Line 5 (Chennai Metro)

Red Line (Line 5)
Overview
Status	Under Construction
Termini	Madhavaram Milk Colony Sholinganallur
Stations	45
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Chennai Metro
Operator(s)	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Technical
Line length	44.6 km (27.7 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	5.8 km (3.6 mi) Underground 38.8 km (24.1 mi) Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend West Line Madhavaram Milk Colony Purple Line Avadi Madhavaram Depot Murugappa College Assisi Nagar Vaishnavi Nagar Manjambakkam Thirumullaivoyal Velmurugan Nagar Stedford Hospital Madhavaram Bus Terminus Ambattur OT Shastri Nagar, Chennai Ambattur Retteri Junction Ambattur railway station Kolathur Junction Dunlop Srinivasa Nagar Chennai Bypass Road Villivakkam Telephone-Exchange Villivakkam railway station Ambattur Estate Villivakkam Bus Terminus Wavin Villivakkam MTH Road Golden Colony Anna Nagar West Park Road Thirumangalam Green Line Padi Pudhu Nagar Anna Nagar KV Koyambedu Green Line Koyambedu Market Natesan Nagar Virugambakkam Alwarthirunagar Orange Line Valasaravakkam Orange Line Karambakkam Orange Line Alapakkam Junction Orange Line Mugalivakkam Ramapuram Manapakkam Adyar River Chennai Trade Centre Butt Road Alandur Blue LineGreen Line St. Thomas Mount Green Line Adambakkam Vanuvampet Ullagaram Madipakkam Kilkattalai Echangadu Kovilambakkam Vellakkal Medavakkam I Medavakkam II Perumbakkam Classical Tamil Institute Elcot Sholinganallur Purple Line

The Red Line or Line 5 is one of the planned lines of Chennai Metro. It is part of the second phase of the project and the under construction line stretches from Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur. The 44.6 km (27.7 mi) long line will consist of 45 stations, out of which six will be underground and 39 will be at grade or elevated. A branch line of corridor five from Koyambedu to Avadi has been proposed with detailed project report preparation expected to be completed by January 2025.