Green Line
Chennai Metro Green Line
Overview
Native name	பச்சை வழிதடம்
Status	Fully Operational
Locale	Chennai
Termini	Chennai Central St. Thomas Mount
Stations	18
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chennai Metro
Operator(s)	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
History
Opened	25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Technical
Line length	22 km (14 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	9.7 km Underground and 12.3 km Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Inner Ring Road Cooum River NH4 Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue Line Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line

The Green Line or Line 2 is one of the two lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 1 Project. The line stretches from Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount. Out of the 17 stations, 9 stations are underground and 8 are elevated.

Map

Stations

Green Line

The line connects the central, the western and the southern ends of the city. The stations include :

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S.No	Station Name		Connections	Inter Corridor Connection	Layout	Opened	Coordinates
	English	Tamil
1	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central	புரட்சி தலைவர் டாக்டர் எம்.ஜி.ஆர் சென்ட்ரல்	Blue Line, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, Chennai Park Suburban, Chennai Park Town, Chennai Moore Market Suburban	Yes	Underground	25 May 2018, 10 February 2019	13°04′53″N 80°16′22″E / 13.0814°N 80.2729°E / 13.0814; 80.2729
2	Egmore	எழும்பூர்	Chennai Egmore railway station	Yes	Underground	25 May 2018	13°04′45″N 80°15′40″E / 13.079062°N 80.261062°E / 13.079062; 80.261062
3	Nehru Park	நேரு பூங்கா	None	Yes	Underground	15 May 2017	13°04′44″N 80°15′00″E / 13.0787905°N 80.2500871°E / 13.0787905; 80.2500871
4	Kilpauk Medical College	கீழ்ப்பாக்கம் மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி	Purple Line	Yes	Underground	15 May 2017	13°04′39″N 80°14′34″E / 13.077536°N 80.242866°E / 13.077536; 80.242866
5	Pachaiyappa's College	பச்சையப்பன் கல்லூரி	None	Yes	Underground	15 May 2017	13°07′56.65″N 80°23′13.1″E / 13.1324028°N 80.386972°E / 13.1324028; 80.386972
6	Shenoy Nagar	செனாய் நகர்	None	Yes	Underground	15 May 2017	13°4′39.76″N 80°13′30.37″E / 13.0777111°N 80.2251028°E / 13.0777111; 80.2251028
7	Anna Nagar East	அண்ணா நகர் கிழக்கு	None	Yes	Underground	15 May 2017	13°05′06″N 80°12′31″E / 13.085041°N 80.208728°E / 13.085041; 80.208728
8	Anna Nagar Tower	அண்ணா நகர் கோபுரம்	None	Yes	Underground	15 May 2017	13°05′06″N 80°12′31″E / 13.085041°N 80.208728°E / 13.085041; 80.208728
9	Thirumangalam	திருமங்கலம்	None	Yes	Underground	15 May 2017	13°05′07″N 80°12′00″E / 13.085194°N 80.199950°E / 13.085194; 80.199950
10	Koyambedu	கோயம்பேடு	None	Yes	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°04′24″N 80°11′30″E / 13.073249°N 80.191584°E / 13.073249; 80.191584
11	Koyambedu Depot	கோயம்பேடு பணிமனை	None	No	Elevated	TBA
12	Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT	புரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர் ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா பேருந்து நிலையம்	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus	Yes	Elevated	29 June 2015, 10 February 2019	13°04′06″N 80°12′23″E / 13.068413°N 80.206316°E / 13.068413; 80.206316
13	Arumbakkam	அரும்பாக்கம்	None	Yes	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°3′44″N 80°12′42″E / 13.06222°N 80.21167°E / 13.06222; 80.21167
14	Vadapalani	வடபழனி	None	Yes	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°03′02″N 80°12′43″E / 13.05050°N 80.21208°E / 13.05050; 80.21208
15	Ashok Nagar	அசோக் நகர்	None	Yes	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°02′08″N 80°12′41″E / 13.035483°N 80.211329°E / 13.035483; 80.211329
16	Ekkattuthangal	ஈக்காட்டுத்தாங்கல்	None	Yes	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°01′02″N 80°12′19″E / 13.017128°N 80.205302°E / 13.017128; 80.205302
17	Arignar Anna Alandur	அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்	Blue Line,   Red Line	Yes	Elevated	29 June 2015,21 September 2016	13°00′15″N 80°12′05″E / 13.0042°N 80.2015°E / 13.0042; 80.2015
18	St. Thomas Mount	பரங்கிமலை	Red Line, St. Thomas Mount railway station	No	Elevated	14 October 2016

Renamed Stations

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S.No	Old Station Name		Layout	Connections	New Station Name
	English	Tamil			English	Tamil
1	Chennai Central	சென்ட்ரல்	Underground	Blue Line, Chennai Central Railway Station, Chennai Park Suburban,Chennai Park Town MRTS, Chennai Moore Market Suburban	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central	புரட்சி தலைவர் டாக்டர் எம்.ஜி.ஆர் சென்ட்ரல்
2	Alandur	ஆலந்தூர்	Elevated	Blue Line,   Red Line	Arignar Anna Alandur	அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்
3	CMBT	சி.எம்.பி.டி	Elevated	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus	Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT	புரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர் ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா பேருந்து நிலையம்

See also

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai.

• Chennai Metro Rail Limited official website