AG – DMS metro station

AG – DMS is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Teynampet and T. Nagar.

AG – DMS
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	Chokkalingam Nagar, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086 India
Coordinates	13°02′41″N 80°14′53″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SGM
History
Opened	25 May 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-25)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Thousand Lights towards Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line Teynampet towards Chennai International Airport Blue Line (Future Service) Teynampet towards Kilambakkam
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar Depot 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 Purple Line AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Orange Line Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Green LineRed Line Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Pallavaram Kothandam Nagar Chromepet Mahalakshmi Colony Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Tambaram Irumbuliyur Peerkankaranai Perungalathur Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park Kilambakkam Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location

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.

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

AG-DMS track layout
Legend
to Thousand Lights P2 P1 to Teynampet
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Chennai International Airport Next Station: Teynampet (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: Thousand Lights

Facilities

List of available ATM at AAG – DMS metro station are

One of the Entrances, AG – DMS metro station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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

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

1. "CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club". The Hindu. Chennai. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
2. Sekar, Sunitha (25 May 2018). "Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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