Poonamallee Bus Stand to Tondiarpet 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 Poonamallee Bus Stand, take the Yellow Line towards Vadapalani. Ride 9 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 5 stops. Get off at Tondiarpet.

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

Stations on this trip

1. Poonamallee Bus Stand Start
2. Poonamallee Government Hospital
3. Karayanchavadi
4. Kumananchavadi
5. Kattupakkam
6. Iyyapanthangal
7. Thelliyaragaram
8. Porur Bypass
9. Porur Junction
10. Vadapalani Change here
11. Arumbakkam
12. Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT
13. Koyambedu
14. Thirumangalam
15. Anna Nagar Tower
16. Anna Nagar East
17. Shenoy Nagar
18. Pachaiyappa's College
19. Kilpauk
20. Nehru Park
21. Egmore
22. Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Change here
23. High Court
24. Mannadi
25. Washermenpet
26. Sir Thiyagaraya College
27. Tondiarpet 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: Tondiarpet to Poonamallee Bus Stand
• Poonamallee Bus Stand metro station
• Tondiarpet metro station
• Yellow Line: all stations and timings
• Green Line: all stations and timings
• Blue Line: all stations and timings
• Map
• Fares