Flats near metro stations in Chennai

The lines

Blue Lineopen

Wimco Nagar Depot – Chennai International Airport. Open end to end: 32.65 km with 26 stations, 13 of them underground (Wikipedia, Blue Line). Phase 1 was completed on 10 February 2019 (The Hindu BusinessLine); the Washermanpet–Wimco Nagar extension opened on 14 February 2021, and Tiruvottriyur Theradi and Wimco Nagar Depot stations on 13 March 2022 (Wikipedia).Wikipedia: Blue Line (Chennai Metro) · The Hindu BusinessLine: PM inaugurates Chennai Metro Rail's final leg (10 February 2019) · CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail official site)

Green Lineopen

Chennai Central – St. Thomas Mount. Open end to end: 22 km with 17 stations, nine of them underground (Wikipedia, Green Line). The first section, Alandur–Koyambedu, opened on 29 June 2015; the last, the underground stretch to Central, on 25 May 2018 (Wikipedia; The Hindu).Wikipedia: Green Line (Chennai Metro) · The Hindu: Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches (25 May 2018) · CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail official site)

Yellow Line (Corridor 4)open

Light House – Poonamallee Bypass. Partly open. The 14.64 km elevated Poonamallee Bypass–Vadapalani stretch was inaugurated on 11 October 2026 (Deccan Herald), with 11 stations in service and trains from 7 am to 9 pm every 10 to 15 minutes at fares of ₹10 to ₹40 (DT Next). Six double-decker stations between Vadapalani and Porur open later (NativePlanet); Wikipedia lists them and Kodambakkam Powerhouse for November 2026, and the underground Kodambakkam–Light House section for June 2028. The whole corridor is 26.1 km with 27 stations (Metro Rail Today; Wikipedia).Wikipedia: Yellow Line (Chennai Metro) · Deccan Herald: PM inaugurates Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch (11 October 2026) · DT Next: commercial operations from Poonamallee to Vadapalani (10 October 2026) · DT Next: Poonamallee–Vadapalani fares ₹10 to ₹40 (29 September 2026) · NativePlanet: six Poonamallee–Vadapalani stations still under construction · Metro Rail Today: CMRL reduces length and stations of Phase 2 corridors · CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail official site)

Purple Line (Corridor 3)under construction

Madhavaram Milk Colony – SIPCOT (Siruseri). Under construction: about 45.4 km and 47 stations after CMRL's 2023 revision (Metro Rail Today); Wikipedia shows 45.8 km and 48 stations, underground from Madhavaram to Taramani and elevated on OMR from Nehru Nagar to SIPCOT. Wikipedia's station table gives December 2027 for the elevated OMR section and December 2028 for the underground section, while Propspedia (September 2026) expects the elevated section by December 2026, so the sources disagree.Wikipedia: Purple Line (Chennai Metro) · Metro Rail Today: CMRL reduces length and stations of Phase 2 corridors · Propspedia: Chennai Metro Phase 2 opening dates and corridor status (September 2026) · Swarajya: piling and U-girder casting complete on key OMR stretch

Red Line (Corridor 5)under construction

Madhavaram Milk Colony – Sholinganallur. Under construction: 44.6 km and 44 stations after the 2023 revision (Metro Rail Today). Construction World (8 September 2026) reported CMRL targeting trial runs on the Koyambedu–Chennai Trade Centre section in November 2026, with about four months of testing before passenger service, and Koyambedu–Alandur unlikely to open before 2027. Wikipedia's station table shows March 2027 for Koyambedu–Alandur, December 2027 for St. Thomas Mount–Sholinganallur and December 2028 for Madhavaram–Anna Nagar.Wikipedia: Red Line (Chennai Metro) · Metro Rail Today: CMRL reduces length and stations of Phase 2 corridors · Construction World: Chennai Metro targets November trials on Koyambedu–Trade Centre line (8 September 2026) · DT Next: Corridors 4 and 5 on fast track

Blue Line extension: Airport – Kilambakkamapproved

Chennai International Airport – Kilambakkam Bus Terminus (via Pallavaram, Chromepet and Tambaram). Given in-principle approval by the Tamil Nadu government in April 2025 (Indian Infrastructure): a 15.46 km elevated corridor with 13 stations at about ₹9,335 crore. Construction World (31 July 2026) reported it still awaiting the Union government's clearance; a May 2026 Verified.RealEstate post reporting Union Cabinet approval is not borne out by those later reports. Station sites are not fixed in the sources we found, and CMRL has invited bids for a DPR to extend it to Chengalpattu (Swarajya).Indian Infrastructure: Tamil Nadu approves Airport–Kilambakkam extension (24 April 2025) · Construction World: Airport–Kilambakkam metro line to be extended to Chengalpattu (31 July 2026) · Swarajya: Airport–Kilambakkam extension awaiting Centre's nod · Swarajya: CMRL invites DPR bids for extension to Chengalpattu

Red Line branch: Koyambedu – Pattabiram (Line 5B)approved

Koyambedu – Pattabiram. The Tamil Nadu government gave in-principle approval in May 2025 and forwarded the DPR to the Union government (The Times of India, 2 May 2025): a 21.76 km branch with 19 elevated stations (Wikipedia). Not yet approved by the Union government in the reports we found.The Times of India: TN govt gives in-principle nod for Koyambedu–Pattabiram metro link (2 May 2025) · Wikipedia: Red Line (Chennai Metro)

Yellow Line extension: Poonamallee – Parandurapproved

Poonamallee Bypass – Sunguvarchatram – Parandur. Approved by the Tamil Nadu government in June 2025 (The Hindu, 3 June 2025): about 52.9 km, to be built first to Sunguvarchatram and then to Parandur. Wikipedia says the DPR awaits the Union government's approval. The Parandur airport it was planned to serve was dropped by the state in August 2026 (The Hindu, 24 August 2026), so the Parandur end is uncertain.The Hindu: T.N. government gives nod to Poonamallee–Parandur corridor (3 June 2025) · Wikipedia: Yellow Line (Chennai Metro)

Flats near the Blue Line (open)

Flats near the Green Line (open)

Flats near the Yellow Line (Corridor 4) (partly open)

Flats near the Purple Line (Corridor 3) (under construction)

Flats near the Red Line (Corridor 5) (under construction)

Flats near metro in Chennai: FAQs

Distances are straight-line from each station to the project's mapped location (Ola Maps), not walking routes. Project details: Property Point listings (developer information, indicative). Line status and dates: the sources named against each line. See also flats near the OMR IT corridor and flats near Porur.