Sholinganallur metro station is an upcoming elevated-interchange metro station on the Red Line and Purple Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 19 elevated stations of Corridor III and 39 elevated stations of Corridor V of the Chennai Metro. This station is slated to be operational by 2026, making it a key metro rail hub of South Chennai. [1] [2]
In 2022, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), was awarded the contract for construction of stations from Sholinganallur to SIPCOT II with Sholinganallur being key interchange station. [3] [1] The construction of this stretch faced delays and was finally started in mid of 2024. [4]
Station Layout
Sholinganallur track layout (TBC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station 1st floor with two tracks and two side platforms ** Under Construction |
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Station 2nd floor with two tracks and one Island platform ** Under Construction |
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
L1 | Platform # Northbound | Towards → Madhavaram Milk Colony Next Station: Okkiyam Thoraipakkam |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | ||
Platform # Southbound | Towards ← SIPCOT Siruseri Next Station: Sholinganallur Lake I | |
L2 | Platform # Westbound | Towards → Madhavaram Milk Colony/ Pattabiram Next Station: ELCOT |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
Platform # Eastbound | Train terminates here | |
Sholinganallur metro station will be a 35-metre-tall elevated structure. The design includes an integrated grade separator running beneath the station with metro trains operating on sixth floor of the building. [5]
Additionally, the station will have plazas for commercial and recreational activities. [1] [6]
The station will have 4 Entry/Exit points: On Perumbakkam Main Road, in the direction of Elcot Park and other on Kalaignar Karunanithi Salai, in the direction towards ECR. [5]