Arumbakkam metro station

Arumbakkam Metro அரும்பாக்கம் மெட்ரோ
Chennai Metro Station
Coordinates	13°3′44″N 80°12′42″E / 13.06222°N 80.21167°ECoordinates: 13°3′44″N 80°12′42″E / 13.06222°N 80.21167°E
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Platforms	Side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	29 June 2015
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station CMBT toward Chennai Central Green Line Vadapalani toward St. Thomas Mount

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 Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, Choolaimedu and MMDA Colony.

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]

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]

See also

• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

1. "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 Feb 2015.
2. Hemalatha, Karthikeyan; V Ayyappan (17 January 2013). "All roads to lead to metro stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 18 Jan 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.

External links

• Official Website for Chennai Metro Rail Limited