Porur Junction metro station

Porur Junction
Chennai Metro station
General information
Coordinates	13°02′09″N80°09′25″E / 13.03587°N 80.15683°E / 13.03587; 80.15683
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operated by	Chennai Metro
Line(s)	Yellow Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Lighthouse Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under Construction
History
Opening	December 2025;3 months' time (December 2025)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Porur Bypass towards Poonamallee Bypass Yellow Line (Under Construction) Alapakkam towards Lighthouse Porur Bypass towards Parandur Airport Yellow Line (Future Service)
Route map Legend 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 Saligramam Warehouse 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 Mullaithottam Poonamallee 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

Porur Junction metro station 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 elevated stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This station is slated to be commercialized on December 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

History

In 2020, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) was awarded the contract for construction of stations from Porur Junction to Kodambakkam Powerhouse with the construction commencing from then. ^[3] As MGR flyover passes close to this station, steel beams were placed above to connect to Poonamallee. ^[4] The work on Porur station was almost completed in March 2025 alongwith the next set of stations from Porur Bypass to Poonamallee Bypass. ^[5] Trial runs are conducted since June 2025 and the line is set for opening by end of the year. ^{[6] [1]}

Station layout

Station Layout

Porur Junction track layout (TBC)
Legend
to Alapakkam ** P# P# to Porur Bypass
Station with two tracks and two side platforms ** Under Construction

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 # Eastbound	Towards → Lighthouse Next Station: Alapakkam
	Platform # Westbound	Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass ** Next Station: Porur Bypass
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2	Note:	** (Further extension to 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

References

1. "Poonamallee to Porur metro stretch to be inaugurated by December". The New Indian Express. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
2. "Chennai Metro Phase 2 – Information, Route Maps, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
3. "L&T gets first contract for Chennai Metro phase II". The Hindu. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
4. "CMRL corridor 4: Steel portal beams erected in Porur". DT Next. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
5. "Chennai Metro Rail Limited completes viaduct between Poonamallee and Porur". The Hindu. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
6. "CMRL Initiates Trial Run on Porur Junction -Poonamalle Bypass section of Chennai Metro Line 4". Metro Rail News. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.

External links

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