Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Metro | |||||||||||
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Chennai Metro Station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600107 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°04′06″N 80°12′23″E / 13.068413°N 80.206316°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Chennai Metro | ||||||||||
Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Green Line (Chennai Metro) | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → Nehru Park | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated, Double Track | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Free Bicycle Available | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | http://chennaimetrorail.org | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | June 29, 2015 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Metro station, shortly known as CMBT Metro, 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 chiefly serve the Chennai Mofussil 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, Koyambedu, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.[1]
The station
The station is being constructed as an elevated station within the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in front of the main facade. Elevation of the platforms will be about 15 m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140 m. The station will be able to handle about 23,000 passengers an hour.[2]
Layout
style="color:;background:#Template:Chennai Metro color;text-align:center;padding:5px"| CMBT track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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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 | |
Southbound | Towards →St. Thomas Mount | |
Northbound | →Towards ←Chennai Central | |
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left | ||
L2 |
Supportive infrastructure
The station lies within 1 km from the Koyambedu Junction. At least three pedestrian underpass has been planned on Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Kaliamman Koil Street.[2]
Commercial hub
CMBT 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 Alandur, Arumbakkam, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two buildings are planned on either ends of the CMBT station depending on the availability of land.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. 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. 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.
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External links
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "CMBT metro station" (Map). Google Maps.