Arumbakkam metro station

 Inter Corridor Line PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai CentralTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevated, Double TrackPlatform levels2Parking AvailableBicycle facilitiesFree Bicycle AvailableAccessibleYes Other informationStation codeSARHistoryOpenedJune 29, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-06-29)ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenaryServices

Preceding station	Chennai Metro			Following station
CMBT towards Chennai Central		Green Line		Vadapalani towards St. Thomas Mount
		Blue Line (Inter-Corridor Service)		Vadapalani towards Kilambakkam

Route map

Legend Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Inner Ring Road Cooum River NH4 Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue Line Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line

Location

Arumbakkam is an elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Vinayagapuram, Choolaimedu and MMDA Colony.

Construction history

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in September 2013. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Koyambedu, CMBT, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.^[1]

The station

The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial Inner Ring Road. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels. The station will have four entry and exit points, four lifts and eight escalators; there will also be a ramp to facilitate the movement of disabled people from the ground level to the concourse level.^[1] 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]

Station layout

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 2 Northbound	Towards → Chennai Central next station is Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J.Jayalalithaa CMBT
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount next station is Vadapalani
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities

• Elevator
• Ticket booking Machines
• Refreshmentaries
• Atm

Commercial hub

Arumbakkam 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 CMBT, Alandur, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two nine-floor buildings, measuring 51,379 sq ft and 32,721 sq ft, are proposed to be built at the Arumbakkam station.^[3]

Entry/Exit

See also

References

External links

• Official website