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Anna Salai Buses: Broadway to Guindy Routes and Stops

Which MTC buses run Mount Road from Broadway to Guindy, the stops they share and how often they come, with the Blue Line stations alongside.

20 October 2026

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Eight MTC routes cover the Anna Salai (Mount Road) run between Broadway and Guindy, and the most frequent of them, 18K, averages a bus every 6 minutes on its 14.6 km run from Broadway to Saidapet West, according to MTC route data. Most of these buses enter the corridor at Central and leave it at Concorde, the stop by the Guindy Race Course end of the road, before splitting towards Tambaram, Velachery, Poonamallee or Besant Nagar.

This guide lists which buses share which stretch, where they meet the Blue Line metro that runs under the same road, and which route to pick for each trip. Frequencies in this guide are averages from the MTC route data on each route page and may be dated; check live timings in the Chennai One app or with MTC before you travel.

8 routeson Anna Salai between Central and Concorde

6 minaverage gap on route 18K

9Blue Line metro stations from Government Estate to Guindy

38.6 kmlength of route 51D, the longest here

The core stops every Mount Road bus shares

The MTC stop lists for this corridor use the same short names: Central, Periyar Bridge, T.V.S, D.M.S, S.H.B, Saidapet and Concorde. T.V.S and D.M.S are the Anna Salai stops around the old TVS showroom and the DMS (Directorate of Medical Services) campus, which sits beside the AG-DMS metro station. If you are waiting at any of these stops, at least five of the routes below will pass you.

Routes 18A, 54, A51 and 51D run the full length from Broadway or High Court through Central and Periyar Bridge. 18K uses P.Or & Sons instead of Periyar Bridge and peels off after S.H.B towards Srinivasa Theatre and Saidapet West. 23C and 23V come in from Egmore and join at T.V.S. 45B starts at Anna Square, crosses through Triplicane, Luz and FCI Old, and joins only at S.H.B.

Grid of eight bus routes against nine stops from Broadway to Guindy; 18A and 54 serve all nine, 45B joins only at S.H.B. — Five routes run the whole Central to Concorde stretch.

Where each route goes after Guindy

Route	Ends	Length	Average gap	Leaves Mount Road for
18K	Broadway to Saidapet West	14.6 km	6 min	Saidapet West
23C	Ayanavaram to Besant Nagar	22.8 km	8 min	Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur
45B	Anna Square to Guindy TVK Estate	16.4 km	11 min	Guindy TVK Estate
54	High Court to Poonamallee	27.4 km	13 min	Butt Road, Porur
A51	High Court to Tambaram East	34.3 km	20 min	Velachery, Medavakkam
18A	Broadway to Tambaram	26.4 km	57 min	Airport, Pallavaram
23V	Villivakkam to Velachery	26.8 km	2.9 hrs	Velachery
51D	High Court to Tambaram East	38.6 km	4.1 hrs	Velachery, Vengaivasal

Source: MTC route data via Spirit of Chennai route pages, opened 19 October 2026. Gaps are averages and may be dated.

Two practical points follow from the table. For short hops along Mount Road itself, any bus will do, and 18K and 23C come most often. For a trip that continues past Concorde, the choice narrows quickly: only 18A and 54 stop at Guindy railway station, and 23C is the only one in this set that turns towards Adyar.

6 min

Average gap between 18K buses on the Broadway to Saidapet West route, the most frequent of the eight Mount Road routes in MTC route data.

One road, two systems: the bus and the Blue Line

The CMRL station list shows the Blue Line running Central, Government Estate, LIC, Thousand Lights, AG-DMS, Teynampet, Nandanam, Saidapet, Little Mount and Guindy, which is almost exactly the bus corridor. The two do different jobs. The metro is the quicker way to cover the full stretch at peak hour. The bus is better for short trips and for stops between stations, and its fares are lower over short distances.

Guindy is where the two systems link up best. The CMRL feeder list names small bus S97 from Guindy Metro through Guindy Race Course, Phoenix Mall and Guru Nanak College to Velachery Vijayanagar, and S98 from Little Mount Metro to Taramani through Anna University and Tidel Park.

Schematic of route 18A's 16 stops from Broadway via Anna Salai, Guindy and the airport to Tambaram, with metro interchanges at Central, Saidapet, Guindy, Meenambakkam and the airport. — 18A follows Mount Road, then GST Road.

Picking the right bus

Going from Central to Saidapet or Nandanam: board the first of 18K, 18A, 54 or A51 that arrives.
Going to the airport from Mount Road: 18A continues to Meenambakkam and Thirusoolam after Guindy, but at an average gap near an hour; the Blue Line from the same stretch is the steadier option.
Going to Velachery or Medavakkam: A51 is the most frequent through bus; 51D and 23V are infrequent.
Going to Porur or Poonamallee: 54 runs from High Court via Guindy railway station and Butt Road.

Quick answers

Which bus goes along Anna Salai from Broadway to Guindy?

Route 18A (Broadway to Tambaram) and route 54 (High Court to Poonamallee) both run Broadway or High Court, Central, Periyar Bridge, T.V.S, D.M.S, S.H.B, Saidapet, Concorde and Guindy railway station, according to MTC route data.

What is the most frequent bus on Mount Road?

18K, Broadway to Saidapet West, with an average gap of 6 minutes in MTC route data. 23C averages 8 minutes on the T.V.S to Concorde section.

Is the metro on the same road?

Yes. CMRL’s Blue Line stations from Government Estate to Guindy sit along the same corridor, with Central at the north end.

Where can I check live bus timings?

In the Chennai One app built by the Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority, or with MTC directly.

Information checked against official sources on 19 October 2026. Routes, timings and fares can change; confirm on the linked official pages or in the Chennai One app before travelling.