Poonamallee Bus Stand Metro is an upcoming elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Yellow Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 18 elevated stations of Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, from Poonamallee Bypass to Lighthouse stretch. This station has connectivity with Poonamallee Bus Terminus, making it a multi-modal hub.
This metro station is proposed to be inaugurated by the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on October 11 2026, as part of the Phase 1 of Yellow Line.
History In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Poonamallee Bus Stand metro station along with eight other stations from Poonamallee Bypass to Porur Bypass stations, in a package.
Upon evaluation, HCC - KEC JV, submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was awarded the contract. They commenced construction of elevated viaducts in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.
Construction of the viaducts from Poonamallee to Porur was completed in March 2025, with initial trial runs commencing on the stretch - covering , this station and the next (Mullaithottam) station. Following conclusion of various trials, inspections and safety checks along the corridor, the operations of this station is set to commence by October 2026.
Station Layout Station Layout - To be Confirmed
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossoverL2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform 1EastboundTowards → Next Station: Platform 2Westbound Towards ← **Side platform | Doors will open on the left L2Note:** (Further extension to in the future)
Entry/Exit
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.