Arumbakkam metro station

Arumbakkam Metro station is a Metro railway station on the Line 2 of the Chennai Metro, which is currently under operation. The station is among the elevated stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Vinayagapuram, Choolaimedu and MMDA Colony.


Arumbakkam Metro
Chennai Metro Station
Arumbakkam metro station
LocationJawaharlal Nehru Rd,Vinayagapuram, Arumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600106
Coordinates13°3′44″N 80°12′42″E
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)  Green Line (Chennai Metro)
PlatformsSide platforms Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Nehru Park
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double Track
Platform levels2
Parking Available
Bicycle facilitiesFree Bicycle Available
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
Green Line
Location
Arumbakkam metro station
Location within Chennai

Construction history

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in September 2013. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Koyambedu, CMBT, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.[1]

The station

The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial Inner Ring Road. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels. The station will have four entry and exit points, four lifts and eight escalators; there will also be a ramp to facilitate the movement of disabled people from the ground level to the concourse level.[1] Elevation of the platforms will be about 15 m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140 m.[2]

Layout
Arumbakkam track layout
to CMBT
to Vadapalani
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
Southbound Towards →St. Thomas Mount
Northbound →Towards ←Chennai Central
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities
  • Elevator
  • Ticket booking Machines
  • Refreshmentaries
  • Atm

Commercial hub

Arumbakkam station is one of the five stations in the first phase of the Chennai Metro project identified to be converted into commercial hubs, the others being CMBT, Alandur, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two nine-floor buildings, measuring 51,379 sq ft and 32,721 sq ft, are proposed to be built at the Arumbakkam station.[3]

Connections

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 16K, 23M, 27C, 27CNS, 27T, 27V, 54CT, 70/70A, 70C, 70D, 70G, 70K, 70P, 70S, 70T, 70V, 70W, 77J, 111, 113, 114, 114T, 170, 170A, 170B, 170C, 170CET, 170G, 170K, 170L, 170M, 170P, 170S, 170T, 270J, 500C, 568C, 568T, 570, 570AC, 570S, A70, B70, D70, D70CUT, D70NS, D170, F70, L18, L51, L70, M70, M70CNS, M70D, M70F, M70N, M70NS, M70S, M88M, M170T, M270, S32, S34, T70 serves the station from nearby M.M.D.A (Arumbakkam) bus stand.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. Hemalatha, Karthikeyan; V Ayyappan (17 January 2013). "All roads to lead to metro stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. TNN (23 September 2014). "In less than a year, you can park, shop and ride at metro rail stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. http://www.mtcbus.org/
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