Alwarpet metro station

Alwarpet
General information
Coordinates	13.0381°N 80.2599°E / 13.0381; 80.2599
System	Chennai Metro station
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operated by	Chennai Metro
Line	Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Lighthouse Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under Construction
History
Opening	December 2027 (December 2027) (TBC)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Bharathidasan Road towards Poonamallee Bypass Yellow Line (Under Construction) Thirumayilai towards Lighthouse Bharathidasan Road towards Parandur Airport Yellow Line (Future Service)
Route map            Planned High Court State Secretariat Anna Square Marina Beach Lighthouse Kutchery Road MRTS line Thirumayilai Purple Line Thirumayilai railway station Alwarpet Bharathidasan Road Boat Club Nandanam on Blue Line Nandanam Panagal Park Kodambakkam Kodambakkam railway station Kodambakkam Powerhouse Vadapalani on Green Line Vadapalani Saligramam Saligramam Warehouse Alwarthirunagar Red Line Valasaravakkam Red Line Karambakkam Red Line Alapakkam Red Line Porur Junction Porur Bypass NH 32:Chennai Bypass Road Thelliyaragaram Iyyapanthangal Kattupakkam Kumananchavadi Karayanchavadi Mullaithottam Poonamallee Poonamallee Depot Chennai Outer Ring Road Poonamallee Bypass            Planned Nazarathpet Chembarambakkam Kuthambakkam Bus Terminus Samathuvapuram Chettipedu Thandalam Irungattukottai SIPCOT Chennai-Bangalore Expressway Pennalur Sriperumbudur Pattunool Chatram Irungulam Industrial Estate Mambakkam Tirumangalam Sunguvarchatiram (RRTS ) Parandur RRTS
Location

Alwarpet is an upcoming underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Yellow Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 30 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This metro station is slated to be commercialized in December 2027.

History

In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) initiated the bidding process for the construction of this Alwarpet metro station, which falls within the underground stretch from Light House to Bharathidasan Road, forming part of Corridor 4 under Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro project.

Apart from this metro station, this package includes three other stations, namely Light House, Kutchery Road and Bharathidasan Road. The tender attracted competitive bids from major infrastructure firms including 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.

After careful technical and financial assessment, ITD Cementation India Ltd. emerged as the lowest bidder and was awarded the contract. The company commenced civil construction activities, including site clearance and preparatory excavation, aligned with the project's underground engineering specifications.

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Alwarpet track layout (TBC)
to Thirumayilai Purple Line ** P1 P2 to Bharathidasan Road **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform ** Under Construction

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Lighthouse Next Station: Thirumayilai Change at the next station for Purple Line
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass ** Next Station: Bharathidasan Road
L2	Note:	** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future)

See also

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

External links

• Official website
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.