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CMBT Metro, officially known as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro, is an elevated metro 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. On 31 July 2020, It has been named by Government of Tamil Nadu as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro to honor the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa,[1] who inaugurated the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus, Asia's biggest bus terminus and the metro station.

Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station
Chennai Metro station
A train arriving at the station
General information
Other names	Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station
Location	Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	13.0684°N 80.2063°E / 13.0684; 80.2063
Elevation	8 metres (26 ft)
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks	2
Connections	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, doubletrack
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Free Bicycle Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	chennaimetrorail.org
History
Opened	29 June 2015 (2015-06-29) (Green Line)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Koyambedu towards Chennai Central Green Line Arumbakkam towards St. Thomas Mount
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
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus metro station Location within Chennai

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.[2]

The station

The station is an elevated station within the bus terminus in front of the main facade. Elevation of the platforms is about 15 metres (49 ft) from the ground level and the total length of the platforms is 140 metres (460 ft). The station can handle about 23,000 passengers an hour.[3]

Layout

Jayalalithaa CMBT track layout
Legend
to Koyambedu to Arumbakkam
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 No- 1, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	Towards → St. Thomas Mount next station is Arumbakkam
	Northbound	Towards ← Chennai Central next station is Koyambedu
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

Supportive infrastructure

The station lies within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the Koyambedu Junction. At least three pedestrian underpass has been planned on Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Kaliamman Koil Street.[3]

Commercial hub

The 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 Arignar Anna Alandur, Arumbakkam, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two buildings are planned on either ends of the station depending on the availability of land.[4]

See also

References

External links

• Official website

• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "CMBT metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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