Egmore metro station

Egmore
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600008
Coordinates	13°04′45″N 80°15′40″E
Elevation	52 m
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Green Line  Inter Corridor Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double Track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SEG
History
Opened	25 May 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-25)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Chennai Central Terminus Green Line Nehru Park towards St. Thomas Mount Blue Line (Inter-Corridor Service) Nehru Park towards Kilambakkam
Route map Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Purple Line Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Red Line Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Expressway Cooum River NH 4: EVR Periyar Salai Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Red Line Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Orange Line Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue LineRed Line Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Red Line Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line
Location

Egmore Metro is an underground metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Egmore and Vepery. This station covers an area of about 8,000 square meter and is located adjacent to the Egmore railway station.[1] The station has four entry and exit points.[2]

History

Station layout

Egmore track layout
to Chennai Central Blue Line P1 P2 to Nehru Park
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards → Chennai Central Change at the next station for Blue Line
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Nehru Park

Facilities

List of available ATM at Egmore metro station are

Connections

Bus

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 15A, 15B, 20, 23A, 28, 28A, 28B, 53A, 53E, 120K, serves the station from nearby Egmore bus stand.[3]

Rail

Chennai Egmore railway station

Entry/Exit

Egmore metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No-A3	Gate No-A4
Chennai Egmore Railway Station (Platform 9)

See also

• Chennai
• Chetput (Chennai)
• Chetput Lake
• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Chetput railway station
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems

References

1. "New Metro stretches may be launched from Egmore". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
2. "Metro stretch to have fewer entry points". The Hindu. Chennai. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
3. "Home". mtcbus.org.

External links

• Official website
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• "Egmore metro station" (Map). Google Maps.