AG – DMS metro station is a Metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Washermanpet–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Teynampet and T. Nagar.
Etymology
The station is named as AG – DMS because of the presence of the Accountant General's (AG) Office and the office of the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) in the vicinity.
Construction
The station
The station has a length of 380 meters. It is one of the two stations in Phase I of Chennai Metro, the other being the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station, that measure a length of 380 meters or more.[1] The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.[2]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Southbound | Platform 1 → Toward Chennai International Airport metro station |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right Template:Access icon | ||
| Northbound | Platform 2 Toward ← Washermanpet metro station | |
Facilities
List of available ATM at AAG – DMS metro station are
Connections
Bus
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1B, 11A, 11ACT, 11G, 11H, 13B, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 23C, 23V, 29N, 41C, 41D, 41F, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54M, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88Ccut, 88K, 88R, 118A, 188, 221, 221H, A51, B18, B29NGS, D51, E18, M51R, serves the station from nearby DMS bus stand.[3]
Entry/Exit
| align="center" colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Chennai Metro color;"| AG – DMS metro station Entry/exits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 |
| DMS | |||
See also
- Chennai
- Anna Salai
- List of Chennai metro stations
- Chennai Metro
- Railway stations in Chennai
- Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
- Chennai Monorail
- Chennai Suburban Railway
- Chennai International Airport
- Transport in Chennai
- Urban rail transit in India
- List of metro systems
References
- ↑ CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club. The Hindu(29 June 2018).
- ↑ Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches. The Hindu(2018-05-25). Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
External links
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- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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