Poonamallee Bus Stand metro station

History

Station Layout

Entry/Exit

References

External links

Poonamallee Bus Stand
; Poonamallee Bus Stand
	Poonamallee Bus Stand metro station
General information
Coordinates	13°03′03″N 80°05′44″E / 13.05082°N 80.09550°E
System	Chennai Metro station
Owner	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operator	Chennai Metro
Line	Yellow Line
Platforms	Side platform; Platform-1 → Vadapalani ; Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass ; (Further extension to Lighthouse in the future)
Tracks	2
Connections	Poonamallee Bus Terminus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Final Stages before Commercial Operations - 95% complete
History
Opening	July 2026 (TBC)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Route map
Route map
Location
Location

Poonamallee Bus Stand Metro is an upcoming elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Yellow Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 18 elevated stations of Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, from Poonamallee Bypass to Lighthouse stretch. This station has connectivity with Poonamallee Bus Terminus, making it a multi-modal hub.^[1] This station is slated to be inaugurated with the opening of Poonamallee Bypass to Vadapalani stretch in July 2026.^[2]

In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Poonamallee Bus Stand metro station along with eight other stations from Poonamallee Bypass to Porur Bypass stations, in a package.

Upon evaluation, HCC - KEC JV, submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was awarded the contract.^[3] They commenced construction of elevated viaducts in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.^[4]

Construction of the viaducts from Poonamallee to Porur was completed in March 2025, with initial trial runs commencing on the stretch - covering Poonamallee Bypass, this station and the next Poonamallee Government Hospital (Mullaithottam) station.^[5] Following conclusion of various trials, inspections and safety checks along the corridor, the operations of this station is set to commence by July 2026.^[6]^[2]

Station Layout - To be Confirmed

Poonamallee track layout (TBC)

Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Lighthouse Next Station: Poonamallee Government Hospital
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass **
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2	Note:	** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future)

↑ Tenjonmayam, U (24 November 2023). "10 bus terminuses to be metro-linked". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
1 2 Anbuselvan, B (22 June 2026). "Vadapalani-Poonamallee metro line to be inaugurated by PM in July". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
↑ "HCC-KEC JV bags Rs 1,147 crore order from Chennai Metro Rail". The Economic Times. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
↑ "Barricading Work Begins for Chennai Metro's Phase 2". The Metro Rail Guy. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
↑ "Chennai Metro Rail Limited conducts its first trial run on Phase II network amid a few technical glitches". The Hindu. 30 March 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
↑ Sekar, Sunitha (3 January 2026). "Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety inspects Phase II trains". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

to Poonamallee Government Hospital

to Poonamallee Bypass

Official website
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

[1] Tenjonmayam, U (24 November 2023). "10 bus terminuses to be metro-linked". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

[Ph2open-2] 1 2 Anbuselvan, B (22 June 2026). "Vadapalani-Poonamallee metro line to be inaugurated by PM in July". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

[3] "HCC-KEC JV bags Rs 1,147 crore order from Chennai Metro Rail". The Economic Times. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

[4] "Barricading Work Begins for Chennai Metro's Phase 2". The Metro Rail Guy. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

[5] "Chennai Metro Rail Limited conducts its first trial run on Phase II network amid a few technical glitches". The Hindu. 30 March 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

[6] Sekar, Sunitha (3 January 2026). "Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety inspects Phase II trains". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 June 2026.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]