Koyambedu Metro station is a Metro railway station on the Line 2 of the Chennai Metro, which is one terminal of the current open metro line from St Thomas Mount. The station is among the elevated stations along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Koyambedu, Koyambedu vegetable market, and Koyambedu Private Bus Terminus.
Construction history
The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in December 2012. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Arumbakkam, CMBT, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was Template:INR 1,395.4 million.[1]
The station
This is an elevated station near Koyambedu vegetable market. The station will be able to handle about 23,000 passengers an hour. 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
| 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 next station is Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J.Jayalalithaa CMBT | |
| Northbound | Towards ← Chennai Central next station is Thirumangalam | |
| Island platform No- 2, doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | ||
| L2 | Track 3 | Towards → Koyambedu Depot |
Facilities
List of available ATM at Koyambedu metro station are
Supportive infrastructure
Along with Chennai Central and Alandur stations, the station will have a 230-kV receiving sub-station for power supply from the state's electricity grid.[3] The sub-station will supply 25-kV of electricity to the trains and 33-kV to the stations.[4]
Along with Ashok Nagar and Vadapalani Metro stations, Koyambedu 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.[5]
The station lies within 1 km from the Koyambedu Junction. The highways department has proposed a 1-km flyover that passes through Jawaharlal Nehru Road–Kaliamman Koil Street Junction. A skywalk has also been planned near the station across the Ponamallee High Road.[2] The skywalk will link Rohini theatre with the Koyambedu Metro station.[6]
Connections
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 All roads to lead to metro stations. The Times of India(17 January 2013). Retrieved 18 Jan 2013.
- ↑ Metro rail sets up units to power trains, stations to meet year-end deadline to start services. The Times of India(15 April 2014). Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.
- ↑ தயார் நிலையில் மெட்ரோ ரயிலுக்கான துணை மின் நிலையம். Dinamani(25 December 2014). Retrieved 25 Dec 2014.
- ↑ Metro Rail Stations to Sport Snazzy Look. The New Indian Express(30 October 2014). Retrieved 1 Nov 2014.
- ↑ Skywalks for three Chennai Metro stations. The Hindu(13 August 2014). Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External links
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- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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