Line 3 (Purple Line)
Overview
StatusUnder Construction
OwnerCMRL
Termini
  • Madhavaram Milk Colony
  • SIPCOT-Siruseri
Stations47
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemChennai Metro
Operator(s)Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Technical
Line length45.4 km (28.2 mi)
Number of tracks2
Character26.3 km Underground and 19.1 km Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

The Purple Line or Line 3 is one of the three lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 2 Project. The under construction line stretches from Madhavaram Milk Colony to SIPCOT-Siruseri. The line will consist of 47 stations, out of which 28 are underground and 19 are elevated.

Phase II

E. Sreedharan, in 2013, stressed on the need of a greater expansion of Chennai metro network by undertaking subsequent phases. In July 2016, the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced that Chennai Metro Phase 2 would be 104 km long and have 104 stations.[1] In July 2017, in a suo motu statement in the State Legislative Assembly, an extension in Phase II, involving an extension of Line 4 from Lighthouse up to Poonamallee, with the Madhavaram–Sholinganallur and Lighthouse–Poonamallee lines intersecting at Alwarthirunagar was announced, making Phase 2 116.1 km long.[2] The key focus for Phase 2 is to connect the northern (Madhavaram, Redhills) and southern parts (Siruseri, Sholinganallur) and the east parts of Chennai (Light house, Mylapore) to the western parts of Chennai (Porur, Poonamallee).

Line Terminal Length
(km)		 Number of stations Rolling stock
Line 3 Madhavaram Milk Colony Siruseri Sipcot 2 45.4 kilometres (28.2 mi) 48 56 trains of 3 cars each
Line 4 Poonamalli depot Lighthouse 26.1 kilometres (16.2 mi) 28[3] 36 trains of 3 cars each
Line 5 Madhavaram Depot Sholinganallur 44.6 kilometres (27.7 mi) 45 56 trains of 3 cars each
Total 116.1 km (72.1 mi) 121 148 trains of 3 cars each.

The present estimate for the phase 2 stands at Rs. 63,000 crore and received approval from the state government. Foundation stone for phase 2 was laid on 20 November 2020 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and construction for the phase from Poonamallee to Power House of Line 4 commenced on 1 June 2021.[4][5] Addressing an event in Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday 14 February 2021 said the Centre has set aside Rs 63,000 crore which is one of the largest projects sanctioned for any city in one-go.[6] The map and list of stations for all 3 lines of Phase 2 has also been published by CMRL.

DPR for Blue line 1 extension for 15.3 km pending approval from the state government. Feasibility study undergoing to extend the Phase 2 by 93 km [7] by CMRL.[8] Phase 2 is expected to be completed by 2028.[9] Phase 2 will have 138 trains with 3 coaches each, making a total of 414 coaches.[10]

The stations in phase II will be smaller at 150 m (490 ft) compared with 220 m (720 ft) in phase I. Phase II will have three depots, namely, Madhavaram (30 hectares), SIPCOT (10 ha [25 acres]), and Poonamallee (20 ha [49 acres]).[11]

Chennai Metro
Phase II (LIne 3)
Metro interchangeMadhavaram Milk Colony
Madhavaram High Road
Moolakadai
Sembiyam
Perambur Market
Perambur
Ayanavaram
Otteri
Pattalam
Perambur Barracks Road
Purasaiwakkam
Kellys
Metro interchangeKilpauk
Chetpet
Sterling Road
Nungambakkam
Anna Flyover
Metro interchangeThousand Lights
Royapettah
Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai
Metro interchangeThirumayilai
Bus interchangeMandaiveli
Greenways Road
Adyar Junction
Bus interchangeAdyar Depot
Indira Nagar, Chennai
Thiruvanmiyur
Tharamani
Nehru Nagar
Kandanchavadi
Perungudi
Thoraipakkam
Mettukuppam
PTC Colony
Okkiyampet
Karapakkam
Okkiyam Thoraipakkam
Metro interchangeSholinganallur
Sholinganallur Lake I
Sholinganallur Lake II
Semmancheri I
Semmancheri II
Gandhi Nagar
Navallur
Siruseri
Siruseri Sipcot I
Siruseri Sipcot II
Siruseri Sipcot Depot

Stations

Purple Line
S.No Station Name Connections Layout Opened
EnglishTamil
1Madhavaram Milk Colonyமாதவரம் பால் பண்ணை  Red LineUndergroundUC
2Madhavaram High Roadமாதவரம் நெடுஞ்சாலைNoneUndergroundUC
3Moolakadaiமூலக்கடைNoneUndergroundUC
4Sembiyamசெம்பியம்NoneUndergroundUC
5Perambur Marketபெரம்பூர் அங்காடிNoneUndergroundUC
6Peramburபெரம்பூர்Mainline rail interchange Perambur railway stationUndergroundUC
7Ayanavaramஅயனாவரம்Bus interchange Bus TerminusUndergroundUC
8Otteriஓட்டேரிNoneUndergroundUC
9Pattalamபட்டாளம்NoneUndergroundUC
10Perambur Barracks Roadபெரம்பூர் பேரக்ஸ் சாலைNoneUndergroundUC
11Purasaiwakkamபுரசைவாக்கம்NoneUndergroundUC
12Kellysகெல்லீஸ்NoneUndergroundUC
13Kilpaukகீழ்ப்பாக்கம்  Green LineUnderground15 May 2017
14Chetpetசேத்துப்பட்டுMainline rail interchange Chetpet railway stationUndergroundUC
15Sterling Roadஸ்டெர்லிங் சாலைNoneUndergroundUC
16Nungambakkamநுங்கம்பாக்கம்NoneUndergroundUC
17Anna Flyoverஅண்ணா மேம்பாலம்NoneUndergroundUC
18Thousand Lightsஆயிரம் விளக்கு  Blue LineUnderground10 February 2019
19Royapettahராயப்பேட்டைNoneUndergroundUC
20Dr. Radhakrishnan Salaiடாக்டர் ராதாகிருஷ்ணன் சாலைNoneUndergroundUC
21ThirumayilaiதிருமயிலைMainline rail interchange Thirumayilai railway station,   Orange LineUndergroundUC
22Mandaiveliமந்தைவெளிBus interchange Bus TerminusUndergroundUC
23Greenways Roadபசுமைவழிச் சாலைNoneUndergroundUC
24Adyar Junctionஅடையாறு சந்திப்புNoneUndergroundUC
25Adyar Depotஅடையாறு பணிமனைBus interchange Bus TerminusUndergroundUC
26Indira Nagar, Chennaiஇந்திரா நகர்NoneUndergroundUC
27Thiruvanmiyurதிருவான்மியூர்NoneUndergroundUC
28TharamaniதரமணிNoneUndergroundUC
29Nehru Nagarநேரு நகர்NoneElevatedUC
30Kandanchavadiகந்தன்சாவடிNoneElevatedUC
31Perungudiபெருங்குடிNoneElevatedUC
32Thoraipakkamதுரைப்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
33Mettukuppamமேட்டுக்குப்பம்NoneElevatedUC
34PTC Colonyபி.டி.சி. காலனிNoneElevatedUC
35Okkiyampetஒக்கியம்பேட்டைNoneElevatedUC
36Karapakkamகாரப்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
37Okkiyam Thoraipakkamஒக்கியம் துரைப்பாக்கம்NoneElevatedUC
38Sholinganallurசோழிங்கநல்லூர்  Red LineElevatedUC
39Sholinganallur Lake Iசோழிங்கநல்லூர் ஏரி INoneElevatedUC
40Sholinganallur Lake IIசோழிங்கநல்லூர் ஏரி IINoneElevatedUC
41Semmancheri Iசெம்மஞ்சேரி INoneElevatedUC
42Semmancheri Iசெம்மஞ்சேரி IINoneElevatedUC
43Gandhi Nagarகாந்தி நகர்NoneElevatedUC
44Navallurநாவலூர்NoneElevatedUC
45SiruseriசிறுசேரிNoneElevatedUC
46Siruseri Sipcot Iசிறுசேரி சிப்காட் INoneElevatedUC
47Siruseri Sipcot IIசிறுசேரி சிப்காட் IINoneElevatedUC
48Siruseri Sipcot Depotசிறுசேரி சிப்காட் டிப்போNoneElevatedUC

Removed and Renamed Stations

Purple Line
S.No Old Station Name Connections Layout New Station Name
EnglishTamil EnglishTamil
1Thapalpettiதபால் பெட்டிN/ANoneN/AN/A
2Doveton Junctionடவுட்டன் சந்திப்புN/ANoneN/AN/A
3St. Joseph Collegeபுனித ஜோசப் கல்லூரிN/ANoneN/AN/A
4Murari Hospitalமுராரி மருத்துவமனைN/AUndergroundMadhavaram High Roadமாதவரம் நெடுஞ்சாலை
5Purasaiwakkam High Roadபுரசைவாக்கம் நெடுஞ்சாலைN/AUndergroundPurasaiwakkamபுரசைவாக்கம்
6Kilpauk Medical Collegeகீழ்ப்பாக்கம் மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி  Green LineUndergroundKilpaukகீழ்ப்பாக்கம்
7GeminiஜெமினிN/AUndergroundAnna Flyoverஅண்ணா மேம்பாலம்
8Tharamani Link Roadதரமணி இணைப்பு சாலைN/AUndergroundTharamaniதரமணி
9Sholinganallur Lakeசோழிங்கநல்லூர் ஏரிN/AElevatedSholinganallur Lake Iசோழிங்கநல்லூர் ஏரி I
10Sri Ponniamman Kovilஶ்ரீ பொன்னியம்மன் கோவில்N/AElevatedSholinganallur Lake IIசோழிங்கநல்லூர் ஏரி II
11Sathyabama Universityசத்தியபாமா பல்கலைக்கழகம்N/AElevatedSemmancheri Iசெம்மஞ்சேரி I
12Semmancheriசெம்மஞ்சேரிN/AElevatedSemmancheri IIசெம்மஞ்சேரி II

References

  1. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha. "104 km, 104 stations: Unveiling Phase II of Metro". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Metro's second phase to go up to Poonamallee". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ↑ U, Tejonmayam. "Metro to link route planned under monorail network". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha. "Detailed project report for Phase II of Metro Rail ready". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. ↑ U, Tejonmayam. "Chennai: Metro rail to trim stations under phase 2". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Dipak K, Dash. "Ground work for Chennai metro rail phase-2 hit". Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (26 December 2018). "CMRL mulls extending line to Tirumazhisai". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Chennai Metro: Corridor-4 extension plans on cards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Metro Rail second phase likely to be completed in five years". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  10. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (11 March 2019). "Chennai Metro phase II to have six-coach trains". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (25 April 2019). "For phase II, Chennai Metro will need less private land". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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