Green Line (Chennai Metro)

Green Line
Overview
Native name	பச்சை வழித்தடம்
Status	Partially operational
Line number	2
Locale	Chennai
Termini	Chennai Central St. Thomas Mount
Stations	17
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chennai Metro
Operator(s)	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
History
Commenced	10 June 2009 (2009-06-10)
Opened	25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Technical
Line length	22 km (14 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz OHLE
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

The Green Line or Line 2 is one of the two lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 1 Project. The line stretches from Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount. Out of the 17 stations, 9 stations are underground and 8 are elevated.

Map

Green Line Of Chennai Metro

Stations

Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Purple Line Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Red Line Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Expressway Cooum River NH 4: EVR Periyar Salai Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Red Line Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Orange Line Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue LineRed Line Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Red Line Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line

Green Line

The line connects the central, the western and the southern ends of the city. The stations include :

Green Line
S.No	Station Name		Connections	Layout	Opened
	English	Tamil
1	Chennai Central	சென்னை சென்ட்ரல்	Blue Line	Underground	Under Construction
2	Egmore	எழும்பூர்	None	Underground	Under Construction
3	Nehru Park	நேரு பூங்கா	None	Underground	Under Construction
4	Kilpauk Medical College	கீழ்ப்பாக்கம் மருத்துவ கல்லூரி	None	Underground	Under Construction
5	Pachaiyappa's College	பச்சையப்பன் கல்லூரி	None	Underground	Under Construction
6	Shenoy Nagar	ஷெனாய் நகர்	None	Underground	Under Construction
7	Anna Nagar East	அண்ணா நகர் கிழக்கு	None	Underground	Under Construction
8	Anna Nagar Tower	அண்ணா நகர் டவர்	None	Underground	Under Construction
9	Thirumangalam	திருமங்கலம்	None	Underground	Under Construction
10	Koyambedu	கோயம்பேடு	None	Elevated	29 June 2015
11	CMBT	சென்னை புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம்	None	Elevated	29 June 2015
12	Arumbakkam	அரும்பாக்கம்	None	Elevated	29 June 2015
13	Vadapalani	வடபழனி	None	Elevated	29 June 2015
14	Ashok Nagar	அசோக் நகர்	None	Elevated	29 June 2015
15	Ekkattuthangal	ஈக்காட்டுத்தாங்கல்	None	Elevated	29 June 2015
16	Alandur	ஆலந்தூர்	Blue Line	Elevated	29 June 2015
17	St. Thomas Mount	பரங்கிமலை	Southern Suburban Railways	Elevated	14 October 2016

Status and Fare

Status

The Green Line is currently functioning from Koyambedu to St. Thomas Mount.The frequency of the trains is around four trains per hour.

Fare

The Current system of fare for Green line is as follows :

Stations (From/To)	Alandur	Ekkattuthangal	Ashok Nagar	Vadapalani	Arumbakkam	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus	Koyambedu
Alandur	0 paise (US$0.00)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹40 (48¢ US)
Ekkattuthangal	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹40 (48¢ US)
Ashok Nagar	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)
Vadapalani	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)
Arumbakkam	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)
Koyambedu	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹40 (48¢ US)	₹30 (36¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹20 (24¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)	₹10 (12¢ US)

See also

• Blue Line
• Chennai Metro
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Transport in Chennai
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of metro systems