Sholinganallur metro station

Sholinganallur metro station is an upcoming elevated-interchange metro station on the Red Line and Purple Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 19 elevated stations of Corridor III and 39 elevated stations of Corridor V of the Chennai Metro. This station is slated to be operational by 2026, making it a key metro rail hub of South Chennai.^[1][2]

Sholinganallur
Chennai Metro station
General information
Coordinates	12.90120°N 80.22794°E / 12.90120; 80.22794
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operated by	Chennai Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line Red Line
Platforms	Side Platform Platform-1 → Madhavaram Milk Colony Platform-2 → SIPCOT Siruseri   Island platform Platform-1 → Madhavaram Milk Colony / Pattabiram Platform-2 → Line terminates here
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under Construction
History
Opening	December 2026; 15 months' time (December 2026)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Okkiyam Thoraipakkam towards Madhavaram Milk Colony Purple Line (Under Construction) Sholinganallur Lake I towards SIPCOT Siruseri Terminus Red Line (Under Construction) ELCOT towards Madhavaram Milk Colony Red Line (Future Service) ELCOT towards Pattabiram
Route map Legend Madhavaram Milk Colony Red Line Madhavaram High Road Moolakadai Sembiyum Perambur Market Perambur Perambur railway station Ayanavaram Otteri Nullah Otteri Pattalam Perambur Barracks Road Purasaiwakkam Kellys Kilpauk Kilpauk on Green Line Chetput Lake Chetpet railway station Chetpet Cooum River Sterling Road Nungambakkam Anna Flyover Thousand Lights on Blue Line Thousand Lights Royapettah Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai Thirumayilai Yellow Line Mandaveli Greenways Road Adyar River Adyar Junction Adyar Depot Buckingham Canal Indira-Nagar Thiruvanmiyur Chennai MRTS line Tharamani Nehru Nagar Kandanchavadi Perungudi Thoraipakkam Mettukuppam PTC Colony Okkiyampet Okkiam Maduvu Karapakkam Okkiyam Thoraipakkam Sholinganallur Red Line Sholinganallur Lake I Sholinganallur Lake II Semmancheri metro depot Semmancheri I Semmancheri II Gandhi Nagar Navallur Siruseri SIPCOT 1 SIPCOT 2 Legend West Line Pattabiram Depot Chennai ORR Pattabiram Hindu College Kasturibai Nagar Madhavaram Milk Colony Purple Line Avadi Madhavaram Depot Murugappa College Assisi Nagar Vaishnavi Nagar Manjambakkam Thirumullaivoyal Velmurugan Nagar Stedford Hospital Madhavaram Bus Terminal Ambattur OT Sastri Nagar Ambattur railway station Retteri Junction Ambattur Kolathur Dunlop Srinivasa Nagar Chennai Bypass Road Villivakkam Ambattur Bypass Villivakkam railway station Ambattur Estate Villivakkam Bus Terminus Vavin 1st Main Road Villivakkam CTH 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 Yellow Line Valasaravakkam Yellow Line Karambakkam Yellow Line Alapakkam Junction Yellow Line Mugalivakkam Ramapuram Manapakkam Adyar River Chennai Trade Centre Butt Road Alandur Blue LineGreen Line Chennai MRTS St. Thomas Mount Green Line South Line St. Thomas Mount MRTS St. Thomas Mount railway station Adambakkam Adambakkam MRTS Vanuvampet Ullagaram Madipakkam Kilkattalai Echangadu Kovilambakkam Vellakkal Medavakkam I Medavakkam II Perumbakkam Classical Tamil Institute Elcot Sholinganallur Purple Line
Location

History

In 2022, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), was awarded the contract for construction of stations from Sholinganallur to SIPCOT II with Sholinganallur being key interchange station.^[3][1] The construction of this stretch faced delays and was finally started in mid of 2024.^[4]

Station layout

Station Layout

Sholinganallur track layout (TBC)
Legend
to Okkiyam Thoraipakkam P# P# to Sholinganallur Lake I
Station 1st floor with two tracks and two side platforms ** Under Construction

Sholinganallur track layout (TBC)
Legend
to Madhavaram Milk Colony/Pattabiram ** P# P# Train terminates here **
Station 2nd floor with two tracks and one Island platform ** Under Construction

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L1	Platform # Northbound	Towards → Madhavaram Milk Colony Next Station: Okkiyam Thoraipakkam
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform # Southbound	Towards ← SIPCOT Siruseri Next Station: Sholinganallur Lake I
L2	Platform # Westbound	Towards → Madhavaram Milk Colony/ Pattabiram Next Station: ELCOT
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform # Eastbound	Train terminates here

Design and Supportive Infrastructure

Sholinganallur metro station will be a 35-metre-tall elevated structure. The design includes an integrated grade separator running beneath the station with metro trains operating on sixth floor of the building.^[5]

Additionally, the station will have plazas for commercial and recreational activities.^[1][6]

Entry/Exit

The station will have 4 Entry/Exit points: On Perumbakkam Main Road, in the direction of Elcot Park and other on Kalaignar Karunanithi Salai, in the direction towards ECR.^[5]

See also

• List of Chennai metro stations
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems