Chennai Central metro station

Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro Station
Chennai Metro station
Entrance of the station
General information
Other names	MGR Central Metro / Chennai Central Metro
Location	Kannappar Thidal, Poongavanapuram, Chennai – 600003, Tamil Nadu,  India
Coordinates	13°04′53″N 80°16′22″E / 13.081464°N 80.272752°E / 13.081464; 80.272752
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)	Blue Line Green Line  Inter Corridor Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 to 4 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-5 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-6 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground, 3xDouble track
Depth	28 metres (92 ft)
Platform levels	3
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Free Bicycle Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SCC
Website	http://chennaimetrorail.org
History
Opened	25 May 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-25) (Green Line) 10 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-10) (Blue Line)
Electrified	2x Single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Passengers
2019	10,500[1]
Rank	2
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station High Court towards Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line Government Estate towards Chennai International Airport Blue Line (Future Service) Government Estate towards Kilambakkam Terminus Green Line Egmore towards St. Thomas Mount
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur 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 Purple Line AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Orange Line Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Green LineRed Line Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Pallavaram Kothandam Nagar Chromepet Mahalakshmi Colony Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Tambaram Irumbuliyur Peerkankaranai Perungalathur Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park Kilambakkam Chennai Suburban Railway South Line 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 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
Location

Chennai Central Metro, officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station, is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line and Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India.^[2][3] Central metro station is spread over an area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft).^[2] On 31 July 2020, It has been named by Government of Tamil Nadu as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro to honor the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founder and the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran.^[4]