Overview
- Southern Railway confirmed on Friday, June 12, 2026 that Chennai Egmore is being redeveloped at an estimated cost of Rs 842 crore under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
- The scheme will add two new terminals on the Gandhi Irwin Road and Poonamallee High Road sides with waiting lounges, ticketing zones, lifts, escalators and a parcel foot overbridge.
- Both sides will receive multi-level car parking and proposed G+3/G+5 commercial blocks that include retail space, parking for cars and two‑wheelers and a budget hotel.
- Railway data cited in the coverage show Egmore handles about 562 scheduled trains daily with peak-hour footfall above 24,600, which officials say is the main driver for capacity and passenger-flow upgrades.
- Work is reported as underway but officials have not released a public completion date or detailed plans for conserving the station’s 1908 Indo‑Saracenic architecture.