Blue Line (Metro Chennai)
The Blue Line ( Tamil நீல வழித்தடம் , English Blue Line ) is one of the two lines of the Chennai Metro . It has 17 stations and is 23.1 kilometers long (14.5 kilometers in the tunnel and 8.6 kilometers as an elevated railway ).
course
The Blue Line route begins in the Washermanpet district in northern Chennai in the tunnel. From there it leads south through the George Town district , largely following the course of Broadway . You will then arrive at Chennai Central Station , where you can transfer to the Green Line . After crossing under the Cooum River, the Blue Line follows the main road Anna Salai (Mount Road) to the southwest. After the Saidapet station , the Blue Line becomes an elevated railway and crosses the Adyar River . It follows the course of Anna Salai on an elevated position. At the Alandur station, she crosses the Green Line again. The last stretch of the Blue Line runs along the Grand Southern Trunk Road to Chennai Airport , where it ends.
history
On September 21, 2016, the elevated railway line between Little Mount and Chennai Airport was opened as the first section of the Blue Line . The first tunnel section went into operation on May 25, 2018, between Saidapet and AG-DMS . On February 10, 2019, the Blue Line was completed with the opening of the remaining section from AG-DMS to Washermanpet.
Stations
| No. | Name (English) | Name (Tamil) | Above ground / tunnel |
opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Washermanpet | வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை | tunnel | February 10, 2019 |
| 2. | Mannadi | மண்ணடி | tunnel | February 10, 2019 |
| 3. | High court | உயர் நீதிமன்றம் | tunnel | February 10, 2019 |
| 4th | Chennai Central | சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் | tunnel | February 10, 2019 |
| 5. | Government Estate | அரசினர் தோட்டம் | tunnel | February 10, 2019 |
| 6th | LIC | எல்.ஐ.சி | tunnel | February 10, 2019 |
| 7th | Thousand lights | ஆயிரம் விளக்கு | tunnel | February 10, 2019 |
| 8th. | AG-DMS | ஏ.ஜி-டீ.எம்.எஸ் | tunnel | May 25, 2018 |
| 9. | Teynampet | தேனாம்பேட்டை | tunnel | May 25, 2018 |
| 10. | Nandanam | நந்தனம் | tunnel | May 25, 2018 |
| 11. | Saidapet | சைதாப்பேட்டை | tunnel | May 25, 2018 |
| 12. | Little Mount | சின்னமலை | above ground | September 21, 2016 |
| 13. | Guindy | கிண்டி | above ground | September 21, 2016 |
| 14th | Alandur | ஆலந்தூர் | above ground | September 21, 2016 |
| 15th | Nanganallur Road | நங்கநல்லூர் சாலை | above ground | September 21, 2016 |
| 16. | Meenambakkam | மீனம்பாக்கம் | above ground | September 21, 2016 |
| 17th | Chennai International Airport | சென்னை விமான நிலையம் | above ground | September 21, 2016 |
extension
As an extension of the first expansion phase of the Chennai Metro, an extension of the Blue Line to the north is planned. A route is planned from the previous terminus Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar . The extension line will have eight stations and will be 9.1 kilometers long (two kilometers in the tunnel and around seven kilometers as an elevated railway). Construction work began in August 2017.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Hindu Business Line , September 21, 2016: Chennai Metro Rail adds service to airport.
- ^ Chennai Metro opens two underground stretches. In: The Hindu , May 25, 2018
- ↑ Chennai Metro: Now, ride from Washermanpet to airport takes just 40 minutes, in: The Hindu, February 11, 2019.
- ↑ Chennai metro rail work on 7 km elevated stretch begins . Times of India , August 13, 2017