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Thousand Lights 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, Wimco Nagar–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Greams Road, and Gopalapuram.

Thousand Lights
Chennai Metro station
Entrance B1 of this metro station
General information
Location	Thousand Lights East, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006 India
Coordinates	13°03′29″N 80°15′26″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station LIC towards Wimco Nagar Blue Line AG – DMS towards Chennai International Airport
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line 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 metro station Location within Chennai

History

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Etymology

The station is named so because of the presence of the Thousand Lights Mosque in the vicinity.

Construction

The station

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]

Thousand Lights metro station
ஆயிரம் விளக்கு மெட்ரோ
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/

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Southbound	Platform 1 → Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is AG-DMS
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Platform 2 ← Towards ← Wimco Nagar next station is LIC

Thousand Lights track layout
Legend
to LIC to AG-DMS
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

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

External links

• Official website
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "Thousand Lights metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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