Egmore Metro station is a

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railway station on Line 2 of the

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. The station is among the underground stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro,

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–

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stretch. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of

Egmore Egmore is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. Situated on the northern banks of the Coovum River, Egmore is an important residential area as well as a commercial and transportation hub. The Egmore Railway Station was the main terminus of the Madr ...

and

Vepery Vepery is a suburb in the north of Chennai, India. Abutting the transportation hub of Park Town, the neighbourhood covers a rectangular area north of the Poonamallee High Road. History Vepery is among those oldest neighbourhoods developed duri ...

History

Construction

The station

The station covers an area of about 8,000 square meter and is located adjacent to the

Egmore railway station Chennai Egmore, formerly known as Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur (station code: MS), is a railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in t ...

. The station has four entry and exit points.

Structure

Egmore is underground Metro station situated on

Green Line (Chennai Metro) The Green Line or Line 2 is one of the two lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 1 Project. The line stretches from to . Out of the 17 stations, 9 stations are underground and 8 are elevated. Map Stations Green Line The line connects the central, ...

Station layout

Facilities

List of available ATM at Egmore metro station are

Connections

Bus

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bus routes number 15A, 15B, 20, 23A, 28, 28A, 28B, 53A, 53E, 120K, serves the station from nearby Egmore bus stand.

Rail

Chennai Egmore railway station Chennai Egmore, formerly known as Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur (station code: MS), is a railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in t ...

Entry/Exit

References

External links

*
''UrbanRail.Net''
– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. * {{Transport in Chennai Chennai Metro stations Railway stations in Chennai