CMBT metro station

Construction history

The station

Supportive infrastructure

Commercial hub

References

External links

Layout

Location
	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station Location within Chennai

Route map
	Legend
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Blue Line
	MRTS
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line

**Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station**
; Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station
Chennai Metro station
	A train arriving at the station
General information
Other names	Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station
Location	Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	13°04′06″N 80°12′23″E / 13.0684°N 80.2063°E
Elevation	8 metres (26 ft)
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)	Green Line Line 5 (Red)
Platforms	Side platform; Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount; Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks	2
Connections	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, doubletrack
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Free Bicycle Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	chennaimetrorail.org
History
Opened	29 June 2015 (Green Line)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Blue Line
	MRTS
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
Location
Location
	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station Location within Chennai

CMBT Metro, officially known as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro, is an elevated metro 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 chiefly serve the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus. On 31 July 2020, It has been named by Government of Tamil Nadu as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro to honor the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa,^[1] who inaugurated the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus, Asia's biggest bus terminus and the metro station.

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, Koyambedu, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.^[2]

The station is an elevated station within the bus terminus in front of the main facade. Elevation of the platforms is about 15 metres (49 ft) from the ground level and the total length of the platforms is 140 metres (460 ft). The station can handle about 23,000 passengers an hour.^[3]

Jayalalithaa CMBT track layout

Legend

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 \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → St. Thomas Mount next station is Arumbakkam
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Chennai Central next station is Koyambedu
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2

The station lies within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the Koyambedu Junction. At least three pedestrian underpass has been planned on Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Kaliamman Koil Street.^[3]

The 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 Arignar Anna Alandur, Arumbakkam, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two buildings are planned on either ends of the station depending on the availability of land.^[4]

^ "Tamil Nadu government to rename three metro rail stations in Chennai after late Chief Ministers". The New Indian Express. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.

to Koyambedu

to Arumbakkam

Official website

UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
"CMBT metro station" (Map). Google Maps.

[1] "Tamil Nadu government to rename three metro rail stations in Chennai after late Chief Ministers". The New Indian Express. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[Hindu_ArukbnakkamStnAlmostComplete-2] "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[TOI_AllRoadsLeadToMetro-3] 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.

[4] 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.

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