Line 5 (Chennai Metro)

Red Line (Line 5)
Red Line (Line 5)
Overview
Status	Under Construction
Owner	CMRL
Termini	Madhavaram Milk Colony; Pattabiram; Sholinganallur;
Stations	45
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chennai Metro
Operator(s)	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Technical
Line length	44.6 km (27.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	5.8 km Underground and 38.8 km Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	80 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, of which 6 are underground, 1 is at grade and 38 are elevated. The government has announced feasibility studies to extend metro rail's corridor-5 from Koyambedu to Pattabiram via Thirumangalam, Mogappair, Ambattur and Avadi. At present, the proposed corridor-5 links Madhavaram with Sholinganallur via Koyambedu, Alandur and Madipakkam.

Phase II[edit]

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 including extension lines, is to connect the northern (Madhavaram, Kolathur), northwestern parts (Ambattur, Avadi) and southern (Siruseri, Sholinganallur), southwestern parts (Tambaram, Vandalur) 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.

Feasibility reports for this line's branch extension for 16.07 km and Orange line's extension for 43.6 km is approved and DPR is under preparation, which will be ready by Jan 2025^[8]. Phase 2 is expected to be completed by 2028.^[9] Phase 2 will have trains with 138 three car trains making a total of 414 coaches.^[10]

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]).^[11]

Chennai Metro

Legend

Phase II (Line 5)

Pattabiram					Madhavaram Milk Colony Purple Line
Hindu College					Madhavaram Depot
Avadi railway station Avadi					Assisi Nagar
Murugappa Polytechnic College					Manjambakkam
Vaishnavi Nagar					Velmurugan Nagar
Thirumullaivoyal					Madhavaram Bus Terminus
Stedford Hospital					Shastri Nagar, Chennai
Ambattur OT					Retteri Junction
Ambattur railway station Ambattur					Kolathur Junction
Dunlop					Srinivasa Nagar
Ambattur Telephone Exchange					Villivakkam Villivakkam railway station
Ambattur Estate					Villivakkam Bus Terminus
Wavin					Villivakkam MTH Road
Golden Colony					Anna Nagar West
Park Road					Thirumangalam Green Line
Padi Pudhu Nagar					Anna Nagar KV

					Koyambedu Green Line

					Koyambedu Market
					Natesan Nagar
					Virugambakkam
					Alwarthirunagar Orange Line
					Valasaravakkam Orange Line
					Karambakkam Orange Line
					Alapakkam Junction Orange Line
					Mugalivakkam
					Ramapuram
					Manapakkam
					Adyar River
					Chennai Trade Centre
					Butt Road
					Arignar Anna Alandur Blue Line Green Line
					St. Thomas Mount Green Line St. Thomas Mount railway station
					Adambakkam
					Vanuvampet
					Ullagaram
					Madipakkam
					Kilkattalai
					Echangadu
					Kovilambakkam
					Vellakkal
					Medavakkam I!
					Medavakkam II
					Perumbakkam
					Classical Tamil Institute
					Elcot
					Sholinganallur Purple Line

Stations[edit]

Red Line - Main
S.No	Station Name		Connections	Layout	Opened
S.No	English	Tamil	Connections	Layout	Opened
1	Madhavaram Milk Colony	மாதவரம் பால் பண்ணை	Purple Line	Underground	UC
2	Madhavaram Depot	மாதவரம் பணிமனை	None	At-grade	UC
3	Assisi Nagar	அசிசி நகர்	None	Elevated	UC
4	Manjambakkam	மஞ்சம்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
5	Velmurugan Nagar	வேல்முருகன் நகர்	None	Elevated	UC
6	Madhavaram Bus Terminus	மாதவரம் பேருந்து நிலையம்	Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus	Elevated	UC
7	Shastri Nagar, Chennai	சாஸ்திரி நகர்	None	Elevated	UC
8	Retteri Junction	ரெட்டேரி சந்திப்பு	None	Elevated	UC
9	Kolathur Junction	கொளத்தூர் சந்திப்பு	None	Underground	UC
10	Srinivasa Nagar	சீனிவாச நகர்	None	Underground	UC
11	Villivakkam	வில்லிவாக்கம்	Villivakkam railway station	Underground	UC
12	Villivakkam Bus Terminus	வில்லிவாக்கம் பேருந்து நிலையம்	Bus Terminus	Underground	UC
13	Villivakkam MTH Road	வில்லிவாக்கம் எம்.டி.எச் சாலை	None	Underground	UC
14	Anna Nagar West	அண்ணா நகர் மேற்கு	Bus Terminus	Elevated	UC
15	Thirumangalam	திருமங்கலம்	Green Line	Elevated	15 May 2017
16	Anna Nagar KV	அண்ணா நகர் கே.வி	None	Elevated	UC
17	Koyambedu	கோயம்பேடு	Green Line	Elevated	29 June 2015
18	Koyambedu Market	கோயம்பேடு அங்காடி	None	Elevated	UC
19	Natesan Nagar	நடேசன் நகர்	None	Elevated	UC
20	Virugambakkam	விருகம்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
21	Alwarthirunagar	ஆழ்வார்திருநகர்	Orange Line	Elevated	UC
22	Valasaravakkam	வளசரவாக்கம்	Orange Line	Elevated	UC
23	Karambakkam	காரம்பாக்கம்	Orange Line	Elevated	UC
24	Alapakkam Junction	ஆலப்பாக்கம் சந்திப்பு	Orange Line	Elevated	UC
25	Mugalivakkam	முகலிவாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
26	Ramapuram	ராமாபுரம்	None	Elevated	UC
27	Manapakkam	மணப்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
28	Chennai Trade Centre	சென்னை வர்த்தக மையம்	None	Elevated	UC
29	Butt Road	பட் சாலை	None	Elevated	UC
30	Arignar Anna Alandur	அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்	Blue Line, Green Line	Elevated	29 June 2015, 21 September 2016
31	St. Thomas Mount	பரங்கிமலை	Green Line, St. Thomas Mount railway station	Elevated	14 October 2016
32	Adambakkam	ஆதம்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
33	Vanuvampet	வானுவம்பேட்டை	None	Elevated	UC
34	Ullagaram	உள்ளகரம்	None	Elevated	UC
35	Madipakkam	மடிப்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
36	Kilkattalai	கீழ்க்கட்டளை	None	Elevated	UC
37	Echangadu	ஈச்சங்காடு	None	Elevated	UC
38	Kovilambakkam	கோவிலம்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
39	Vellakkal	வெள்ளக்கல்	None	Elevated	UC
40	Medavakkam I	மேடவாக்கம் I	None	Elevated	UC
41	Medavakkam II	மேடவாக்கம் II	None	Elevated	UC
42	Perumbakkam	பெரும்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	UC
43	Classical Tamil Institute	செம்மொழித் தமிழாய்வு நிறுவனம்	None	Elevated	UC
44	Elcot	எல்காட்	None	Elevated	UC
45	Sholinganallur	சோழிங்கநல்லூர்	Purple Line	Elevated	UC
Red Line - Branch(Extension - Under Alignment Planning)
NA	Padi Pudhu Nagar	பாடி புதுநகர்	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Park Road	பாரக் சாலை	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Golden Colony	கோல்டன் காலனி	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Wavin	வாவின்	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Ambattur Estate	அம்பத்தூர் தொழிற்பேட்டை	Bus Terminus	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Ambattur Telephone Exchange	அம்பத்தூர் டெலிபோன் எக்ஸ்சேஞ்ச்	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Dunlop	டன்லப்	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Ambattur	அம்பத்தூர்	Ambattur railway station	Underground	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Ambattur OT	அம்பத்தூர் ஒடி	None	Underground	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Stedford Hospital	ஸ்டெட்போர்டு மருத்துவமனை	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Thirumullaivoyal	திருமுல்லைவாயல்	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Vaishnavi Nagar	வைஷ்ணவி நகர்	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Murugappa Polytechnic College	முருகப்பா பால்டெக்னிக் கல்லூரி	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Avadi	ஆவடி	Avadi railway station Bus Terminus	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Hindu College	இந்து கல்லூரி	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension
NA	Pattabiram	பட்டாபிராம்	None	TBD	Proposed Phase 2 extension

Removed and renamed stations[edit]

Red Line
S.No	Old station name		Connections	Layout	New station name
S.No	English	Tamil	Connections	Layout	English	Tamil
1	Kaliamman Kovil Street	காளியம்மன் கோவில் தெரு	N/A	None	N/A	N/A
2	Kamaraj Garden Street	காமராஜ் தோட்டம் சாலை	N/A	None	N/A	N/A
3	Porur Junction	போரூர் சந்திப்பு	Orange Line	Elevated	N/A	N/A
4	CMBT	சி.எம்.பி.டி	Green Line Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus	Elevated	Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT	புரட்சித் தலைவி டாக்டர் ஜெ. ஜெயலலிதா பேருந்து நிலையம்
5	Venugopal Nagar	வேணுகோபால் நகர்	N/A	At-grade	Madhavaram Depot	மாதவரம் பணிமனை
6	Nathamuni	நாதமுனி	N/A	Underground	Villivakkam MTH Road	வில்லிவாக்கம் எம்.டி.எச் சாலை
7	Grain Market	தனிய அங்காடி	N/A	Elevated	Koyambedu Market	கோயம்பேடு அங்காடி
8	Sai Nagar	சாய் நகர்	Bus Stop	Elevated	Natesan Nagar	நடேசன் நகர்
9	Elango Nagar	இளங்கோ நகர்	Bus Stop	Elevated	Virugambakkam	விருகம்பாக்கம்
10	DLF IT Park	டி.எல்.எஃப் தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப பூங்கா	N/A	Elevated	Ramapuram	ராமாபுரம்
11	Sathya Nagar	சத்தியா நகர்	N/A	Elevated	Manapakkam	மணப்பாக்கம்
12	Puzhuthivakkam	புழுதிவாக்கம்	N/A	Elevated	Ullagaram	உள்ளகரம்
13	Medavakkam Koot Road	மேடவாக்கம் கூட் ரோடு	N/A	Elevated	Medavakkam I	மேடவாக்கம் I
14	Medavakkam Junction	மேடவாக்கம் சந்திப்பு	N/A	Elevated	Medavakkam II	மேடவாக்கம் II
15	Global Hospital	குளோபல் மருத்துவமனை	N/A	Elevated	Classical Tamil Institute	செம்மொழித் தமிழாய்வு நிறுவனம்
16	Alandur	ஆலந்தூர்	Blue Line, Green Line	Elevated	Arignar Anna Alandur	அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்

References[edit]

^ Sekar, Sunitha. "104 km, 104 stations: Unveiling Phase II of Metro". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ "Metro's second phase to go up to Poonamallee". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ 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.
^ U, Tejonmayam. "Metro to link route planned under monorail network". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ Sekar, Sunitha. "Detailed project report for Phase II of Metro Rail ready". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ U, Tejonmayam. "Chennai: Metro rail to trim stations under phase 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ Dipak K, Dash. "Ground work for Chennai metro rail phase-2 hit". Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ "Koyambedu to Avadi: Bids Received for DPR of New Chennai Metro Corridor". Metro Rail News. Chennai. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ "Metro Rail second phase likely to be completed in six years". The New Indian Express. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ Sekar, Sunitha (11 March 2019). "Chennai Metro phase II to have three-coach and six-coach trains". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ Sekar, Sunitha (25 April 2019). "For phase II, Chennai Metro will need less private land". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[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] "Koyambedu to Avadi: Bids Received for DPR of New Chennai Metro Corridor". Metro Rail News. Chennai. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[9] "Metro Rail second phase likely to be completed in six years". The New Indian Express. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[10] Sekar, Sunitha (11 March 2019). "Chennai Metro phase II to have three-coach and six-coach trains". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[11] Sekar, Sunitha (25 April 2019). "For phase II, Chennai Metro will need less private land". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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v t e Chennai Metro
Red Line 5	Madhavaram Milk Colony ■ Madhavaram Depot Assisi Nagar Manjambakkam Velmurugan Nagar Madhavaram Bus Terminus Shastri Nagar, Chennai Retteri Junction Kolathur Junction Srinivasa Nagar Villivakkam Vikkivakkam Bus Terminus Vikkivakkam MTH Road Anna Nagar West Thirumangalam Junction Anna Nagar KV Koyambedu Koyambedu Market Natesan Nagar Virugambakkam Alwarthiru Nagar ■ Valasaravakkam ■ Karambakkam ■ Alapakkam ■ Mugalivakkam Ramapuram Manapakkam Chennai Trade Centre Butt Road Alandur ■ ■ St. Thomas Mount ■ Adambakkam Vanuvampet Ulagaram Madipakkam Kilkattalai Echangadu Kovilambakkam Vellakkal Medavakkam I Medavakkam II Perumbakkam Classical Tamil Institute Elcot Park Sholinganallur
Depot(s)	■ Madhavaram (TBC)
See also	List of Chennai Metro stations Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Bold represents terminal station on the respective main or branch line Stations in italics* are Under Construction