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Karayanchavadi to Nandanam by metro

₹50fare
14stops
2changes
Yellow LineGreen LineBlue Line
Ride 14 stops
  1. Karayanchavadi
  2. Kumananchavadi
  3. Kattupakkam
  4. Iyyapanthangal
  5. Thelliyaragaram
  6. Porur Bypass
  7. Porur Junction
  8. Vadapalani
  9. Ashok Nagar
  10. Ekkattuthangal
  11. Arignar Anna Alandur
  12. Guindy
  13. Little Mount
  14. Saidapet
  15. Nandanam
Return tripNandanam to Karayanchavadi

Source: Chennai Metro Rail, checked on 11 Nov 2026.

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Karayanchavadi to Nandanam by metro

Yellow Line then Green Line then Blue Line 2 changes, at Vadapalani and Arignar Anna Alandur.

₹50Standard fare, one way
₹40NCMC card and digital QR tickets, 20% off
14Stops
2Changes

How to go

  1. At Karayanchavadi, take the Yellow Line towards Vadapalani. Ride 7 stops. Get off at Vadapalani.
  2. Change at Vadapalani to the Green Line. Change between the Green Line and the Yellow Line at Vadapalani. The fare chart has one Vadapalani and one through fare. The operator does not say whether the change is inside the paid area, and gives no walking time.
  3. At Vadapalani, take the Green Line towards St. Thomas Mount. Ride 3 stops. Get off at Arignar Anna Alandur.
  4. Change at Arignar Anna Alandur to the Blue Line.
  5. At Arignar Anna Alandur, take the Blue Line towards Wimco Nagar Depot. Ride 4 stops. Get off at Nandanam.

Another way: Yellow Line, then Green Line, then Blue Line, changing at Vadapalani and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central.

Stations on this trip

  1. Karayanchavadi Start
  2. Kumananchavadi
  3. Kattupakkam
  4. Iyyapanthangal
  5. Thelliyaragaram
  6. Porur Bypass
  7. Porur Junction
  8. Vadapalani Change here
  9. Ashok Nagar
  10. Ekkattuthangal
  11. Arignar Anna Alandur Change here
  12. Guindy
  13. Little Mount
  14. Saidapet
  15. Nandanam End

Fare

₹50 one way for one adult in Standard class. This is the figure for this pair in the operator's fare table. The same fare applies in the other direction. One ticket covers the whole trip.

NCMC card and digital QR tickets, 20% off: ₹40.

NCMC card (Singara Chennai Card): 20% off. Single journey paper QR tickets bought at ticket counters get no discount. Digital QR tickets (WhatsApp, Paytm, PhonePe, store value pass in the CMRL app): 20% off. The operator does not say how the discounted fare is rounded, so no rupee figure is shown. These discounts are from the operator's notice dated 5 Nov 2026.

The fare page says 'Last fare update on - 09/10/2026'. The PDF was made on 7 Oct 2026. This update added the 10 Yellow Line stations, which opened on 11 Oct 2026. No fare order number is printed.

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Source: Chennai Metro Rail, checked on 11 Nov 2026.

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