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{{Short description|Metro station in Chennai, India}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|50px]] Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro Station
| type = {{Chennai Metro Infobox station line|line = Blue|line2=Green}}
| other_name = MGR Central Metro / Chennai Central Metro
| style = Chennai Metro
| image = Centralmetrochennai.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Entrance of the station
| address = Kannappar Thidal, Poongavanapuram, Chennai – 600003, [[Tamil Nadu]],
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|13.081464|N|80.272752|E|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Chennai Metro Rail Limited]]
| operator = Chennai Metro Rail Limited
| line = {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Blue|croute}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Green|croute}} {{color box|#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}; font-size:100%|[[Green Line (Chennai Metro) #Inter Corridor Line|'''Inter Corridor Line''']]|}}
| other = {{ric|Indian Railways}} {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}} Suburban Rail: {{stnlnk|Chennai Park}}, {{stnlnk|Moore Market Complex}} MRTS: {{stnlnk|Park Town}}
| structure = Underground, 3x[[Double-track railway|Double track]]
| platform = [[Island platform]] 
Platform-1 to 4 → [[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St. Thomas Mount]] Platform-5 → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] ''(to be extended to '''Kilambakkam''' in the future)'' Platform-6 → [[Wimco Nagar Depot metro station|Wimco Nagar Depot]]
| depth = {{convert|28|m|ft}}
| levels = 3
| tracks = 6
| parking = {{parking symbol}} Available
| bicycle = Free Bicycle {{parking symbol}} Available
| baggage_check =
| opened = {{start date and age|2018|05|25|df=yes}} {{small|(Green Line)}} {{start date and age|2019|02|10|df=yes}} {{small|(Blue Line)}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 2x [[Single-phase electric power|Single-phase]] {{25 kV 50 Hz}} [[overhead catenary]]
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| code = SCC
| zone =
| smartcardname =
| smartcardstatus =
| former =
| passengers = 10,500<ref name="TH_UptickInRidership"/>
| pass_year = 2019
| pass_rank = 2
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| website = http://chennaimetrorail.org
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chennai Metro|line1=Blue|left1=High Court|to-left1=Wimco Nagar Depot|right1=Government Estate|to-right1=Chennai International Airport|line2=Blue|left2=High Court|to-left2=Wimco Nagar Depot|note-mid2=''(Future Service)''|right2=Government Estate |to-right2=Kilambakkam |line3=Green |left3= |right3=Egmore}}
| route_map = {{Chennai Metro Blue Line Route}}{{Chennai Metro Green Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}

'''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 (Chennai Metro)|Blue Line]] and [[Green Line (Chennai Metro)|Green Line]] of [[Chennai Metro]] in [[Chennai]], India.<ref name="TOI_MoreCameras"/><ref name="Hindu_GreeneryOverCentralMetroStation">{{cite news| last = Xavier Lopez | first = Aloysius | title = Civic body plans spot of greenery over Metro station | newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 14 September 2014 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/civic-body-plans-spot-of-greenery-over-metro-station/article6408320.ece| access-date = 2 Oct 2014}}.</ref> Central metro station is spread over an area of {{convert|30,000|m2||abbr=}}.<ref name="TOI_MoreCameras"/> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/jul/31/tamil-nadu-government-to-rename-three-metro-rail-stations-in-chennai-after-late-chief-ministers-2177261.html |title=Tamil Nadu government to rename three metro rail stations in Chennai after late Chief Ministers |date=31 July 2020 |access-date=31 July 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==The station==
[[File:Central Metro Station Chennai.jpg|thumb|left|Central Metro Station Chennai]]
The station is an underground, two-level station<ref>{{cite news| title = Entry to Ripon Buildings from P.H. Road opens up | newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 4 February 2014 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/entry-to-ripon-buildings-from-ph-road-opens-up/article5650140.ece| access-date = 16 February 2014}}</ref> on Poonamallee High Road in front of the [[Chennai Central railway station]] and the [[Ripon Building]]. The station is one of the two metro stations where Corridor I ([[Chennai International Airport metro station|Airport]]–[[Wimco Nagar metro station|Wimco Nagar]]) of the project will intersect with Corridor II (Chennai Central Metro–[[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St Thomas Mount]] via [[Egmore metro station|Egmore]] and CMBT Metro), the other being the [[Alandur metro station]]. The metro station, being constructed at a depth of {{Cvt|28|m}}, will be the largest of all metro stations in the city, with an area of over {{Cvt|30000|m2}}.<ref name="TOI_MoreCameras">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/after-snatching-case-cmrl-to-install-more-cams-in-stns/articleshow/69682500.cms|title=After snatching case, CMRL to install more cameras in stations |date=June 7, 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-06-09}}</ref> The three-level metro station will cover a length of 410 metres and will have a width of 35 metres.<ref name="Hindu_GreeneryOverCentralMetroStation"/> Unlike the other metro stations which have four entry points, the Chennai Central Railway Station will have six entry/exit points for access to [[Chennai Park railway station|Park suburban]] and [[Chennai Park Town railway station|Park Town MRTS stations]], Ripon Building, [[Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai|Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital]], and Chennai Central railway station.<ref>{{cite news| last = Sekar| first = Sunitha | title = When Chennai Central becomes the city's transport hub | newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai
| date = 11 December 2013 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/when-chennai-central-becomes-the-citys-transport-hub/article5444943.ece?homepage=true| access-date = 19 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Hindu_NewEntryPointOpens">{{cite news | last = Sekar | first = Sunitha | title = New entry point for Central Metro opens | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | date = 12 July 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/new-entry-point-for-central-metro-opens/article24393806.ece | access-date = 15 July 2018}}</ref> The station will act as a transit point for passengers from the Chennai Central railway station, [[Chennai Park Town (Chennai MRTS)|Park Town]], and [[Chennai Park|Park]] railway stations.<ref>{{cite news| title = Metro rail seals fate of shops near Central| newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 22 July 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3666956.ece| access-date = 5 August 2012}}</ref> It is estimated that more than 100,000 commuters will use the station daily.<ref name="BiggestMetroStation">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-Central-the-hulk-among-Metro-stations/articleshow/9791435.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105204237/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-30/chennai/29944669_1_metro-station-unpaid-area-underground-stations|url-status=live|archive-date=5 November 2013|title=Chennai Central, the hulk among Metro stations|last=Ayyapan|first=V|date=30 August 2011|access-date=24 November 2012|author2=Christin Mathew Philip|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Chennai}}</ref>

The station is one of the few in the corridor that will have parking facilities.<ref name="SingleTrainTrip_16Buses300Cars600Bikes">{{cite news
| title = Single train trip to equal 16 buses, 300 cars and 600 bikes
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 29 August 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3832896.ece
| access-date = 25 November 2012}}</ref> Space will be allocated for parking in a basement area for about 500 cars and 1,000 two-wheelers. There are also plans to have the airport check-in facility in one of the basement levels at the station, which will allow air passengers to complete the check-in procedures at the station itself.<ref name="Hindu_ParkingLotUnderLand">{{cite news
| last = Sekar
| first = Sunitha
| title = Parking lot for Chennai Metro station to come up under land
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 20 December 2013
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/parking-lot-for-chennai-metro-station-to-come-up-under-land/article5479596.ece
| access-date = 19 January 2014}}</ref> A bus bay has also been planned opposite the station.<ref name="TOI_AshokNagarToBeHighestMetroStation">{{cite news
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V.
| title = At 40m, Ashok Nagar to be highest metro station
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 8 August 2014
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/At-40m-Ashok-Nagar-to-be-highest-metro-station/articleshow/39850852.cms
| access-date = 4 October 2014}}</ref>

The station is one of the three stations in the Chennai Metro Rail network that will have 230-kV receiving sub-stations for power supply from the state's electricity grid. The other two are [[Koyambedu metro station|Koyambedu]] and [[Arignar Anna Alandur metro station|Arignar Anna Alandur Metro]].<ref name="TOI_MetroRailSetsUpUnitsToPowerTrains">{{cite news
| title = Metro rail sets up units to power trains, stations to meet year-end deadline to start services
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| date = 15 April 2014
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Metro-rail-sets-up-units-to-power-trains-stations-to-meet-year-end-deadline-to-start-services/articleshow/33757188.cms
| access-date = 18 Apr 2014}}</ref>

The station was opened on 25 May 2018.<ref name="Hindu_GreeneryOverCentralMetroStation"/> As of December 2019, the station had a daily footfall of about 9,500 passengers,<ref name="TH_UptickInRidership">{{cite news
| last = Sekar
| first = Sunitha
| title = After a slow start, Metro sees steady uptick in ridership
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 4
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 25 December 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/after-a-slow-start-metro-sees-steady-uptick-in-ridership/article30392550.ece
| access-date = 28 December 2019}}</ref> up from about 7,700 in February 2019,<ref name="Hindu_MetroUsers90000">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metro-users-jump-to-90000/article26324880.ece|title=Metro users jump to 90,000 |last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|date=21 February 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref> making it the second busiest metro station in the city after [[Thirumangalam metro station|Thirumangalam]].

==Station layout==
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = Chennai Central track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Blue}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = HSTg\HSTf
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[High Court metro station|High Court]]
*'''P6'''\PSTR(L)\PSTR(R)\*'''P5'''
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate]]
HSTg\HSTf
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and one Island platform</div>
}}|
{{Routemap
| title = Chennai Central track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}
| title-color = white
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = HSTg\HSTg
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to Train Terminates Here
*'''P4 P2'''\PSTR(L)\PSTR(R)\*'''P1 P3'''
PSTR(L)\PSTR(R) ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Egmore metro station|Chennai Egmore]]
ENDEe\ENDEe
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with four tracks and two Island platforms</div>
}}}}
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit / Entrance
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''M'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Mezzanine
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Fare control, station agent
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''B1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 1''' '''Westbound '''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards ← [[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St. Thomas Mount]] & [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] '''Next Station:''' [[Egmore metro station|Chennai Egmore]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]] | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''Platform 2''' ''' Eastbound '''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Towards ← [[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St. Thomas Mount]] & [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] '''Next Station:''' [[Egmore metro station|Chennai Egmore]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''B2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 3''' '''Westbound '''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards ← [[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St. Thomas Mount]] '''Next Station:''' [[Egmore metro station|Chennai Egmore]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]] | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 4''' ''' Eastbound '''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards ← [[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St. Thomas Mount]] '''Next Station:''' [[Egmore metro station|Chennai Egmore]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''B3'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 5''' '''Southbound '''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] '''Next Station:''' [[Government Estate metro station|Government Estate]] ''(to be further extended to [[Kilambakkam metro station|Kilambakkam]] in the future)''
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]] | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 6''' '''Northbound '''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards ← [[Wimco Nagar Depot metro station|Wimco Nagar Depot]] '''Next Station:''' [[High Court metro station|High Court]]
|}

==Landscape==
{{See also|Central Square, Chennai}}
The Chennai Corporation has plans to develop a park over the Chennai Central Metro. Chennai Metro Rail Limited has agreed to a proposal by the Chennai Corporation of extending the Ripon Buildings Park over the Chennai Central underground metro station. Waterproof structures will be created over the station to facilitate the creation of the park. A portion of the park, which will cover more than six acres of the premises of Ripon Buildings and Victoria Public Hall, will be developed on a waterproof concrete slab area, measuring 210 metres by 10 metres. Visitors to the Ripon Buildings Park, Amma Maaligai and Victoria Public Hall will have access to the Chennai Central Metro through some of its seven entry points.<ref name="Hindu_GreeneryOverCentralMetroStation"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[List of Chennai metro stations]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]
* [[Rajiv Chowk metro station]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20080324203500/http://www.chennaimetrorail.gov.in/index.html Official Website for Chennai Metro Rail Limited]

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{{Transport in Chennai}}

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MyronMccreary8 at 18:18, 2 December 2025