Karayanchavadi to Tollgate by metro

Yellow Line then Green Line then Blue Line 2 changes, at Vadapalani and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central.

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 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central. Ride 12 stops. Get off at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central.
4. Change at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central to the Blue Line.
5. At Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, take the Blue Line towards Wimco Nagar Depot. Ride 7 stops. Get off at Tollgate.

Another way: Yellow Line, then Green Line, then Blue Line, changing at Vadapalani and Arignar Anna Alandur.

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. Arumbakkam
10. Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT
11. Koyambedu
12. Thirumangalam
13. Anna Nagar Tower
14. Anna Nagar East
15. Shenoy Nagar
16. Pachaiyappa's College
17. Kilpauk
18. Nehru Park
19. Egmore
20. Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Change here
21. High Court
22. Mannadi
23. Washermenpet
24. Sir Thiyagaraya College
25. Tondiarpet
26. New Washermenpet
27. Tollgate 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.

More

• Return trip: Tollgate to Karayanchavadi
• Karayanchavadi metro station
• Tollgate metro station
• Yellow Line: all stations and timings
• Green Line: all stations and timings
• Blue Line: all stations and timings
• Map
• Fares