AG – DMS is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Teynampet and T. Nagar.
Etymology
The station is named as AG – DMS because of the presence of the Accountant General's (AG) Office and the office of the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS) in the vicinity.
The station
The station has a length of 380 meters. It is one of the two stations in Phase I of Chennai Metro, the other being the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station, that measure a length of 380 meters or more.[1] The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.[2]
Station layout
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| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Teynampet (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right  | ||
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Thousand Lights | |
Facilities
List of available ATM at AAG – DMS metro station are
One of the Entrances, AG – DMS metro station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Connections
Bus
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1B, 11A, 11ACT, 11G, 11H, 13B, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 23C, 23V, 29N, 41C, 41D, 41F, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54M, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88Ccut, 88K, 88R, 118A, 188, 221, 221H, A51, B18, B29NGS, D51, E18, M51R, serves the station from nearby DMS bus stand.[3]
Entry/Exit
| AG – DMS metro station Entry/exits | ||||
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| Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 | |
| DMS | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club". The Hindu. Chennai. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (25 May 2018). "Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai.
- Official website
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "AG-DMS metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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