Alwarpet metro station
Alwarpet is an upcoming underground 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.- Type: Metro station
- Description: Chennai Metro’s Yellow Line metro station
- Also known as: “Alwarpet Metro”
- Address: Luz Church Road, Chennai Corporation, Chennai
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nageshwara Rao Park and Kapaleeshwarar Temple.
Nageshwara Rao Park
Park
Nageswara Rao Park is a 4-acre park located on Luz Corner in Mylapore, Chennai, India. The park, with a separate play area for children, is kept open to the public from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is a popular place for morning walks among the locals. Nageshwara Rao Park is situated 450 metres southeast of Alwarpet metro station.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was built around the 7th century A.D. and is an example of South Indian Architecture. Kapaleeshwarar Temple is situated 1¼ km southeast of Alwarpet metro station.
Madras Music Academy
Theater building
Photo: Jayaram36, Public domain.
Madras Music Academy is one of the earliest established music academies in South India. Before the concept of infrastructure was introduced to India in the early 1920s, it was a gathering for elite musicians simply called Music Academy It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music Indian art form. Madras Music Academy is situated 1 km north of Alwarpet metro station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alwarpet and Teynampet.
Alwarpet
Suburb
Alwarpet is a residential zone in central Chennai and is a part of the greater Teynampet region. It is surrounded by Teynampet in the north and west, Mylapore, Mandavelli and Abhiramapuram in the east, Raja Annamalaipuram in the south, and Nandanam in the southwest.
Teynampet
Suburb
Teynampet, also Teynampettai, is one of the busiest commercial localities in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Part of the city's central business district, it is surrounded by Gopalapuram in the north, Mylapore in the east, Alwarpet in the south, Nandanam in the south-west and T.Nagar in the west.
Gopalapuram
Suburb
Gopalapuram is a prime residential locality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is surrounded by Royapettah in the North and East, Mylapore in the South-East, Teynampet in the South and Thousand Lights in the West.
Alwarpet metro station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.0383° or 13° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
80.25965° or 80° 15′ 35″ eastOperator
Chennai Metro Rail LimitedNetwork
Chennai MetroOpen location code
7M5227Q5+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 14018223530OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q134044463
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Alwarpet metro station” goes by many names.
- French: “Alwarpet”
- Urdu: “الورپیٹ میٹرو اسٹیشن”
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