Thousand Lights metro station

Thousand Lights
Chennai Metro station
Location	Thousand Lights East, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006 India
Coordinates	13°03′29″N 80°15′26″E / 13.0581433°N 80.2571455°E / 13.0581433; 80.2571455
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platforms Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport metro station Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar metro station
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station LIC toward Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line AG – DMS toward Chennai International Airport
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottiyur Thiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Toll Gate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line M.G.R Central  Green Line  Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur  Green Line  Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location
Thousand Lights metro station Location within Chennai

Thousand Lights metro station is a metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Wimco Nagar–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Greams Road, and Gopalapuram.

History[]

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Etymology[]

The station is named so because of the presence of the Thousand Lights Mosque in the vicinity.

Construction[]

The station[]

The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.^[1]

Thousand Lights metro station
ஆயிரம் விளக்கு மெட்ரோ
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Metro station
Location	Anna Salai
Town or city	Chennai
Country	India
Elevation	10.0m
Completed	2019 (2019)
Opened	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Inaugurated	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Design and construction
Main contractor	L&T-SUCG JV
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Southbound	Platform 1 → Toward Chennai International Airport metro station
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Platform 2 Toward ← Wimco Nagar metro station

Facilities[]

List of available ATM at Thousand Lights metro station are

Connections[]

Bus[]

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1A, 1B, 3A, 5C, 11, 11A, 11ACT, 11G, 11H, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 21, 23C, 23V, 24A, 26, 26B, 26CUT, 26J, 26M, 26R, 27D, 27DGS, 27L, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54M, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88A, 88Ccut, 88K, 88R, 118A, 188, 221, 221H, A51, B18, D51, E18, M51R, T29, serves the station from nearby Anand Theatre bus stand.^[2]

Rail[]

Entry/Exit[]

Thousand Lights metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No-A3	Gate No-A4

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai.

• Official website
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "Thousand Lights metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.