Ashok Nagar 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 Ashok Nagar and Mambalam.
History
Construction history
The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, CMBT, and Vadapalani was Template:INR 1,395.4 million.[1]
The station
Upon completion, Ashok Nagar Metro Rail station will be the highest elevated station in the entire Chennai Metro Rail system. Initially planned to have a ground floor, a concourse floor and a platform floor, four additional floors have been planned to the original plan to make it a six-storey structure, chiefly to generate revenue by letting out the floors to offices and commercial establishments. After completion, the station will have a height of more than 40 metres, which will be higher than the Alandur metro rail elevated station where the two corridors of Phase I of the Chennai Metro Rail (viz. Washermenpet-Airport and Central-St Thomas Mount lines) converge.[2]
Unlike other stations of the system which are located in the middle of busy main roads, the station is located a little away from 100-Feet Road in the middle of a residential area.[2]
Layout
| 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 Template:Access icon | |
| Southbound | Towards →St. Thomas Mount | |
| Northbound | →Towards ←Chennai Central | |
| Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | ||
| L2 | ||
Facilities
Supportive infrastructure
Along with Koyambedu and Vadapalani Metro stations, Ashok Nagar Metro station will be developed by leasing out space either for shops or office spaces. As part of fire safety measures, underground water tanks of 50,000 to 100,000 litre capacity will be set up at the station.[3]
The station has a skywalk that connects Udayam Theatre with the Metro station.[4][5]
Connections
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 5E, 5T, 11G, 11H, 12G, 18F, 18M, 49A, 77J, 111, 113, 114, 170, 170A, 170B, 170C, 170CET, 170K, 170L, 170M, 170P, 170S, 270J, 500C, 568C, 568T, 570, 570AC, 570S, A70, B70, D70, D70CUT, D70NS, D170, F70, M70, M70CNS, M70D, M70NS, M70S, M170T, M270, S26 serves the station from nearby Udhayam Theatre (Ashok Pillar) bus stand.[6]
Entry/Exit
See also
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References
- ↑ Arumbakkam metro station almost complete. The Hindu(10 September 2013). Retrieved 2 Feb 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 At 40m, Ashok Nagar to be highest metro station. The Times of India(8 August 2014). Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ Metro Rail Stations to Sport Snazzy Look. The New Indian Express(30 October 2014). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ Skywalks for three Chennai Metro stations. The Hindu(13 August 2014). Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ Skywalk opened. Live Chennai(5 September 2015). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
External links
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- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Template:Google maps
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