LIC metro station

LIC Metro
Chennai Metro station
Location	Chennai – Trichy Hwy, Anna Salai, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002 India
Coordinates	13°03′52″N 80°15′57″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double Track
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
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Location
LIC metro station Location within Chennai

LIC metro station is a Metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Wimco Nagar–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Egmore and Royapettah.

History

Etymology

The station is named so because of the presence of the LIC Building, the city's first skyscraper, in the vicinity.

The station

The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.

LIC metro station
எல். ஐ. சி. மெட்ரோ
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Metro station
Location	Anna Salai
Town or city	Chennai
Country	India
Elevation	10.0m
Completed	2019 (2019)
Opened	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Inaugurated	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Design and construction
Main contractor	L&T-SUCG JV
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Southbound	Platform 1 → Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Thousand Lights
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Platform 2 ← Towards ← Wimco Nagar next station is Government Estate

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File:BSicon STR+BSr.svg to Government Estate File:BSicon STR+BSr.svg File:BSicon STR+BSr.svg to Thousand Lights
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Facilities

List of available ATM at LIC metro station are

Entry/Exit

align="center" colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rail color;"| LIC metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No-A3	Gate No-A4

See also

• Chennai
• Anna Salai
• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Chennai International Airport
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems

External links

• chennaimetrorail.org
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "LIC metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)