 Sholinganallur | |||||
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| Coordinates | 12°54′04″N 80°13′41″E / 12.90120°N 80.22794°E | ||||
| Owned by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) | ||||
| Operated by | Chennai Metro | ||||
| Line(s) | Template:Rcb Template:Rcb | ||||
| Platforms | Side Platform Platform-1 → Template:Stl Platform-2 → Template:Stl Island platform Platform-1 → Template:Stl / Template:Stl Platform-2 → Line terminates here | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated, Double track | ||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||
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| Status | Under Construction | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opening | March 2027 | ||||
| Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||
| Services | |||||
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Sholinganallur metro station is an upcoming elevated-interchange metro station on the Red Line and Purple Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 19 elevated stations of Corridor III and 39 elevated stations of Corridor V of the Chennai Metro. This station is slated to be operational by 2026, making it a key metro rail hub of South Chennai.[1][2]
History[edit | edit source]
In 2022, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), was awarded the contract for construction of stations from Sholinganallur to SIPCOT II with Sholinganallur being key interchange station.[3][1] The construction of this stretch faced delays and was finally started in mid of 2024.[4]
Station layout[edit | edit source]
Station Layout
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Station 1st floor with two tracks and two side platforms
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Station 2nd floor with two tracks and one Island platform
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| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, Public plaza |
| L2 | Grade separator | Sholinganallur junction flyover |
| L3 | Platform # Northbound |
Towards → Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left 
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| Platform # Southbound |
Towards ← Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl | |
| L4 | Platform # Westbound |
Towards → Template:Stl/ Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right
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| Platform # Eastbound |
Train terminates here | |
Design and Supportive Infrastructure[edit | edit source]
Sholinganallur metro station will be an elevated interchange station integrated with an eight-storey, 35-metre-tall building. The complex will include a plaza, parking and concourse facilities within the lower floors. Metro trains of Line 3 and Line 5 will operate on third and fourth levels. CMRL also plans to utilise sixth to eighth floor for office space or for retail outlets.[5][6]
Entry/Exit[edit | edit source]
The station will have 4 Entry/Exit points: On Perumbakkam Main Road, in the direction of Elcot Park and other on Kalaignar Karunanithi Salai, in the direction towards ECR.[7]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of Chennai metro stations
- Railway stations in Chennai
- Transport in Chennai
- Urban rail transit in India
- List of metro systems
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sholinganallur To Become Metrorail Hub On OMR In 2 Years". Times Now. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "Chennai Metro Phase 2 – Information, Route Maps, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ "RVNL wins bid for Sholinganallur-SIPCOT line construction of Chennai Metro". The Hindu. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "Sholinganallur-Siruseri metro construction work begins". The Times of India. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (29 September 2025). "Elevated interchange Metro station to come up in Sholinganallur". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "Soon, you can switch between Chennai Metro Rail stations". DT Next. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "Metro on 6th floor at Sholinganallur". The Times of India. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
External links[edit | edit source]
- chennaimetrorail
.org - UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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