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Korukkupet[1][2][3] is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is served by the Korukkupet railway station.[4][5]
Location
Korukkupet shares its boundaries with Mint and Basin Bridge in the south, Tondiarpet in the north, Washermanpet in the east and Buckingham Canal and Vyasarpadi in the west.
Infrastructure
As of 2010, a flyover is under construction at the Cocraine Basin Road level crossing which is expected to ease congestion in the area; however, it has been delayed.[6] In Korukkupet, due to the proposed construction of Railway Over Bridge near Korukkupet railway station, on Manali road, the movements of Heavy vehicles, buses, for-wheelers, three-wheelers and two-wheelers are restricted towards Korukkupet railway crossing, till the year 2025 from the last week of January, 2023.[7]
Transport
MTC routes
| Route Number | Start | End | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| B18 | Korukkupet | Tambaram | Pallavaram, Guindy, Saidapet, SIET, DMS, TVS, Central, Beach station, Stanley, Vallalar nagar |
| 32B | Korukkupet | V.House | Vallalar nagar, Broadway, Central, Zimson, Triplicane |
Rail
The Korukkupet railway station is on the Chennai Central-Gummidipoondi/Sulurpet line.
Metro Rail
The area is located around 2 km distance from Washermanpet metro station. Now under construction of Korukkupet metro rail station in under Sir Thiyagaraya college campus,[8] in Thiruvottiyur highway.
References
- ↑ Report - Public Accounts Committee{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lok Sabha Secretariat.(1971)
- ↑ Corporation of Madras: Divisions and Streets{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Geethalakshmi Commercial Law Publications(1988)
- ↑ Chennai{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Orient Blackswan(2000). ISBN 978-81-250-1378-5
- ↑ Residents seek vehicular subway near Korukkupet railway station. The Hindu(2020-01-11). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ Korukkupet Railway Station Map/Atlas SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ Korukkupet flyover remains on paper, Mariappan, Julie(25 June 2010). Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ Traffic diversions for two years in Chennai's Korukkupet for railway overbridge construction. The Indian Express(2023-01-20). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ Work on North Chennai underground metro to get over soon. The Times of India(2018-05-22). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
External links
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