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Kodambakkam and Vadapalani: Metro Interchange, Zone 10 Guide

Kodambakkam and Vadapalani are GCC Zone 10. Using the new Vadapalani interchange, where to park, local offices and Arcot Road's drainage gap.

19 October 2026

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Kodambakkam gives its name to Zone 10 of the Greater Chennai Corporation, which covers wards 127 to 142 under the state gazette on wards committees. The zone runs from Koyambedu and Virugambakkam through Saligramam, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar and K.K. Nagar to West Mambalam and Saidapet. The zonal office is at No. 64, NSK Salai, Kodambakkam, Chennai 600024, according to the e-Sevai centre list. Division offices include Ponniamman Koil Street, Saligramam (ward 129), Thambiya Reddy Road, West Mambalam (ward 135) and Ayyavu Street, Jafarkhanpet (ward 138).

Vadapalani is now where two metro lines meet, and Kodambakkam will get its own station when Corridor 4 is extended east. Here is how to use the network today and what the works mean for your street.

Metro: Vadapalani interchange

Vadapalani is the interchange between the Green Line and the new Yellow Line from Poonamallee, which opened on 11 October, DT Next reported. From Vadapalani the Green Line runs to Koyambedu and Central one way and to Alandur and the airport the other. The Yellow Line runs from 7 am to 9 pm, shorter than Phase 1’s hours. Commuters have asked for a 6 am start, an 11 pm finish and more parking at Vadapalani, DT Next reported.

CMRL’s parking list shows two-wheeler parking only at Vadapalani, while Ashok Nagar and Arumbakkam stations have both two-wheeler and car parking. Saligramam and Avichi School stations, between Vadapalani and Porur, are built but not yet open, Swarajya reported.

East of Vadapalani, Corridor 4 goes underground towards Panagal Park, Nandanam and the Lighthouse. Kodambakkam is one of CMRL’s listed diversion sites. While Arcot Road in Kodambakkam is under metro work, traffic has been made one-way on Viswanathapuram and Rangarajapuram Main Roads, DT Next reported in July.

For T. Nagar-bound residents, the next piece matters most. In February CMRL said it aimed to open the 3.5 km underground section from Vadapalani to Panagal Park by March 2027, with tunnelling done and track work about to begin, Swarajya reported. That section includes the Kodambakkam stop. No firm date has been announced since.

Suburban trains and buses

Kodambakkam station is on the Beach to Tambaram suburban line. Southern Railway’s AC EMU notice lists Kodambakkam and Mambalam as stops on the Beach to Tambaram AC service. The Vadapalani and K.K. Nagar bus depots anchor MTC routes along Arcot Road and 100 Feet Road.

Parking and footpaths

The Corporation is building a multi-level car park on Dr. Ambedkar Salai, near an upcoming metro station, under a 25-year public-private partnership. It will have more than 700 slots, including 600 for two-wheelers and 112 for cars, and must be finished within 24 months, DT Next reported in July. Footpaths are a daily problem. Shops and parked vehicles block them at the Rangarajapuram and Viswanathapuram Main Road junction and on Second Avenue, Ashok Nagar. Officials said encroachments had been cleared on Kamarajar Salai and 11th Avenue.

Services, parks and landmarks

Passport: one of Chennai’s Passport Seva Kendras is in Saligramam, according to the Regional Passport Office.
Health: the Corporation’s urban primary health centres are listed on its health page.
Parks: the Corporation’s fitness parks list includes Jai Nagar Parks 1 and 2 in Virugambakkam (ward 127) and Sivan Park on P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K. Nagar (ward 131).
Police, post and registration: use the Kaaval Uthavi app, India Post‘s locator and TNREGINET‘s jurisdiction tool.

Zone politics affects works too. In September the Kodambakkam zonal committee chairman, M. Krishnamoorthy, complained in the council about MLAs inspecting zonal sites and halting contractors. He cited a ₹80 lakh burial ground upgrade in ward 128, DT Next reported. The Mayor said MLAs can petition the Commissioner but cannot stop works. If a project on your street stalls, the zonal office and ward councillor are still the first places to ask.

Vadapalani’s Murugan temple and the film studios that gave Kodambakkam its nickname are the best-known landmarks, and they draw crowds on festival days.

Flood risk

Arcot Road is the drainage bottleneck. Only 7.2 km of its 18 km storm drain project was complete in September, DT Next reported, because police allow work only at night. The new drains are designed to send water partly into the Virugambakkam canal and on to the Cooum. Zone 10’s monsoon shelters in the relief centre list include the Chennai Primary School in Mullai Nagar, Ashok Nagar, schools in M.G.R. Nagar and West Mambalam, and the GCC community centre on 80 Feet Road, Saligramam.

Quick answers

Which zone are Kodambakkam and Vadapalani in?

Zone 10, Kodambakkam, wards 127 to 142. Confirm yours on the Know Your Zone tool.

Where do I change between metro lines?

At Vadapalani, between the Green Line and the Yellow Line.

Is there parking at Vadapalani metro?

Two-wheelers only. Ashok Nagar station has car parking.

Where is the Zone 10 office?

No. 64, NSK Salai, Kodambakkam, Chennai 600024.

Information checked against official sources on 18 October 2026. Fees, dates and rules can change; confirm on the linked official pages before acting.