Nandanam metro station

Nandanam is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Nandanam and T. Nagar. The station has a length of 230 to 250 meters.^[1]

Nandanam
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	Rathna Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600035 India
Coordinates	13°01′54″N 80°14′26″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot Platform-3 → Lighthouse Platform-4 → Parandur Airport
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double Track
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SCR
History
Opened	25 May 2018; 7 years ago (2018-05-25)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Teynampet towards Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line Saidapet towards Chennai International Airport Blue Line (Future Service) Saidapet towards Kilambakkam Panagal Park towards Poonamallee Bypass Yellow Line (Under Construction) Boat Club towards Lighthouse Panagal Park towards Parandur Airport Yellow Line (Future Service)
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Thiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Toll Gate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line M.G.R Central Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights Thousand Lights on Purple Line AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Nandanam on Yellow Line Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Green LineRed Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Pallavaram Kothandam Nagar Chromepet Mahalakshmi Colony Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Tambaram Irumbuliyur Peerkankaranai Perungalathur Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park Kilambakkam Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location

This metro station will be serving as an interchange with the upcoming Yellow Line under Phase 2 of Chennai Metro and is slated to be commercialized on March 2027.

History

Orange Line

In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Panagal Park metro station situated on the underground section stretching from Kodambakkam Flyover to Boat Club, which also forms a part of Corridor 4 under Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro network. ^[2]

Apart from this metro station, this package includes four other stations, namely Kodambakkam Flyover, Kodambakkam, Panagal Park, and Boat Club. The group of bidders participated in this package as well, namely ITD Cementation India Ltd., Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Gulermak, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC), and a joint venture of J Kumar Infraprojects–Patel Infrastructure.

Upon evaluation, ITD Cementation India Ltd., submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was consequently awarded the contract.^[3] They commenced underground construction in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.^[4]

Station layout

Nandanam track layout
Legend
to Teynampet P2 P1 to Saidapet
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Nandanam track layout
Legend
to Boat Club ** P# P# to Panagal Park **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform ** Under Construction

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P1	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Chennai International Airport ** Next Station: Saidapet
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: Teynampet
	Note:	** (Further extension to Kilambakkam in the future)
P2	Platform 3 Southbound	Towards → Lighthouse Next Station: Boat Club
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 4 Northbound	Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass ** Next Station: Panagal Park
	Note:	** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future)

Nandanam Metro Station Chennai

Nandanam metro station
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Metro station
Town or city	Chennai
Country	India
Completed	2018 (2018)
Opened	25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
Design and construction
Main contractor	L&T-SUCG JV
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

Facilities

List of available ATM at Nandanam metro station are

Connections

Bus

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1B, 12C, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 23C, 23V, 41D, 45B, 45E, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54M, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88Ccut, 88K, 88R, 118A, 188, 221, 221H, A45B, A51, B18, D51, E18, M45E, M51R, N45B, serves the station from nearby Nandanam Military Quarters bus stand.^[5]

Entry/Exit

Nandanam metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No-A3	Gate No-A4

See also

• Chennai
• Anna Salai
• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Chennai International Airport
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems