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 December 2027, making it a key metro rail hub of South Chennai.
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. The construction of this stretch faced delays and was finally started in mid of 2024.
Station layout Station Layout
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, Public plazaL2Grade separatorSholinganallur junction flyoverL3Platform #NorthboundTowards → Next Station: Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform #SouthboundTowards ← Next Station: L4Platform #WestboundTowards → / Next Station: Side platform | Doors will open on the right Platform #Eastbound Train terminates here
Design and Supportive Infrastructure Sholinganallur metro station will be an elevated interchange station integrated with an eight-storey, 35-metre-tall building. The complex will include a plaza, parking and concourse facilities within the lower floors. Metro trains of Line 3 and Line 5 will operate on third and fourth levels. CMRL also plans to utilise sixth to eighth floor for office space or for retail outlets.
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.
See also List of Chennai metro stations Railway stations in Chennai Transport in Chennai Urban rail transit in India List of metro systems
References
External links
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.