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{{Short description|Chennai Metro's Blue Line metro station}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|50px]]<br />LIC Metro
| name               = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|50px]]<br />LIC
| native_name =  
| native_name       =  
| native_name_lang = ta
| native_name_lang   = ta
| symbol_location =  
| symbol_location   =  
| symbol =  
| symbol             =  
| type = [[Chennai Metro]] station
| type               = {{Chennai Metro Infobox station line|line = Blue}}
| style = Chennai Metro
| style             = Chennai Metro
| image = LIC metro station.jpg
| image             = LIC metro station.jpg
| alt =  
| alt               =  
| caption =  
| caption           =  
| address = Chennai – Trichy Hwy, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
| address           = Chennai – Trichy Hwy, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
| borough =  
| borough           =  
| country = India
| country           = India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.0645067|80.2658909|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms}}
| coordinates       = {{coord|13.0645067|80.2658909|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms}}
| owned = [[Chennai Metro]]
| owned             = [[Chennai Metro]]
| operator = Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
| operator           = Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
| line = {{rail color box|system=Chennai Metro|line=Blue}}
| line               = {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Blue|croute}}
| distance =  
| distance           =  
| platforms = [[Island platform]]<br />
| platforms         = [[Island platform]]<br />
Platform-1 → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]]<br />Platform-2 → [[Wimco Nagar metro station|Wimco Nagar]]
Platform-1 → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] <small>''(to be extended to '''Kilambakkam''' in the future)''</small><br/>Platform-2 → [[Wimco Nagar Depot metro station|Wimco Nagar Depot]]
| tracks = 2
| tracks             = 2
| train_operators =  
| train_operators   =  
| connections =  
| connections       =  
| structure = Underground, [[Double-track railway|Double Track]]
| structure         = Underground, [[Double-track railway|Double Track]]
| parking = No
| parking           = No
| bicycle =  
| bicycle           =  
| disabled = Yes {{access icon}}
| accessible          = Yes {{access icon}}
| code =  
| code               = SLI
| zone =  
| zone               =  
| website =  
| website           =  
| electrified = Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| electrified       = Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| opened = {{Start date|2019|02|10|df=y}}
| opened             = {{start date and age|2019|02|10|df=yes}}
| closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| closed             = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| passengers =  
| passengers         =  
| pass_year =  
| pass_year         =  
| pass_rank =  
| pass_rank         =  
| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Chennai Metro|line=Blue|left=Government Estate|right=Thousand Lights}}
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chennai Metro|line1=Blue|left1=Government Estate|to-left1=Wimco Nagar Depot|right1=Thousand Lights|to-right1=Chennai International Airport|line2=Blue|left2=Government Estate|to-left2=Wimco Nagar Depot|note-mid2=''(Future Service)''|right2= Thousand Lights|to-right2=Kilambakkam}}
| map_type = India Chennai
| route_map          = {{Chennai Metro Blue Line Route}}
| map_size = 300
| map_state          = collapsed
| map_dot_label = LIC metro station
| mapframe          = yes
| route_map = {{Chennai Metro Blue Line Route}}
| mapframe-marker    = rail
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}
| mapframe-zoom      = 14
}}
}}


'''LIC metro station''' is a [[Rapid transit|Metro]] railway station on the [[Blue Line (Chennai Metro)|Blue Line]] of the [[Chennai Metro]]. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, [[Wimco Nagar metro station|Wimco Nagar]]–[[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of [[Egmore]] and [[Royapettah]].
'''LIC''' is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the [[Blue Line (Chennai Metro)|Blue Line]] of [[Chennai Metro]] in [[Chennai]], India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of [[Egmore]] and [[Royapettah]]. The station is named so because of the presence of the [[LIC Building]], the city's first skyscraper, in the vicinity. The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/work-on-lic-thousand-lights-metro-stations-still-on/article26047385.ece|title=Work on LIC, Thousand Lights Metro stations still on|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|date=21 January 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>
 
== Station layout ==
==History==
{{stack|{{Routemap
{{Empty section|date=February 2019}}
| title = LIC track layout
 
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}
===Etymology===
| legend = track
The station is named so because of the presence of the [[LIC Building]], the city's first skyscraper, in the vicinity.
| collapsible = no
 
| map = HSTg\HSTf
===Construction===
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate]]
 
*'''P2'''\PSTR(L)\PSTR(R)\*'''P1'''
==The station==
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Thousand Lights metro station|Thousand Lights]]
The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/work-on-lic-thousand-lights-metro-stations-still-on/article26047385.ece|title=Work on LIC, Thousand Lights Metro stations still on|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|date=21 January 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>
HSTg\HSTf
 
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and one Island platform</div>
}}}}
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''M'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Mezzanine
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''P'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}>'''Platform 1'''<br/>'''Southbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Towards → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Thousand Lights metro station|Thousand Lights]]<br>''(to be further extended to [[Kilambakkam metro station|Kilambakkam]] in the future)''</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]] | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}>'''Platform 2'''<br/>'''Northbound'''</span>
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Wimco Nagar Depot metro station|Wimco Nagar Depot]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate]]</small>
|}
{{Infobox building
{{Infobox building
| name            = LIC metro station
| name            = LIC metro station
| native_name      = எல். ஐ. சி. மெட்ரோ
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| logo            =  
| logo            =  
| logo_size        = 100px
| logo_size        = 100px
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| footnotes        =  
| footnotes        =  
}}
}}
===Station layout===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''M'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Mezzanine
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''P'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}>'''Southbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Platform 1 → Towards → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] <small>next station is [[Thousand Lights metro station|Thousand Lights]]</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the right</small> {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}>'''Northbound'''</span>
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Platform 2 ← Towards ← [[Wimco Nagar metro station|Wimco Nagar]] <small>next station is [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate]]</small>
|}
{{Routemap
| title = LIC track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = STRg\STRf
STR+BSl\STR+BSr ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate]]
STR+BSl\STR+BSr
STR+BSl\STR+BSr ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Thousand Lights metro station|Thousand Lights]]
STRg\STRf
| bottom = <div style="width:35em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and one Island platform</div>
}}
===Facilities===
List of available [[Cash machine|ATM]] at LIC metro station are
==Connections==
===Bus===
===Rail===
==Entry/Exit==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="70%"
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! align="center" colspan="5" style="background:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}};"| <span style="color:WHITE;">'''LIC metro station Entry/exits '''</span>
|-
! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-A1
! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-A2
! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-A3
! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-A4
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==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
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{{Transport in Chennai}}


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Latest revision as of 03:07, 13 December 2025



LIC
Template:Chennai Metro Infobox station line
LocationChennai – Trichy Hwy, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
India
Coordinates13°03′52″N 80°15′57″E / 13.0645067°N 80.2658909°E / 13.0645067; 80.2658909
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Template:Rcb
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
ParkingNo
Other information
Station codeSLI
History
Opened10 February 2019; 7 years ago (2019-02-10)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
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LIC is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Egmore and Royapettah. The station is named so because of the presence of the LIC Building, the city's first skyscraper, in the vicinity. The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.[1]

Station layout[edit | edit source]

style="color:;background:#Template:Rail color;text-align:center;padding:5px"|
LIC track layout
Legend
to Government Estate
P2
P1
to Thousand Lights
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 1
Southbound 		Towards → Chennai International Airport
Next Station: Thousand Lights
(to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound 		Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot
Next Station: Government Estate
LIC metro station
General information
StatusComplete
TypeMetro station
LocationAnna Salai
Town or cityChennai
CountryIndia
Elevation10.0m
Completed2019 (2019)
Opened10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Inaugurated10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Design and construction
Main contractorL&T-SUCG JV
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (21 January 2019). "Work on LIC, Thousand Lights Metro stations still on". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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