Thousand Lights metro station

13°03′29″N 80°15′26″E / 13.0581433°N 80.2571455°E / 13.0581433; 80.2571455Owned byChennai MetroOperated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)Line(s)Blue Line Purple LinePlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Platform-3 → Kilambakkam
Platform 4 → Madhavaram Milk ColonyTracks4ConstructionStructure typeUnderground, Double trackParkingNoAccessibleYes Other informationStation codeSTLHistoryOpened10 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-10)ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryServices

Preceding station	Chennai Metro			Following station
LIC towards Wimco Nagar Depot		Blue Line		AG – DMS towards Chennai International Airport
		Blue Line (Future Service)		AG – DMS towards Kilambakkam
Anna flyover Gemini towards		Purple Line (Future Service)		Royapettah towards

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 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 is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Greams Road, and Gopalapuram. The station is named so because of the presence of the Thousand Lights Mosque in the vicinity. 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]

History

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P1	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is AG-DMS (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is LIC
P2	Platform 3 Southbound	Towards ← Kilambakkam next station is Royapettah Government Hospital
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 4 Northbound	Towards ← Madhavaram Milk Colony next station is Gemini

Thousand Lights metro station
General information
Status	Completed
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/

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

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