Blue Line (Chennai Metro)

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 Washermanpet with further extension to Wimco Nagar. The line consists of 25 stations where 17 stations belong to phase 1 and the rest 8 stations belong to the extension. Out of the 17 stations 11 stations are underground and 6 are elevated.

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)
Character	Underground and 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 Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line M.G.R Central  Green Line  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  Green Line  Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Chennai Suburban Railway South Line

Map

Chennai Metro - Blue Line

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	Washermanpet	வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை	None	Underground	10 February 2019
2	Mannadi	மண்ணடி	None	Underground	10 February 2019
3	High Court	உயர் நீதிமன்றம்	None	Underground	10 February 2019
4	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central	புரட்சித் தலைவர் டாக்டர். எம்.ஜி. இராமச்சந்திரன் சென்ட்ரல்	Green Line	Underground	10 February 2019
5	Government Estate	அரசினர் தோட்டம்	None	Underground	10 February 2019
6	LIC	எல்.ஐ.சி	None	Underground	10 February 2019
7	Thousand Lights	ஆயிரம் விளக்கு	None	Underground	10 February 2019
8	AG – DMS	ஏ.ஜி. – டி.எம்.எஸ்.	None	Underground	25 May 2018
9	Teynampet	தேனாம்பேட்டை	None	Underground	25 May 2018
10	Nandanam	நந்தனம்	None	Underground	25 May 2018
11	Saidapet	சைதாப்பேட்டை	None	Underground	25 May 2018
12	Little Mount	சின்னமலை	None	Elevated	21 September 2016
13	Guindy	கிண்டி	Southern Suburban Railways	Elevated	21 September 2016
14	Arignar Anna Alandur	அறிஞர் அண்ணா ஆலந்தூர்	Green Line	Elevated	29 June 2015
15	Nanganallur Road	நங்கநல்லூர் சாலை	None	Elevated	21 September 2016
16	Meenambakkam	மீனம்பாக்கம்	Southern Suburban Railways	Elevated	21 September 2016
17	Chennai International Airport	சென்னை விமான நிலையம்	None	Elevated	21 September 2016

Blue Line (Extension)

These are the proposed stations between Washermanpet and Wimco Nagar

Blue Line
S.No	Station Name		Connections	Layout
	English	Tamil
1	Sir Theagaraya College	சர் தியாகரயா கல்லூரி	None	Underground
2	Tondiarpet	தண்டையார்பேட்டை	None	Underground
3	New Washermanpet	புது வண்ணரப்பேட்டை	None	Elevated
4	Toll Gate	சுங்கச்சாவடி	None	Elevated
5	Kaladipet	காலடிபேட்டை	None	Elevated
6	Thiruvottriyur Theradi	திருவொற்றியூர் தேரடி	None	Elevated
7	Tiruvottiyur	திருவொற்றியூர்	None	Elevated
8	Wimco Nagar	விம்கோ நகர்	Southern Suburban Railways	Elevated

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