The station is a key interchange linking Corridor 3 and Corridor 4 of the Chennai Metro network and, at 115 ft below the ground, will be the deepest metro station in Chennai.

[1] The T-shaped station will be built on four levels with four tunnels stacked one above the other, below the Luz Junction (junction connecting Luz and the Canal Bank Road) in the neighbourhood of Mylapore.

[3] The first (uppermost) level will be at a depth of 17 metres (56 ft) consisting of the Madhavaram–SIPCOT upper track.

The middle level will be at a depth of 24 metres (79 ft) and will consist of the Lighthouse–Poonamallee dual lines.

The third (lowermost) level will be at a depth of 35 metres (115 ft) consisting of the Madhavaram–SIPCOT lower track.