The Orange Line or Line 4 is one of the three lines of
Chennai Metro
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 4th longest metro system In india. The system commenced service in 2015 after partially opening the first phase of the project. The network c ...
, Phase 2 Project . The under construction line stretches from to . The line will consist of 27 stations, out of which 9 are underground and 18 are elevated.
Phase II
E. Sreedharan
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan (born 12 June 1930) is an Indian engineer and politician from the Indian state of Kerala. He is credited with changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the De ...
, in 2013, stressed on the need of a greater expansion of Chennai metro network by undertaking subsequent phases. In July 2016, the then Chief Minister
J. Jayalalithaa announced that Chennai Metro Phase 2 would be 104 km long and have 104 stations. In July 2017, in a suo motu statement in the State Legislative Assembly, an extension in Phase II, involving an extension of Line 4 from
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
up to
Poonamallee
Poonamallee is suburb of Chennai, India under the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It was historically called ''Pushpagirimangalam'', later renamed in Tamil as ''Poovirundhavalli'' (), and now colloquially called as ''Poondhamalli''. It is a town in ...
, with the
Madhavaram Madhavaram may refer to:
Places in South India Andhra Pradesh
* Madhavaram, Kukkunoor, a village in Kukkunoor Taluk, Eluru district
* Madhavaram, Tadepalligudem, a village in Tadepalligudem mandal
Tadepalligudem mandal is one of the 19 mand ...
–
Sholinganallur
Sholinganallur, also spelled Solinganalloor or Sozhinganalloor, is a locality in the southern part of Chennai, India.
Etymology
The etymology given by Tamil scholars is "chola" + "angam" + "nallur" , which indicates that Sholinganallur was on ...
and Lighthouse–Poonamallee lines intersecting at
Alwarthirunagar was announced, making Phase 2 116.1 km long. The key focus for Phase 2 is to connect the northern (Madhavaram, Redhills) and southern parts (Siruseri, Sholinganallur) and the east parts of Chennai (Light house, Mylapore) to the western parts of Chennai (Porur, Poonamallee).
The present estimate for the phase 2 stands at Rs. 63,000 crore and approval received from the state government. Foundation stone for phase 2 was laid on 20 November 2020 by Union Home Minister
Amit Shah
Amit Anil Chandra Shah (born 22 October 1964) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Home Affairs since 2019 and the first Minister of Co-operation of India since 2021. He served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata P ...
and construction for the phase from Poonamallee to Power House of Line 4 commenced on 1 June 2021. Addressing an event in Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday 14 February 2021 said the Centre has set aside Rs 63,000 crore in this year’s Budget for the second phase of Chennai Metro totaling 116.1 km, which is one of the largest projects sanctioned for any city in one-go. The map and list of stations for all 3 lines of Phase 2 has been published by CMRL.
Feasibility study to extend the Phase 2 by 93 km undergoing. DPR for 15.3 km Blue line 1 extension pending approval from the state government. Phase 2 is expected to be completed by 2028. Phase 2 will have 138 trains with three coaches, making a total of 414 coaches.
The stations in phase II will be smaller at compared with in phase I. Phase II will have three depots, namely, Madhavaram (30 hectares), SIPCOT (), and Poonamallee ().
Stations
Removed and Renamed Stations
References
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Chennai Metro lines