Meenambakkam metro station


Meenambakkam
Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro station
Meenambakkam metro station (Entrance B1)
General information
LocationMeenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600016
India
Coordinates12°59′16″N 80°10′35″E / 12.987664°N 80.176459°E / 12.987664; 80.176459
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Blue Line  Inter Corridor Line 
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeSME
History
Opened21 September 2016; 8 years ago (2016-09-21)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Nanganallur Road
towards Wimco Nagar Depot
 Blue Line Chennai International Airport
Terminus
Blue Line
(Future Service)
 Chennai International Airport
towards Kilambakkam
Location
Map

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

The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]

Station

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

As of 2019, Meenambakkam Metro had a footfall of nearly 2,500 a day.[2]

Parking

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

Meenambakkam track layout
Legend
to Nanganallur Road
P2
P1
to Chennai International Airport
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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 Disabled access
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 Disabled access
L2

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.