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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 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]

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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 NameLineOpenedLayoutNotesRefs
English Tamil
1 AG – DMS ஏ.ஜி. – டி.எம்.எஸ்.  Blue Line  25 May 2018Underground– [5] [6]
2 Anna Nagar East அண்ணா நகர் கிழக்கு  Green Line  14 May 2017Underground– [7] [8]
3 Anna Nagar Tower அண்ணா நகர் கோபுரம்  Green Line  14 May 2017Underground– [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 2015Elevated– [13] [14]
6 Ashok Nagar அசோக் நகர்  Green Line  29 June 2015Elevated– [15] [16]
7 Chennai International Airport*சென்னை பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்  Blue Line  21 September 2016ElevatedTransfer station for:
[17] [18]
8 Egmore*#எழும்பூர்  Green Line  25 May 2018UndergroundTransfer station for:
[19] [20]
9 Ekkattuthangal ஈக்காட்டுத்தாங்கல்  Green Line  29 June 2015Elevated– [21] [22]
10 Government Estate அரசினர் தோட்டம்  Blue Line  10 February 2019Underground– [23] [24]
11 Guindy†*கிண்டி  Blue Line  21 September 2016ElevatedTransfer station for:
[25] [26]
12 High Court உயர் நீதிமன்றம்  Blue Line  10 February 2019Underground– [27] [28]
13 Kaladipet காலடிபேட்டை  Blue Line  14 February 2021Elevated– [29]
14 Kilpauk கீழ்ப்பாக்கம்  Green Line  14 May 2017Underground– [30] [31]
15 Koyambedu கோயம்பேடு  Green Line  29 June 2015Elevated– [32] [33]
16 LIC எல். ஐ. சி.  Blue Line  10 February 2019Underground– [34] [35]
17 Little Mount சின்னமலை  Blue Line  21 September 2016Elevated– [36] [37]
18 Mannadi மண்ணடி  Blue Line  10 February 2019Underground– [38] [39]
19 Meenambakkam மீனம்பாக்கம்  Blue Line  21 September 2016Elevated– [40] [41]
20 Nandanam நந்தனம்  Blue Line  25 May 2018Underground– [42] [43]
21 Nanganallur Road நங்கநல்லூர் சாலை  Blue Line  21 September 2016Elevated– [44] [45]
22 Nehru Park நேரு பூங்கா  Green Line  14 May 2017Underground– [46] [47]
23 New Washermanpet புது வண்ணரப்பேட்டை  Blue Line  14 February 2021Elevated– [29]
24 Pachaiyappa's College பச்சையப்பன் கல்லூரி  Green Line  14 May 2017Underground– [48] [49]
25 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central†¤புரட்சித் தலைவர் டாக்டர். எம்.ஜி. இராமச்சந்திரன் சென்ட்ரல்  Blue Line  
  Green Line  		10 February 2019
25 May 2018		UndergroundTransfer station for:
[50] [51]
26 Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT புரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர். ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம்  Green Line  29 June 2015ElevatedTransfer station for: [52] [53]
27 Saidapet சைதாப்பேட்டை  Blue Line  25 May 2018Underground– [54] [55]
28 Shenoy Nagar செனாய் நகர்  Green Line  14 May 2017Underground– [56] [57]
29 Sir Theagaraya College சர் தியாகரயா கல்லூரி  Blue Line  14 February 2021Underground– [29]
30 St. Thomas Mount††பரங்கிமலை  Green Line  14 October 2016ElevatedTransfer station for:
[58] [59]
31 Teynampet தேனாம்பேட்டை  Blue Line  25 May 2018Underground– [60] [61]
32 Thirumangalam திருமங்கலம்  Green Line  14 May 2017Underground– [62] [63]
33 Tiruvottriyur திருவொற்றியூர்  Blue Line  14 February 2021Elevated– [29]
34 Tiruvottriyur Theradi திருவொற்றியூர் தேரடி  Blue Line  13 March 2022Elevated– [29]
35 Thousand Lights ஆயிரம் விளக்கு  Blue Line  10 February 2019Underground– [64] [65]
36 Tollgate சுங்கச்சாவடி  Blue Line  14 February 2021Elevated– [29]
37 Tondiarpet தண்டையார்பேட்டை  Blue Line  14 February 2021Underground– [29]
38 Vadapalani வடபழனி  Green Line  29 June 2015Elevated– [66] [67]
39 Washermanpet†*வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை  Blue Line  10 February 2019UndergroundTransfer station for:
[68] [69]
40 Wimco Nagar விம்கோ நகர்  Blue Line  14 February 2021ElevatedTransfer station for:
[29]

Depot Stations

Sr no.Station NameLineOpenedLayoutNotesRefs
English Tamil
1 Koyambedu Depot கோயம்பேடு பணிமனை  Green Line  29 June 2015Elevated––
2 Wimco Nagar Depot விம்கோ நகர் பணிமனை  Blue Line  14 March 2022Elevated––

Statistics

Total Number of Metro Stations40
Number of Interchange Stations2
Number of Elevated stations19
Number of Underground Stations21
Number of Stations At-Grade0

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