Koyambedu metro station

Koyambedu Metro
கோயம்பேடு மெட்ரோ
Chennai Metro Station
Owned by Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Platforms Side platforms
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 29 June 2015
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
Green Line

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 Alandur. 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 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 ₹ 1,395.4 million.[1]

The station

The station is being constructed as 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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 Feb 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Metro rail sets up units to power trains, stations to meet year-end deadline to start services". The Times of India. Chennai. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.
  4. ↑ "தயார் நிலையில் மெட்ரோ ரயிலுக்கான துணை மின் நிலையம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Chennai: Dinamani. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 Dec 2014.
  5. ↑ Express News Service (30 October 2014). "Metro Rail Stations to Sport Snazzy Look". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. Retrieved 1 Nov 2014.
  6. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (13 August 2014). "Skywalks for three Chennai Metro stations". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

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