Meenambakkam metro station
Appearance
Meenambakkam is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Meenambakkam and Tirusulam.
Construction
[edit]The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]
Station
[edit]The station is an elevated one although the stretch after the station dips below the ground for a brief distance to negotiate the air funnel area of the second runway of the airport.[1]
Traffic
[edit]As of 2019, Meenambakkam Metro had a footfall of nearly 2,500 a day.[2]
Parking
[edit]The station has a parking lot with a capacity of 200 to 250 vehicles. In December 2019, the CMRL introduced multi-level two-wheeler parking at the station.[2]
Station layout
[edit]Meenambakkam 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 | Doors will open on the left ![]() | |
Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Chennai International Airport (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) | |
Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: Nanganallur Road | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | ||
L2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b TNN (15 February 2015). "Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b Sekar, Sunitha (28 December 2019). "Meenambakkam Metro to get multilevel two-wheeler parking". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2019.