From Chennai Central to airport in just 45 min; new metro route makes it possible

Travelling from Chennai Central and AG-DMS (Gemini) to the Chennai Airport is about to get easier for both daily commuters and tourists in Chennai as Metro Rail services will be launched from these places soon, thus, cutting down on the travel time majorly.
When this service is made operational by the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), the 25-km-distance from the city’s Central station to the airport via Koyambedu and Alandur will be covered in just 45 min, while the stretch from AG-DMS to the airport will be covered in 35 min.

Increase in fares
When metro services are operational on both these stretches, the fares are likely to increase. While a fare of INR 70 will be charged for a ride from Central to the airport, the fare on the AG-DMS to airport stretch will cost INR 60. Those with travel cards will get a discount of 20 percent as well.

Metro frequency


The frequency of metro trains on both these routes has also been revealed. While the peak hours will have a metro train running on these routes every 10 min, the non-rush hours will have a metro train operating every 20 min on both these routes.

Adding even more hopes to the train frequency on these routes, a source revealed, “There will be a train linking the Central and Alandur every 5 min. But, we can increase the frequency to one every 2.5 min if a lot of people travel”.

As of now, the Chennai Metro Rail witnesses an average of 22,000 to 25,000 commuters on a daily basis. On holidays, this number increases from 30,000 to 33,000.