Moolakadai

Moolakadai
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 13°07′44″N80°14′29″E / 13.128937°N 80.241453°E / 13.128937; 80.241453
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
TAMIL
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600060 / 600110 / 600118
Vehicle registration	TN-05 / TN-20 / TN-18
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai North
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Perambur

Moolakadai, which is pronounced as 'Moolakkadai', is a part of North Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ^[1] It is the gateway of North Chennai.

Moolakadai Junction is the place where G.N.T. Road (NH 5: Chennai-Kolkata Highway) and Madhavaram High Road (Perambur - Madhavaram road) intersect. Moolakadai is primarily a high traffic area in North Chennai due to the movement of Heavy vehicles (mainly containers) as most of those heavy vehicles have to pass through Moolakadai, to and fro the Chennai Port.

For those who come from other areas of Chennai, Moolakadai acts as the gateway to the areas like Madhavaram, Kodungaiyur, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Mathur MMDA, and Manali.

Location

North Chennai .

Transportation

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) takes care of the bus services to Moolakadai. Moolakadai is an important stage for MTC. Moolakadai is reasonably well connected to almost all the parts of North Chennai. Though Moolakadai does not have a Bus terminus, good number of MTC buses pass through the Moolakadai Junction. Some of the buses are :

Normal

Express

Deluxe

AC Volvo

Night

Originating Buses

Route No	Origin	Destination	Passes through	Status	Fare
57G	Vazhuthigaimedu	Moolakadai	Redhills, MMBT	Less- frequent, Running	Normal
S63	Manali	Moolakadai	Manali Market, Balajipalayam, Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar B.S., Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal	Running	Express

Buses plying towards MGR Chennai Central

Route No	Origin	Destination	Passes through	Status	Fare
64C	Manali	Broadway	Mathur MMDA, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, Pulianthope P.S., Vepery, Periyamedu, MGR Chennai Central, Nurse Quarters	Running	Normal
64C	Manali	Broadway	Mathur MMDA, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, Pulianthope P.S., Vepery, Periyamedu, MGR Chennai Central, Nurse Quarters	Running	Deluxe
64D	Broadway	Kosappur	Park town, MGR Chennai Central, Periyamedu, Vepery, Pulianthope P.S., Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, Sharma Nagar, Moolakadai, Thapal Petti, MMC University, Periya Mathur, Kosappur School	Running	Normal
64K	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	Broadway	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, Perambur Marker, Erikarai, Aaduthotti, Pulianthope P.S., Vepery, Periyamedu, MGR Chennai Central, Nurse Quarters	Running	Normal
64K	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	Broadway	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Erikarai, Aaduthotti, Pulianthope P.S., Vepery, Periyamedu, MGR Chennai Central, Nurse Quarters	Running	Deluxe
64M	Madhavaram MBT	MGR Chennai Central	Kalpana Lamps, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Perambur B.S., Jamalya, Otteri, Pattalam, Vepery, Periyamedu	Running	Normal

Buses plying towards Vallalar Nagar/Chennai Beach Railway Station/Thiruvottriyur

Route No	Origin	Destination	Passes through	Status	Fare
57	Redhills	Vallalar Nagar	Puzhal, Kavangarai, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll	Running	Normal
57	Redhills	Vallalar Nagar	Puzhal, Kavangarai, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll	Running	Deluxe
57A	Angadu	Vallalar Nagar	Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll	Running	Normal
57C	Arumandai Road	Vallalar Nagar	Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll	Running	Normal
57C	Gnayiru	Vallalar Nagar	Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma, Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll	Running	Normal
57D	Poochi Athipet	Broadway	Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach R.S.	Running	Normal
57F	Karanodai	Broadway	Sozhavaram, Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach R.S.	Running	Normal
57F	Karanodai	Broadway	Sozhavaram, Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach R.S.	Running	Deluxe
57F	Karanodai	Vallalar Nagar	Sozhavaram, Redhills, Puzhal MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll	Running	Normal
57F	Karanodai	Moolakadai	Sozhavaram, Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT	Running	Deluxe
57H	New Erumaivetti palayam	Broadway	Karanodai, Sozhavaram, Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach R.S.	Running	Normal
57J	Gnayiru	Broadway	Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach R.S.	Running	Normal
57M	Alamathi	Broadway	Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach RS	Running	Normal
57X/547A	Periyapalayam	Vallalar Nagar	Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram Toll	Running	Deluxe
157	Redhills	Thiruvottriyur	Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Kodungaiyur Dumping Station, Tondiarpet Depot, Theradi	Running	Normal
157E	Ennore	Redhills	Thiruvottriyur,Theradi, Tondiarpet Depot, Kodungaiyur Dumping Station, MKB Nagar East, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, Sharma Nagar, Moolakadai, MMBT, Puzhal	Running	Normal
557Ax	Annamalaichery	Broadway	Vazhuthigaimedu, Sozhavaram, Padiyanallur, Redhills, Puzhal, MMBT, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach RS	Running	Express
38A	Manali	Broadway	Chinna Mathur, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi,MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach RS	Running	Normal
38G	Vazhuthigaimedu	Broadway	Redhills,Madhavaram New BS, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach RS	Running	Normal
38H	Madhavaram	Broadway	Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar East, Ramalingapuram toll, Vallalar Nagar, Stanley Hospital, Beach RS	Running	Normal
38H	Madhavaram	Vallalar Nagar	Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Sharma Nagar, Sharma Nagar, Ambedkar College Vyasarpadi, MKB Nagar East, Ramalingapuram toll	Running	Normal

Buses plying via Perambur

Route No	Origin	Destination	Passes through	Status	Fare
164	Perambur	Minjur	Moolakadai, Thapal petti, Arul Nagar, Mathur, Manali Market, MFL, Nappalayam, Melur, Pattamandri	Running	Express
164	Perambur	Minjur	Moolakadai, Thapal petti, Arul Nagar, Mathur, Manali Market, MFL, Nappalayam, Melur, Pattamandri	Running	Normal
S64	Assissi Nagar	Perambur	Telephone Exchange, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Perambur Market	Running	Express
S62	Perambur	Manali BS	Perambur Market, Moolakadai, Kodungaiyur Parvati Nagar, Krishna Nagar, Manali Market	Running	Express
64M	MMBT	MGR Chennai Central	Kalpana Lamps, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Perambur BS, Otteri, Pattalam, Vepery	Running	Normal
64K	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	Perambur BS	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, Perambur Market	Running	Normal
48A	Madhavaram New BS	Ambattur IE	Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Perambur BS, Jamalya, Podi kadai, Ayanavaram signal, Villivakkam kalpana, Lucas TVS, Mannurpet	Running	Normal
48AEt	Madhavaram New BS	JJ Nagar West	Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Perambur BS,Jamalya, Podi kadai, Ayanavaram signal, Villivakkam kalpana, Lucas TVS, Mannurpet, Ambattur IE	Running	Normal
29Cx	Mathur MMDA	Besant Nagar	MMC University, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Perambur BS, Jamalya, purasai, KMC, Gemini, Adayar Depot	Running	Normal
T29Cx	Mathur MMDA	Thiruvanmiyur	MMC University, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Perambur BS, Jamalya, purasai, KMC, Gemini, Adayar Depot	Extinct	Deluxe
29D	Mathur	Swami Vivekananda Illam	MMC University, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Perambur Market, Perambur BS, Jamalya, purasai, Egmore, Triplicane	Running	Normal

Buses towards CMBT

Route No	Origin	Destination	Passes through	Status	Fare
121A	Manali	Koyambedu (CMBT)	Manali Market, Mathur, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Running	Normal
121Ax	Manali	Koyambedu Market	Manali Market, Mathur, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Morning service, Running	Normal
121A	Manali	CMBT	Mathur, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Running	Deluxe
121C	Ennore	CMBT	Thazhankuppam, MFL, Manali Market, Mathur, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Running	Normal
121C	Ennore	CMBT	Thazhankuppam, MFL, Manali Market, Mathur, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Running	Deluxe
121D	Manali New Town	CMBT	Andarkuppam, MFL, Manali Market, Mathur, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Running	Normal
121G	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	CMBT	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Running	Normal
121G	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	CMBT	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers	Running	Deluxe

Buses towards Tambaram/Guindy/KCBT

Route No	Origin	Destination	Passes through	Status	Fare
70F	Madhavaram New BS	Kilambakkam (KCBT)	Moolakadai, Retteri Junction, Thirumangalam, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy IE, St. Thomas Mount, Thirusulam Airport, Pallavaram Market, Chromepet, Tambaram Sanatorium, Tambaram West, Perungalathur, Vandaloor Zoo	Running	Deluxe
104F	Madhavaram New BS	Kilambakkam (KCBT)	Moolakadai, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Ambattur IE, Maduravoyal, Porur Tollplaza, Perungalathur, Vandaloor Zoo	Running	Deluxe
104H	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	Kilambakkam (KCBT)	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Ambattur IE, Maduravoyal, Porur Tollplaza, Perungalathur, Vandaloor Zoo	Running	Deluxe
121F	Madhavaram New BS	Tambaram West	Thapal petti, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD Towers, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy IE, St.Thomas Mount, Thirusulam Airport, Pallavaram Market, Chromepet, Tambaram Sanatorium, Kadaperi	Running	Deluxe
121H	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	Tambaram West	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD towers, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy IE, St.Thomas Mount, Thirusulam Airport, Pallavaram Market, Chromepet, Tambaram Sanatorium, Kadaperi	Running	Deluxe
121Hx	Kaviyarasu Kannadasan Nagar	Kilambakkam (KCBT)	Chinnandi Madam, Erukkanchery signal, Moolakadai, MMBT, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD towers, CMBT, Vadapalani, Guindy IE, St.Thomas Mount, Thirusulam Airport, Pallavaram Market, Chromepet, Tambaram Sanatorium, Kadaperi, Tambaram West, Perungalathur, Vandaloor Zoo	Running	Deluxe
170Cx	Manali	Guindy IE	Manali Market, Mathur, Arul Nagar, Thapal petti, Moolakadai, Don Bosco School, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar BS, Retteri Junction, Wheels India, Thirumangalam, CPWD towers, CMBT, Vadapalani	Running	Express

Chennai Metro Rail

A project study would be taken up to establish links between Moolakadai—Thirumangalam, Moolakadai—Thiruvanmiyur and Luz—Poonamallee through Iyyappanthangal.^[ better source needed ]. The Proposed Routes are:

• Moolakadai — Perambur — Kilpauk — Thousand Lights — Mylapore — Thiruvanmiyur Line 3 [19 km]
• Moolakadai — Redhills — Ambattur — Mogappair — Thirumangalam Line 4 [22 km]

Banks

Given below are the Banks /ATMs located in Moolakadai:

• Indian Overseas Bank with ATM (Near Murari Hospital)
• Union Bank of India, Moolakadai with ATM
• Central Bank of India, Moolakadai with ATM, Next to Sembium EB, Moolakadai

ATMs-

• ICICI Bank ATM, Opp to Sembium EB, Moolakadai
• AXIS Bank ATM, Moolakadai
• IOB ATM near Ravi Garden

Hospitals

• K.V.T. Health Centre
• NRV Hospital

References

1. "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2025.