Blue Line (Chennai Metro)

Blue Line
Overview
Native name	நீல வழித்தடம்
Status	In operation
Owner	CMRL
Termini	Chennai International Airport Wimco Nagar
Stations	25
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chennai Metro
Operator(s)	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
History
Opened	21 September 2016
Technical
Line length	32.1 km (19.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	16.6 km Underground and 15.5 km Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottiyur Thiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Toll Gate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line M.G.R Central Template:Rbox Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Template:Rbox Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Chennai Suburban Railway South Line

The Blue Line or Line 1 is one of the two lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 1 Project, the second being the Green line. The line stretches from Chennai International Airport to Wimco Nagar. The line consists of 25 stations out of which 13 stations are underground and 12 stations are elevated.

Map

Stations

Blue Line (Main route)

The line connects the northeast and the southwest ends of the city. The stations include:

Blue Line
S.No	Station Name		Connections	Layout	Opened
	English	Tamil
1	Wimco Nagar	விம்கோ நகர்	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	14 February 2021
2	Tiruvottriyur	திருவொற்றியூர்	Bus Terminus	Elevated	14 February 2021
3	Tiruvottriyur Theradi	திருவொற்றியூர் தேரடி	None	Elevated	U/C
4	Kaladipet	காலடிப்பேட்டை	None	Elevated	14 February 2021
5	Tollgate	சுங்கச்சாவடி	Bus Terminus	Elevated	14 February 2021
6	New Washermanpet	புது வண்ணரப்பேட்டை	None	Elevated	14 February 2021
7	Tondiarpet	தண்டையார்பேட்டை	None	Underground	14 February 2021
8	Sir Theagaraya College	சர் தியாகராயா கல்லூரி	None	Underground	14 February 2021
9	Washermanpet	வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை	Chennai Suburban Railways	Underground	10 February 2019
10	Mannadi	மண்ணடி	None	Underground	10 February 2019
11	High Court	உயர் நீதிமன்றம்	Bus Terminus	Underground	10 February 2019
12	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central	புரட்சித் தலைவர் டாக்டர். எம்.ஜி. இராமச்சந்திரன் சென்ட்ரல்	Green Line Chennai Central Railway Station, Chennai Park Suburban, Chennai Park Town MRTS, Chennai Moore Market Suburban	Underground	10 February 2019
13	Government Estate	அரசினர் தோட்டம்	None	Underground	10 February 2019
14	LIC	எல்.ஐ.சி	None	Underground	10 February 2019
15	Thousand Lights	ஆயிரம் விளக்கு	Line 3 (Chennai Metro)	Underground	10 February 2019
16	AG – DMS	ஏ.ஜி. – டி.எம்.எஸ்.	None	Underground	25 May 2018
17	Teynampet	தேனாம்பேட்டை	None	Underground	25 May 2018
18	Nandanam	நந்தனம்	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Underground	25 May 2018
19	Saidapet	சைதாப்பேட்டை	None	Underground	25 May 2018
20	Little Mount	சின்னமலை	None	Elevated	21 September 2016
21	Guindy	கிண்டி	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	21 September 2016
22	Arignar Anna Alandur	அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்	Green Line Line 5 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	29 June 2015
23	Nanganallur Road	நங்கநல்லூர் சாலை	None	Elevated	21 September 2016
24	Meenambakkam	மீனம்பாக்கம்	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	21 September 2016
25	Chennai International Airport	சென்னை விமான நிலையம்	Chennai Suburban Railways	Elevated	21 September 2016

See also

• Chennai Metro
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Transport in Chennai
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of metro systems