Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Metro சென்னை புறநகர் பேருந்து நிலையம் மெட்ரோ | |||||||||||
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| Chennai Metro Station | |||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 June 2015 | ||||||||||
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Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus Metro station, shortly known as CMBT 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 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]
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 Feb 2015.
- 1 2 Hemalatha, Karthikeyan; V Ayyappan (17 January 2013). "All roads to lead to metro stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 18 Jan 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.
