Line 5 (Red Line)
Overview
StatusUnder Construction
OwnerCMRL
Termini
  • Madhavaram Milk Colony
  • Sholinganallur
Stations45
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChennai Metro
Operator(s)Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Technical
Line length44.6 km (27.7 mi)
Number of tracks2
Character5.8 km Underground and 38.8 km Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

The Red Line or Line 5 is one of the three lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 2 Project. The under construction line stretches from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur. The line will consist of 45 stations, out of which 6 are underground, 1 at grade and 38 are elevated. The government has announced feasibility studies to extend metro rail's corridor-5 from Koyambedu to Avadi via Thirumangalam, Mogappair and Ambattur. At present, the proposed corridor-5 links Madhavaram with Sholinganallur via Koyambedu, Alandur and Madipakkam.

Phase II

E. Sreedharan, in 2013, stressed on the need of a greater expansion of Chennai metro network by undertaking subsequent phases. In July 2016, the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced that Chennai Metro Phase 2 would be 104 km long and have 104 stations.[1] In July 2017, in a suo motu statement in the State Legislative Assembly, an extension in Phase II, involving an extension of Line 4 from Lighthouse up to Poonamallee, with the Madhavaram–Sholinganallur and Lighthouse–Poonamallee lines intersecting at Alwarthirunagar was announced, making Phase 2 116.1 km long.[2] The key focus for Phase 2 is to connect the northern (Madhavaram, Redhills) and southern parts (Siruseri, Sholinganallur) and the east parts of Chennai (Light house, Mylapore) to the western parts of Chennai (Porur, Poonamallee).

Of the three corridors in phase II, Line 5 features three crossovers, where the Metro trains run over the Porur and Medavakkam flyovers, the Kathipara grade separator and another yet-to-be built flyover between Mugalivakkam and Ramapuram.[3]

Line Terminal Length
(km)		 Number of stations Rolling stock
Line 3 Madhavaram Milk Colony Siruseri Sipcot 2 45.4 kilometres (28.2 mi) 48 56 trains of 3 cars each
Line 4 Poonamallee Depot Lighthouse 26.1 kilometres (16.2 mi) 28[4] 36 trains of 3 cars each
Line 5 Madhavaram Depot Sholinganallur 44.6 kilometres (27.7 mi) 45 56 trains of 3 cars each
Total 116.1 km (72.1 mi) 121 148 trains of 3 cars each.

The present estimate for the phase 2 stands at Rs. 63,000 crore and received approval from the state government. Foundation stone for phase 2 was laid on 20 November 2020 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and construction for the phase from Poonamallee to Power House of Line 4 commenced on 1 June 2021.[5][6] Addressing an event in Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday 14 February 2021 said the Centre has set aside Rs 63,000 crore in this year’s Budget for the second phase of Chennai Metro, which is one of the largest projects sanctioned for any city in one-go.[7] The map and list of stations for all 3 lines of Phase 2 has also been published by CMRL.

DPR for Blue line 1 extension for 15.3 km pending approval from the state government. Feasibility study to extend the second phase by 93 km is undergoing.[8][9] Phase 2 is expected to be completed by 2028.[10] Phase 2 will have trains with 138 three car trains making a total of 414 coaches.[11]

The stations in phase II will be smaller at 150 m (490 ft) compared with 220 m (720 ft) in phase I. Phase II will have three depots, namely, Madhavaram (27.8 hectares), SIPCOT (4.5 ha [11 acres]), and Poonamallee (15.4 ha [38 acres]).[12]

Chennai Metro
Phase II (Line 5)
Pattabiram
Madhavaram Milk ColonyMetro interchange
Hindu College
Madhavaram Depot
Avadi
Assisi Nagar
Murugappa College
Manjambakkam
Vaishnavi Nagar
Velmurugan Nagar
Thirumullaivoyal
Madhavaram Bus Terminus
Ambattur OT
Shastri Nagar, Chennai
Mainline rail interchangeAmbattur Railway Station
Retteri Junction
Dunlop
Kolathur Junction
Thirumullaivoyal
Srinivasa Nagar
Ambattur Estate
VillivakkamMainline rail interchange
Wavin
Villivakkam Bus Terminus
Golden Flats
Villivakkam MTH Road
Park Road
Anna Nagar West
Padi Pudhu Nagar
Thirumagalam Junction
 Anna Nagar KV
 KoyambeduMetro interchange
 Koyambedu Market
 Natesan Nagar
 Virugambakkam
 AlwarthirunagarMetro interchange
 ValasaravakkamMetro interchange
 KarambakkamMetro interchange
 Alapakkam JunctionMetro interchange
 Mugalivakkam
 Ramapuram
 Manapakkam
 Chennai Trade Centre
 Butt Road
 Arignar Anna AlandurMetro interchange
 Mainline rail interchangeSt. Thomas MountMetro interchange
 Adambakkam
 Vanuvampet
 Ullagaram
 Madipakkam
 Kilkattalai
 Echangadu
 Kovilambakkam
 Vellakkal
 Medavakkam I
 Medavakkam II
 Perumbakkam
 Gandhi Nagar
 Classical Tamil Institute
 Metro interchangeSholinganallur

Stations

Red Line
S.No Station Name Connections Layout Opened
EnglishTamil
1Madhavaram Milk Colonyமாதவரம் பால் பண்ணை  Purple LineUndergroundUC
2Madhavaram Depotமாதவரம் பணிமனைNoneAt-gradeUC
3Assisi Nagarஅசிசி நகர்NoneElevatedUC
4Manjambakkamமஞ்சம்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
5Velmurugan Nagarவேல்முருகன் நகர்NoneElevatedUC
6Madhavaram Bus Terminusமாதவரம் பேருந்து நிலையம்Bus interchange Madhavaram Mofussil Bus TerminusElevatedUC
7Shastri Nagar, Chennaiசாஸ்திரி நகர்NoneElevatedUC
8Retteri Junctionரெட்டேரி சந்திப்புNoneElevatedUC
9Kolathur Junctionகொளத்தூர் சந்திப்புNoneUndergroundUC
10Srinivasa Nagarசீனிவாச நகர்NoneUndergroundUC
11Villivakkamவில்லிவாக்கம்Mainline rail interchange Villivakkam railway stationUndergroundUC
12Villivakkam Bus Terminusவில்லிவாக்கம் பேருந்து நிலையம்Bus interchange Bus TerminusUndergroundUC
13Villivakkam MTH Roadவில்லிவாக்கம் எம்.டி.எச் சாலைNoneUndergroundUC
14Anna Nagar Westஅண்ணா நகர் மேற்குBus interchange Bus TerminusElevatedUC
15Thirumangalam Junctionதிருமங்கலம் சந்திப்புNoneElevatedUC
16Anna Nagar KVஅண்ணா நகர் கே.விNoneElevatedUC
17Koyambeduகோயம்பேடுNoneElevatedUC
18Koyambedu Marketகோயம்பேடு அங்காடிNoneElevatedUC
19Natesan Nagarநடேசன் நகர்NoneElevatedUC
20Virugambakkamவிருகம்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
21Alwarthirunagarஆழ்வார்திருநகர்  Orange LineElevatedUC
22Valasaravakkamவளசரவாக்கம்  Orange LineElevatedUC
23Karambakkamகாரம்பாக்கம்  Orange LineElevatedUC
24Alapakkam Junctionஆலப்பாக்கம் சந்திப்பு  Orange LineElevatedUC
25Mugalivakkamமுகலிவாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
26Ramapuramராமாபுரம்NoneElevatedUC
27Manapakkamமணப்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
28Chennai Trade Centreசென்னை வர்த்தக மையம்NoneElevatedUC
29Butt Roadபட் சாலைNoneElevatedUC
30Arignar Anna Alandurஅறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்  Blue Line,   Green LineElevated29 June 2015, 21 September 2016
31St. Thomas Mountபரங்கிமலை  Green Line, Mainline rail interchange St. Thomas Mount railway stationElevated14 October 2016
32Adambakkamஆதம்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
33Vanuvampetவானுவம்பேட்டைNoneElevatedUC
34Ullagaramஉள்ளகரம்NoneElevatedUC
35Madipakkamமடிப்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
36Kilkattalaiகீழ்க்கட்டளைNoneElevatedUC
37Echangaduஈச்சங்காடுNoneElevatedUC
38Kovilambakkamகோவிலம்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
39Vellakkalவெள்ளக்கல்NoneElevatedUC
40Medavakkam Iமேடவாக்கம் INoneElevatedUC
41Medavakkam IIமேடவாக்கம் IINoneElevatedUC
42Perumbakkamபெரும்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
43Classical Tamil Instituteசெம்மொழித் தமிழாய்வு நிறுவனம்NoneElevatedUC
44Elcot Parkஎல்காட் பூங்காNoneElevatedUC
45Sholinganallurசோழிங்கநல்லூர்  Purple LineElevatedUC
NAPadi Pudhu Nagarபாடி புதுநகர்NoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAPark Roadபாரக் சாலைNoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAGolden Flatsகோல்டன் பிளாட்NoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAWavinவாவின்NoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAAmbattur Estateஅம்பத்தூர் தொழிற்பேட்டைNoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NADunlopடன்லப்NoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAAmbattur Railway stationஅம்பத்தூர் ரயில் நிலையம்Mainline rail interchange Ambattur railway stationElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAAmbattur OTஅம்பத்தூர் ஒ.டிNoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAStedford Hospitalஸ்டெட்போர்ட் மருத்துவமனைNoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAThirumullaivoyalதிருமுல்லைவாயல்NoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAVaishnavi Nagarவைஷ்ணவி நகர்NoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAMurugappa Collegeமுருகப்பா கல்லூரிNoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAAvadiஆவடிNoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAHindu Collegeஇந்து கல்லூரிNoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension
NAPattabiramபட்டாபிராம்NoneElevatedProposed Phase 2 extension

Removed and Renamed Stations

Red Line
S.No Old Station Name Connections Layout New Station Name
EnglishTamil EnglishTamil
1Kaliamman Kovil Streetகாளியம்மன் கோவில் தெருN/ANoneN/AN/A
2Kamaraj Garden Streetகாமராஜ் தோட்டம் சாலைN/ANoneN/AN/A
3Porur Junctionபோரூர் சந்திப்பு  Orange LineElevatedN/AN/A
4CMBTசி.எம்.பி.டி  Green Line Bus interchange Chennai Mofussil Bus TerminusElevatedPuratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBTபுரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர் ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா பேருந்து நிலையம்
5Venugopal Nagarவேணுகோபால் நகர்N/AAt-gradeMadhavaram Depotமாதவரம் பணிமனை
6NathamuniநாதமுனிN/AUndergroundVillivakkam MTH Roadவில்லிவாக்கம் எம்.டி.எச் சாலை
7Grain Marketதனிய அங்காடிN/AElevatedKoyambedu Marketகோயம்பேடு அங்காடி
8Sai Nagarசாய் நகர்Bus interchange Bus StopElevatedNatesan Nagarநடேசன் நகர்
9Elango Nagarஇளங்கோ நகர்Bus interchange Bus StopElevatedVirugambakkamவிருகம்பாக்கம்
10DLF IT Parkடி.எல்.எஃப் தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப பூங்காN/AElevatedRamapuramராமாபுரம்
11Sathya Nagarசத்தியா நகர்N/AElevatedManapakkamமணப்பாக்கம்
12Puzhuthivakkamபுழுதிவாக்கம்N/AElevatedUllagaramஉள்ளகரம்
13Medavakkam Koot Roadமேடவாக்கம் கூட் ரோடுN/AElevatedMedavakkam Iமேடவாக்கம் I
14Medavakkam Junctionமேடவாக்கம் சந்திப்புN/AElevatedMedavakkam IIமேடவாக்கம் II
15Global Hospitalகுளோபல் மருத்துவமனைN/AElevatedClassical Tamil Instituteசெம்மொழித் தமிழாய்வு நிறுவனம்
16Alandurஆலந்தூர்  Blue Line,   Green LineElevatedArignar Anna Alandurஅறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்

References

  1. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha. "104 km, 104 stations: Unveiling Phase II of Metro". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Metro's second phase to go up to Poonamallee". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Deepa H. Ramakrishnan and Sunitha Sekar (14 June 2021). "Chennai Metro phase II project will tower over 3 flyovers and Kathipara grade separator". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ↑ U, Tejonmayam. "Metro to link route planned under monorail network". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha. "Detailed project report for Phase II of Metro Rail ready". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. ↑ U, Tejonmayam. "Chennai: Metro rail to trim stations under phase 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Dipak K, Dash. "Ground work for Chennai metro rail phase-2 hit". Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (26 December 2018). "CMRL mulls extending line to Tirumazhisai". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Chennai Metro: Corridor-4 extension plans on cards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Metro Rail second phase likely to be completed in six years". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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