Green Line (Chennai Metro)

Green Line
Chennai Metro Green Line
Overview
Status	Fully 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
Opened	25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
Technical
Line length	22 km (14 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	9.7 km Underground and 12.3 km 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)
Route map Legend 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 Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Inner Ring Road Cooum River NH4 Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur  Blue Line  Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line

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.

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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	Coordinates
1	Chennai Central	Blue Line, Chennai Central railway station, Chennai Park Suburban, Chennai Park Town MRTS, Chennai Moore Market Suburban	Underground	25 May 2018	13°04′53″N 80°16′22″E / 13.0814°N 80.2729°E / 13.0814; 80.2729
2	Egmore	Chennai Egmore railway station Chennai Suburban Railways	Underground	25 May 2018
3	Nehru Park	None	Underground	15 May 2017	13°04′44″N 80°15′00″E / 13.0787905°N 80.2500871°E / 13.0787905; 80.2500871
4	Kilpauk Medical College	Chennai Suburban Railways Line 3 (Chennai Metro)	Underground	15 May 2017	13°04′39″N 80°14′34″E / 13.077536°N 80.242866°E / 13.077536; 80.242866
5	Pachaiyappa's College	None	Underground	15 May 2017	13°07′56.65″N 80°23′13.1″E / 13.1324028°N 80.386972°E / 13.1324028; 80.386972
6	Shenoy Nagar	None	Underground	15 May 2017	13°4′39.76″N 80°13′30.37″E / 13.0777111°N 80.2251028°E / 13.0777111; 80.2251028
7	Anna Nagar East	None	Underground	15 May 2017	13°05′06″N 80°12′31″E / 13.085041°N 80.208728°E / 13.085041; 80.208728
8	Anna Nagar Tower	None	Underground	15 May 2017	13°05′06″N 80°12′31″E / 13.085041°N 80.208728°E / 13.085041; 80.208728
9	Thirumangalam	None	Underground	15 May 2017	13°05′07″N 80°12′00″E / 13.085194°N 80.199950°E / 13.085194; 80.19995013°05′07″N 80°12′00″E / 13.085194°N 80.199950°E / 13.085194; 80.199950
10	Koyambedu	None	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°04′24″N 80°11′30″E / 13.073249°N 80.191584°E / 13.073249; 80.191584
11	CMBT	Line 5 (Chennai Metro) Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°04′06″N 80°12′23″E / 13.068413°N 80.206316°E / 13.068413; 80.206316
12	Arumbakkam	None	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°3′44″N 80°12′42″E / 13.06222°N 80.21167°E / 13.06222; 80.21167
13	Vadapalani	Line 4 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°03′02″N 80°12′43″E / 13.05050°N 80.21208°E / 13.05050; 80.21208
14	Ashok Nagar	None	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°02′08″N 80°12′41″E / 13.035483°N 80.211329°E / 13.035483; 80.211329
15	Ekkattuthangal	None	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°01′02″N 80°12′19″E / 13.017128°N 80.205302°E / 13.017128; 80.205302
16	Alandur	Blue Line Line 5 (Chennai Metro)	Elevated	29 June 2015	13°00′15″N 80°12′05″E / 13.0042°N 80.2015°E / 13.0042; 80.2015
17	St. Thomas Mount	Chennai suburban railways MRTS	Elevated	14 October 2016

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