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Travel from Thousand Lights to Teynampet on a direct Chennai Metro service with no interchange required. The journey covers 3 stations over approximately 2.73 km. A token fare is ₹20, while smart card users pay ₹16. Trains run from 04:58 AM to 11:30 PM, about every 10–15 minutes.
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Find the correct entry and exit gates for your journey.
6 Gates Available
Gate A1
Towards Bus Stop
Gate A2
Towards Express Avenue, LIC
Gate A3
Towards Express Avenue, LIC
Gate A4
Towards Prestige Zackria Metropolitan, Spencer Plaza, TNEB
Gate B2
Towards Apollo Hospital, British Council, Bus Stop, Ibis Hotel, Greams Road
Gate B3
Towards Apollo Hospital, British Council, Bus Stop, Ibis Hotel, Greams Road
6 Gates Available
Gate A1
Towards Eldams Road, Food Inspection Unit, Intellecutal Property Appellate Board, Defence Estate Office
Gate A2
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Thousand Lights to Teynampet runs on the Blue Line of Chennai Metro. The journey takes about 5 minutes across 3 stations.
No interchanges on this route. Trains run daily from 04:58 AM to 11:30 PM, every 10–15 minutes.
Token fare: ₹20 · Smart Card fare: ₹16.
Thousand Lights, AG - DMS, Teynampet
Gate A1: Eldams Road, Food Inspection Unit, Intellecutal Property Appellate Board, Defence Estate Office Gate A2: Eldams Road, Food Inspection Unit, Intellecutal Property Appellate Board, Defence Estate Office Gate A3: Pondy Bazar, T.Nagar, Controller of Defence Account Office, Tamil Nadu Information Commission, Alaiyamman Kovil Street Gate B1: Cenotaph Road, Alwarpet, MTC BUS Stand (Saidapet ), Apollo Hospital, SIET College, Kavignar Bharathi Dasan Road Gate B2: Metro Parking, MTC BUS Stand (Central), Balmer Lawrie & Co, Indian Oil Corporation, Raintree, Rangoon Street Gate B3: Metro Parking, MTC BUS Stand (Central), Balmer Lawrie & Co, Indian Oil Corporation, Raintree, Rangoon Street
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Towards Eldams Road, Food Inspection Unit, Intellecutal Property Appellate Board, Defence Estate Office
Gate A3
Towards Pondy Bazar, T.Nagar, Controller of Defence Account Office, Tamil Nadu Information Commission, Alaiyamman Kovil Street
Gate B1
Towards Cenotaph Road, Alwarpet, MTC BUS Stand (Saidapet ), Apollo Hospital, SIET College, Kavignar Bharathi Dasan Road
Gate B2
Towards Metro Parking, MTC BUS Stand (Central), Balmer Lawrie & Co, Indian Oil Corporation, Raintree, Rangoon Street
Gate B3
Towards Metro Parking, MTC BUS Stand (Central), Balmer Lawrie & Co, Indian Oil Corporation, Raintree, Rangoon Street
Return Journey
To return to Thousand Lights, board the Blue Line from the opposite platform. Travel time and fare remain the same (₹20).
Common questions about the Thousand Lights to Teynampet metro route: travel time, fare, station sequence, and interchanges.
The Chennai Metro metro journey from Thousand Lights to Teynampet takes approximately 5 minutes, covering 2.73 km. The route covers 3 stations in total.
The Thousand Lights to Teynampet route runs entirely on the Blue Line of Chennai Metro. No line change is required.
Yes, Thousand Lights to Teynampet is a direct metro route on the Blue Line of Chennai Metro. No interchange or line change is needed.
The metro distance between Thousand Lights and Teynampet on Chennai Metro is 2.73 km, covered in approximately 5 minutes.
The Thousand Lights to Teynampet metro route on Chennai Metro covers 3 stations in total (including origin and destination), with 1 intermediate stop.
The Thousand Lights to Teynampet metro route on Chennai Metro covers 3 stations. Here they are in order:
No, the entire Thousand Lights to Teynampet journey on Chennai Metro runs on the Blue Line with no interchange required.
The metro fare from Thousand Lights to Teynampet on Chennai Metro is ₹20 for a single-journey token and ₹16 with a Metro Smart Card.
On Chennai Metro, the first train from Thousand Lights towards Teynampet is at 04:58 AM and the last train is at 11:30 PM. Services run daily between 04:58 AM and 11:30 PM.
Trains on Chennai Metro run every 10–15 minutes between Thousand Lights and Teynampet. Services are available from 04:58 AM to 11:30 PM.
At Thousand Lights, board from Platform 1 towards Chennai International Airport on Chennai Metro.
The Chennai Metro helpline number is 18604251515. Contact for route information, lost property, or passenger assistance.