Thelliyaragaram metro station

Thelliyaragaram
Thelliyaragaram metro station
General information
Coordinates	13.03691°N 80.14173°E / 13.03691; 80.14173
System	Chennai Metro station
Owner	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operator	Chennai Metro
Line	Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platforms Platform-1 → Vadapalani * Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass * (Further extension to Lighthouse in the future)
Tracks	2
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 (July 2026) (TBC)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Iyyapanthangal towards Poonamallee Bypass Yellow Line (Operational around July 2026) Porur Bypass towards Vadapalani Yellow Line (Lighthouse - Around Dec 2027) Porur Bypass towards Lighthouse Iyyapanthangal towards Parandur Airport Yellow Line (Extension in the future)
Route map            Planned High Court State Secretariat Island Grounds Ezhilagam Lighthouse Kutchery Road MRTS line Thirumayilai Purple Line Thirumayilai railway station Alwarpet Bharathidasan Road Boat Club Nandanam on Blue Line Nandanam Panagal Park Kodambakkam Kodambakkam railway station Kodambakkam Powerhouse Vadapalani on Green Line Vadapalani Saligramam Virugambakkam South Alwarthirunagar Red Line Valasaravakkam Red Line Karambakkam Red Line Alapakkam Red Line Porur Junction Porur Bypass NH 32:Chennai Bypass Road Thelliyaragaram Iyyapanthangal Kattupakkam Kumananchavadi Karayanchavadi Poonamallee Government Hospital Poonamallee Bus Stand Poonamallee Depot Chennai Outer Ring Road Poonamallee Bypass            Planned Nazarathpet Chembarambakkam Kuthambakkam Bus Terminus Samathuvapuram Chettipedu Thandalam Irungattukottai SIPCOT Chennai-Bangalore Expressway Pennalur Sriperumbudur Pattunool Chatram Irungulam Industrial Estate Mambakkam Tirumangalam Sunguvarchatiram (RRTS ) Parandur RRTS
Location

Thelliyaragaram 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 30 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This station initially named after Ramachandra Hospital nearby, was changed to Thelliyaragaram metro station. It is slated to be commercialized in December 2025.

History

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

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

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Thelliyaragaram track layout (TBC)
to Porur Bypass ** P1 P2 to Iyyapanthangal **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform ** Under Construction

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Vadapalani * Next Station: Porur Bypass
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass ** Next Station: Iyyapanthangal
L2	Note:	Further extension to * Lighthouse and ** Parandur Airport in the future

See also

• List of Chennai metro stations
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems

External links

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