Chennai Metro lines that is still under development is Orange Line 4. The orange line would eventually stretch from the Poonamallee Bypass to the Lighthouse region. There will be 28 stops along the orange line. Ten stations would be subterranean, while the remaining eighteen would be raised.

The Orange Line extension will be more than 26 km long overall. The following stations are on Chennai Metro’s Line 4 route.

Orange Line of Chennai Metro (Under-construction)
Sr No	Metro Station	Interconnection	Layout	Status
1	Lighthouse	None	Underground	Under-construction
2	Kutchery Road	None	Underground	Under-construction
3	Thirumayilai	MRTS Line 3 (Chennai Metro)	Underground	Under-construction
4	Alwarpet	None	Underground	Under-construction
5	Bharathidasan Road	None	Underground	Under-construction
6	Boat Club	None	Underground	Under-construction
7	Nandanam	Blue Line	Underground	Under-construction
8	Panagal Park	None	Underground	Under-construction
9	Kodambakkam	Chennai Suburban Railways	Underground	Under-construction
10	Kodambakkam Flyover	None	Underground	Under-construction
11	Kodambakkam Powerhouse	None	Elevated	Under-construction
12	Vadapalani	Green Line	Elevated	Under-construction
13	Saligramam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
14	Saligramam Warehouse	None	Elevated	Under-construction
15	Alwarthiru Nagar	Line 5 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
16	Valasaravakkam	Line 5 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
17	Karambakkam	Line 5 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
18	Alapakkam	Line 5 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
19	Porur Junction	Line 5 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
20	Porur Bypass	None	Elevated	Under-construction
21	Thelliyaragaram	None	Elevated	Under-construction
22	Iyyapanthangal	Bus Terminus	Elevated	Under-construction
23	Kattupakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
24	Kumananchavadi	None	Elevated	Under-construction
25	Karayanchavadi	None	Elevated	Under-construction
26	Mullaithottam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
27	Poonamallee	Bus Terminus	Elevated	Under-construction
28	Poonamallee Bypass	None	Elevated	Under-construction

6. Chennai Metro: Red Line 5 – Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur

Red Line 5 of the Chennai Metro is currently under development and will link the Sholinganallur and Madhavaram areas. There will be 48 metro stations along this important metro route. Of the total number of stations, six will be subterranean, one at-grade, and 41 elevated.

 

Red Line of Chennai Metro (Under-construction)
Sr No	Metro Station	Interchange	Layout	Status
1	Madhavaram Milk Colony	Line 3 (Chennai Metro)	Underground	Under-construction
2	Madhavaram Depot	None	At-grade	Under-construction
3	Assisi Nagar	None	Elevated	Under-construction
4	Manjambakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
5	Velmurugan Nagar	None	Elevated	Under-construction
6	Madhavaram Bus Terminal	Bus Terminal	Elevated	Under-construction
7	Sastri Nagar	None	Elevated	Under-construction
8	Retteri Junction	None	Elevated	Under-construction
9	Kolathur Junction	None	Underground	Under-construction
10	Srinivasa Nagar	None	Underground	Under-construction
11	Villivakkam	MRTS	Underground	Under-construction
12	Villivakkam Bus Terminus	Bus Terminal	Underground	Under-construction
13	Villivakkam MTH Road	None	Underground	Under-construction
14	Anna Nagar West	Bus Terminus	Elevated	Under-construction
15	Thirumangalam Junction	None	Elevated	Under-construction
16	Anna Nagar K.V.	None	Elevated	Under-construction
17	Koyambedu 100 feet Road	None	Elevated	Under-construction
18	Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT		Elevated	Under-construction
19	Koyambedu Market	None	Elevated	Under-construction
20	Natesan Nagar	None	Elevated	Under-construction
21	Virugambakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
22	Alwarthiru Nagar	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
23	Valasaravakkam	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
24	Karambakkam	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
25	Alapakkam	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
26	Porur Junction	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction
27	Mugalivakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
28	Ramapuram	None	Elevated	Under-construction
29	Manapakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
30	Chennai Trade Centre	None	Elevated	Under-construction
31	Butt Road	None	Elevated	Under-construction
32	Aringar Anna Alandur	Blue and Green Lines	Elevated	Under-construction
33	St. Thomas Mount	MRTS	Elevated	Under-construction
34	Adambakkam	MRTS	Elevated	Under-construction
35	Vanuvampet	None	Elevated	Under-construction
36	Ullagaram	None	Elevated	Under-construction
37	Madipakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
38	Kilkattalai	None	Elevated	Under-construction
39	Echangadu	None	Elevated	Under-construction
40	Kovilambakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
41	Vellakkal	None	Elevated	Under-construction
42	Medavakkam 1	None	Elevated	Under-construction
43	Medavakkam 2	None	Elevated	Under-construction
44	Medavakkam 3	None	Elevated	Under-construction
45	Perumbakkam	None	Elevated	Under-construction
46	Classical Tamil Institute	None	Elevated	Under-construction
47	Elcot Park	None	Elevated	Under-construction
48	Sholinganallur	Line 3 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	Under-construction

7. Chennai Metro: Fares

The fares on the Chennai metro system have been kept affordable, as it was established to assist the general public. The Chennai metro has a minimum fee of Rs. 10 and a maximum charge of Rs. 50. The passenger’s journey distance determines the fee.

8. Chennai Metro Timings

The Chennai metro has made a substantial contribution to everyday commuter travel time reduction. Chennai Metro is now open from 4:30 AM to 11:00 PM. One train departs every 4-5 minutes during rush hour and every 15 minutes during off-peak hours.

9. Upcoming Chennai Metro Routes

• By 2025, Kodambakkam to Poonamallee will be operational.
• By December 2024, the 16-kilometer stretch between Kodambakkam and Poonamallee will be finished.
• Commuters may cover the route in less than 60 minutes when it is finished.
• Thirteen of the eighteen stations on the route are now undergoing rapid construction.
• The line runs along a longer 26.1 km stretch that connects Lighthouse and Poonamallee Bypass. Before December 2025, it could be the first to open to the public.
• Entry and departure points are being built at Valasaravakkam, Alapakkam, Saligramam, Kattupakkam, Thelliagaram, and Poonamallee.
• There are four stops along the double-decker section of the route, and work has been delayed because a high-voltage subterranean electrical wire is blocking the path of the pillars that are being installed.
• St. Thomas Mount-Adambakkam Phase 2: Completion by 2027
• Phase 2 Corridor Five’s St. Thomas Mount-Adambakkam length is expected to be completed by 2027, according to a statement from Chennai Metro Rail Limited. This 4-kilometer segment is one of the most important ones. This section will benefit a large number of Chennai residents.

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