Porur Bypass is an upcoming elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Yellow Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 30 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch.
This metro station is proposed to be inaugurated by the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on October 11 2026, as part of the Phase 1 of Yellow Line.
History In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of Porur Bypass metro station along with eight other stations from Thelliyaragaram to Poonamallee Bypass stations, in a package.
Upon evaluation, HCC - KEC JV, submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was consequently awarded the contract. They commenced construction of elevated viaducts in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.
Station layouts Station Layout
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shopsL2Platform 1EastboundTowards → *Next Station: Island platform | Doors will open on the right Platform 2WestboundTowards ← **Next Station: L2Note:Further extension to * and ** in the future
Entry/Exit
Porur Bypass metro station will have only one Entry/Exit point (in the direction of Poonamallee towards Porur) rather than two as in case of other metro stations, due to the presence of Porur Lake on the opposite side of the station.
See also List of Chennai metro stations Railway stations in Chennai Transport in Chennai Urban rail transit in India List of metro systems
References
External links
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.