Line 1 (Madurai Metro)

Red Line (Line 1)
Overview
Status	Proposed
Termini	Tirumangalam Othakadai
Stations	23
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Madurai Metro
Technical
Line length	31 km (19 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map Othakadai High Court Bench Uthangudi Mattuthavani K Pudur Commissioner Office Goripalayam Vaigai River Simmakkal Keezhavasal Meenakshi Temple Madurai Junction Therkuvasal Madura College Vasantha Nagar Pasumalai Thiruparankundram Thirunagar Thanakankulam Thoppur Dharmathupatti Kappalur Tirumangalam Tirumangalam metro depot Madurai–Tirunelveli line

The Red Line (Line 1) is one of the three proposed lines of Madurai Metro and the only line which is to be implemented at the Phase 1 of Madurai Metro. The line stretches from Tirumangalam to Othakadai. The line consists of 20 stations.^[1]

Stations

The stations proposed in the Phase 1 of Madurai Metro in the Red Line (Line 1) are as follows:- ^[2]

Red Line (Line 1)
S.No	Station Name		Interchange connection	Places Connected	Layout	Opened	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
	English	Tamil
1	Tirumangalam	திருமங்கலம்	Tirumangalam railway station	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	Tirumangalam Depot	None
2	Kappalur Toll Plaza	கப்பலூர் சுங்கச்சாவடி	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
3	Dharmathupatti	தர்மத்துப்பட்டி	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
4	Thoppur	தோப்பூர்	None	AIIMS Madurai	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
5	Thanakankulam	தனக்கன்குளம்	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
6	Thirunagar	திருநகர்	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
7	Thiruparankundram	திருப்பரங்குன்றம்	Tiruparankundram railway station	Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
8	Pasumalai	பசுமலை	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
9	Vasantha Nagar	வசந்த நகர்	None	None	Underground	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
10	Madura College	மதுரை கல்லூரி	None	None	Underground	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
11	Madurai Junction	மதுரை சந்திப்பு	Madurai Junction, Periyar Bus Terminus	Meenakshi Amman Temple West Tower, Line 2, Line 3	Underground	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
12	Therkuvasal	தெற்குவாசல்	None	Meenakshi Amman Temple South Tower	Underground	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
13	Keezhavasal	கிழவாசல்	None	Meenakshi Amman Temple East Tower, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal	Underground	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
14	Simmakkal	சிம்மக்கல்	None	Simmakkal Market	Underground	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
15	Goripalayam	கோரிப்பாளையம்	None	Government Rajaji Hospital	Underground	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
16	Police Commissioner's Office	புறக்காவல் நிலையம்	None	City Police Commissioner Office	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
17	K.Pudur	K.புதூர்	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
18	Mattuthavani	மாட்டுத்தாவணி	MGR Bus Terminus	Mattuthavani Integrated Market	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
19	Uthangudi	உத்தங்குடி	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
20	High Court Bench	உயர்நீதிமன்ற கிளை	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
21	Othakkadai	ஒத்தக்கடை	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
22	ACRI Madurai	விவசாய கல்லூரி	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None
23	Chittampatti Junction	சித்தம்பட்டி சந்திப்பு	None	None	Elevated	Proposed Phase 1	None	None

See also

• Madurai Metro
• Transport in Madurai
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Tender floated to prepare detailed project report for Madurai metro". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "Madurai metro to link airport in phase II; 5 km to be underground". Retrieved 7 April 2023.