Madhavaram Depot metro station


Madhavaram Depot
Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationMadhavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600060
India
Coordinates13°09′24″N 80°14′15″E / 13.1568°N 80.2374°E / 13.1568; 80.2374
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s) Red Line 
PlatformsIsland platforms
Platform-1 → Sholinganallur metro station
Platform-2 → Madhavaram Milk Colony metro station
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade, Double track
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
OpenedUnder construction
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Madhavaram Milk Colony
towards Madhavaram Milk Colony or Pattabiram
 Red Line
(Under Construction)
 Assisi Nagar
towards Sholinganallur
Location

Madhavaram Depot metro station is a metro railway station on the Red Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is the only at-grade station of the Chennai Metro, and one of the 48 stations of the Madhavaram Milk Colony–Sholinganallur stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Madhavaram.

History

Construction of the station began in 2021. The Madhavaram Depot station is said to be the shallowest metro station with only at-grade entry/exit, ticketing, concourse level and platforms at level 1 of underground.[1]

Station layout

Station Layout

Madhavaram Depot metro track layout (TBC)
to Assisi Nagar **
P#
P#
to Madhavaram Milk Colony **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
** Under Construction
G Street level, Mezzanine Entrance/Exit, Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L1 Platform #
Northwest bound 		Towards → Sholinganallur
Next Station: Assisi Nagar
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform #
Southbound 		Towards → Madhavaram Milk Colony
Next Station: Madhavaram Milk Colony

Depot

The Madhavaram Depot metro station will feature a depot,[2] which will be one of the six depots of the Chennai Metro.[3] Madhavaram depot will service and operate Line 5 trains alongwith Pattabiram depot serving extension branch line of Koyambedu - Pattabiram.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ U, Tejonmayam (22 April 2023). "Madhavaram metro station may be the shallowest underground station". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. ^ "CMRL may decide to build ballast tracks at Poonamallee depot". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Kodambakkam to Poonamalee Chennai Metro stretch to be operational by June 2024". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ Sekar, Sunitha (22 January 2025). "Chennai Metro Rail to link areas from Koyambedu to Pattabiram". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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