Thelliyaragaram metro station


Thelliyaragaram
Chennai Metro station
General information
Coordinates13°02′13″N 80°08′30″E / 13.03691°N 80.14173°E / 13.03691; 80.14173
Owned byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operated byChennai Metro
Line(s)Yellow Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Lighthouse
Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
History
OpeningDecember 2025 (December 2025)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station
Iyyapanthangal
towards Poonamallee Bypass
 Yellow Line
(Under Construction)
 Porur Bypass
towards Lighthouse
Iyyapanthangal
towards Parandur Airport
 Yellow Line
(Future Service)
Location

Thelliyaragaram 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 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This station initially named after Ramachandra Hospital nearby, was changed to Thelliyaragaram metro station. It is slated to be commercialized on December 2025.[1][2]

History

In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Thelliyaragaram metro station alongwith eight other stations from Poonamallee Bypass to Iyyappanthangal and Porur Bypass stations, in a package.

Upon evaluation, HCC - KEC JV, submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was consequently awarded the contract.[3] They commenced construction of elevated viaducts in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.[4]

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Thelliyaragaram track layout (TBC)
to Porur Bypass **
P#
P#
to Iyyapanthangal **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
** Under Construction
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2 Platform #
Eastbound 		Towards → Lighthouse
Next Station: Porur Bypass
Island platform | Doors will open on the right
Platform #
Westbound 		Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass **
Next Station: Iyyapanthangal
L2 Note: ** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future)

Entry/Exit

See also

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. ^ "HCC-KEC JV bags Rs 1,147 crore order from Chennai Metro Rail". The Economic Times. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Barricading Work Begins for Chennai Metro's Phase 2". The Metro Rail Guy. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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