List of Chennai Metro stations

Chennai Metro Phase 1 and extension map

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 was 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

Operational

† 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

Under-construction

Chennai Metro Phase 2 map (U/C)
Station name Line Opened Layout Notes Ref.
English Tamil
Adambakkam ஆதம்பாக்கம் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Adyar Depot அடையாறு பணிமனை Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Adyar Junction அடையாறு சந்திப்பு Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Alapakkam Junction ஆலப்பாக்கம் சந்திப்பு Yellow Line
Red Line		 December 2026 Elevated –
Alwarpet ஆழ்வார்பேட்டை Yellow Line April 2027 Underground –
Alwarthirunagar ஆழ்வார்திருநகர் Yellow Line
Red Line		 December 2026 Elevated –
Anna Flyover அண்ணா மேம்பாலம் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Anna Nagar KV அண்ணா நகர் கே.வி Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Anna Nagar West அண்ணா நகர் மேற்கு Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Assisi Nagar அசிசி நகர் Red Line December 2027 Elevated –
Ayanavaram அயனாவரம் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Bharathidasan Road பாரதிதாசன் சாலை Yellow Line April 2027 Underground –
Boat Club படகு குழாம் Yellow Line April 2027 Underground –
Butt Road பட் சாலை Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Chennai Trade Centre சென்னை வர்த்தக மையம் Red Line July 2026 Elevated –
Chetpet சேத்துப்பட்டு Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Classical Tamil Institute செம்மொழித் தமிழாய்வு நிறுவனம் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai டாக்டர் ராதாகிருஷ்ணன் சாலை Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Echangadu ஈச்சங்காடு Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Elcot எல்காட் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Gandhi Nagar காந்தி நகர் Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Greenways Road பசுமைவழிச் சாலை Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Indira Nagar இந்திரா நகர் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Kandanchavadi கந்தன்சாவடி Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Karambakkam காரம்பாக்கம் Yellow Line
Red Line		 December 2026 Elevated –
Karapakkam காரப்பாக்கம் Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Karayanchavadi கரையான்சாவடி Yellow Line June 2026 Elevated –
Kattupkkam காட்டுப்பாக்கம் Yellow Line June 2026 Elevated
Kellys கெல்லீஸ் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Kilkattalai கீழ்க்கட்டளை Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Kodambakkam கோடம்பாக்கம் Yellow Line February 2027 Underground –
Kodambakkam Powerhouse கோடம்பாக்கம் பவர்ஹவுஸ் Yellow Line July 2026 Elevated –
Kolathur Junction கொளத்தூர் சந்திப்பு Red Line December 2028 Underground –
Kovilambakkam கோவிலம்பாக்கம் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Koyambedu Market கோயம்பேடு அங்காடி Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Kumananchavadi குமணன்சாவடி Yellow Line June 2026 Elevated –
Kutchery Road கச்சேரி சாலை Yellow Line April 2027 Underground –
Lighthouse கலங்கரை விளக்கம் Yellow Line April 2027 Underground –
Iyyapanthangal ஐயப்பன்தாங்கல் Yellow Line June 2026 Elevated –
Madhavaram Bus Terminus மாதவரம் பேருந்து நிலையம் Red Line December 2027 Elevated –
Madhavaram Depot மாதவரம் பணிமனை Red Line December 2027 At-grade –
Madhavaram High Road மாதவரம் நெடுஞ்சாலை Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Madhavaram Milk Colony மாதவரம் பால் பண்ணை Purple Line
Red Line		 December 2027 Underground –
Madipakkam மடிப்பாக்கம் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Manapakkam மணப்பாக்கம் Red Line July 2026 Elevated –
Mandaveli மந்தைவெளி Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Manjambakkam மஞ்சம்பாக்கம் Red Line December 2027 Elevated –
Medavakkam I மேடவாக்கம் I Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Medavakkam II மேடவாக்கம் II Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Mettukuppam மேட்டுக்குப்பம் Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Moolakadai மூலக்கடை Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Mugalivakkam முகலிவாக்கம் Red Line July 2026 Elevated –
Mullaithottam முல்லைத்தோட்டம் Yellow Line June 2026 Elevated –
Natesan Nagar நடேசன் நகர் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Navallur நாவலூர் Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Nehru Nagar நேரு நகர் Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Nookampalayam Depot நூகம்பாளையம் பணிமனை Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Nungambakkam நுங்கம்பாக்கம் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Okkiyam Thoraipakkam ஒக்கியம் துரைப்பாக்கம் Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Okkiyampet ஒக்கியம்பேட்டை Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Otteri ஓட்டேரி Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Panagal Park பனகல் பூங்கா Yellow Line February 2027 Underground –
Pattalam பட்டாளம் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Perambur பெரம்பூர் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Perambur Barracks Road பெரம்பூர் பேரக்ஸ் சாலை Purple Line December 2028 Underground –
Perambur Market பெரம்பூர் அங்காடி Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Perumbakkam பெரும்பாக்கம் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Perungudi பெருங்குடி Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Poonamallee பூவிருந்தவல்லி Yellow Line June

2026

 Elevated –
Poonamallee Bypass பூவிருந்தவல்லி புறவழிச்சாலை Yellow Line Elevated –
Porur Junction போரூர் சந்திப்பு Yellow Line Elevated –
Porur Bypass போரூர் புறவழிச்சாலை Yellow Line Elevated –
PTC Colony பி.டி.சி. காலனி Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Purasaiwakkam புரசைவாக்கம் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Ramapuram ராமாபுரம் Red Line July 2026 Elevated –
Retteri Junction ரெட்டேரி சந்திப்பு Red Line December 2027 Elevated –
Royapettah ராயப்பேட்டை Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Saligramam சாலிகிராமம் Yellow Line July 2026 Elevated –
Saligramam Warehouse சாலிகிராமம் கிடங்கு Yellow Line July 2026 Elevated –
Sembiyum செம்பியம் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Semmancheri I செம்மஞ்சேரி I Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Semmancheri II செம்மஞ்சேரி II Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Shastri Nagar Chennai சாஸ்திரி நகர் Red Line December 2027 Elevated –
Sholinganallur சோழிங்கநல்லூர் Red LinePurple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Sholinganallur Lake I சோழிங்கநல்லூர் ஏரி I Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Sholinganallur Lake II சோழிங்கநல்லூர் ஏரி II Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
SIPCOT I சிப்காட் 1 Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
SIPCOT II சிப்காட் 2 Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Siruseri சிறுசேரி Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Srinivasa Nagar சீனிவாச நகர் Red Line December 2028 Underground –
Sterling Road ஸ்டெர்லிங் சாலை Purple Line December 2028 Underground –
Taramani தரமணி Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Thelliyaragaram தெள்ளியார் அகரம் Yellow Line June 2026 Elevated –
Thirumayilai திருமயிலை Yellow Line
Purple Line		 April 2027 Underground –
Thiruvanmiyur திருவான்மியூர் Purple Line December 2027 Underground –
Thoraipakkam துரைப்பாக்கம் Purple Line December 2026 Elevated –
Ullagaram உள்ளகரம் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Valasaravakkam வளசரவாக்கம் Yellow Line
Red Line		 December 2026 Elevated –
Vanuvampet வானுவம்பேட்டை Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Vellakkal வெள்ளக்கல் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –
Velmurugan Nagar வேல்முருகன் நகர் Red Line December 2027 Elevated –
Villivakkam வில்லிவாக்கம் Red Line December 2028 Underground –
Villivakkam Bus Terminus வில்லிவாக்கம் பேருந்து நிலையம் Red Line December 2028 Underground –
Villivakkam CTH Road வில்லிவாக்கம் சி.டி.எச் சாலை Red Line December 2028 Underground –
Virugambakkam விருகம்பாக்கம் Red Line December 2026 Elevated –

Depots

Sr no. Station name Line Opened Layout Notes Refs
English Tamil
1 Koyambedu Depot கோயம்பேடு பணிமனை  Green Line  29 June 2015 At-grade – –
2 Wimco Nagar Depot விம்கோ நகர் பணிமனை  Blue Line  14 March 2022 Elevated
3 Poonamallee Depot பூவிருந்தவல்லி பணிமனை  Yellow Line  July 2026 At-grade
4 Madhavaram Depot மாதவரம் பணிமனை  Red Line  TBD At-grade
5 Semmancheri Depot செம்மஞ்சேரி பணிமனை  Purple Line  Elevated
6 Pattabiram Depot பட்டிபிராம் பணிமனை  Red Line  TBD

Interchange stations

Sr no. Station name Line Layout Notes Refs
English Tamil
1 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central புரட்சித் தலைவர் டாக்டர். எம்.ஜி. இராமச்சந்திரன் சென்ட்ரல் Green Line Blue Line Underground
2 Arignar Anna Alandur அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர் Green Line

Blue LineRed Line

 Elevated
3 Vadapalani வடபழனி Green Line Yellow Line
4 Kilpauk கீழ்ப்பாக்கம் Green Line

Purple Line

 Underground
5 Nandanam நந்தனம் Blue Line

Yellow Line
6 Koyambedu கோயம்பேடு Green Line

Red Line

 Elevated
7 St. Thomas Mount பரங்கிமலை Green Line

Red Line
8 Thirumangalam திருமங்கலம் Green Line

Red Line
9 Thousand Lights ஆயிரம் விளக்கு Blue Line

Purple Line

 Underground
10 Thirumayilai திருமயிலை Yellow Line

Purple Line
11 Madhavaram Milk Colony மாதவரம் பால் பண்ணை Red Line

Purple Line
12 Valasaravakkam வளசரவாக்கம் Yellow Line

Red Line

 Elevated
13 Karambakkam காரம்பாக்கம்
14 Alwarthiru Nagar ஆழ்வார்திருநகர்
15 Alapakkam Junction ஆலப்பாக்கம் சந்திப்பு
16 Sholinganallur சோழிங்கநல்லூர் Red Line Purple Line

Statistics

Total number of metro stations 145
Total number of metro stations operational 40
Total number of metro stations under construction 105
Number of interchange stations 14
Number of elevated stations 80
Number of underground stations 64
Number of at-grade stations 1

See also

References

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