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Kilpauk Medical College Metro station is a Metro railway station on Line 2 of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount stretch inaugurated on 14 May 2017.[1] The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Kilpauk and Chetput.

Kilpauk Medical College Metro
Chennai Metro Station
General information
Location	New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600031
Coordinates	13°04′39″N 80°14′34″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double Track
Depth	18 metres (59 ft)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Free bicycle
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	15 May 2017; 5 years ago (2017-05-15)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Nehru Park towards Chennai Central Green Line Pachaiyappa's College 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
Kilpauk Medical College metro station Location within Chennai

History

Construction

The Chennai Metro Rail project took 2,756 square meters of land from the Kilpauk Medical College for the construction of the Metro station.[2]

The station

The station has four entry and exit points.[3]

Structure

Kilpauk Medical College is underground Metro station situated on Green Line (Chennai Metro).

Kilpauk Medical College metro station
கீழ்ப்பாக்கம் மருத்துவ கல்லூரி
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Metro station
Location	Chetpet
Town or city	Chennai
Country	India
Construction started	2011
Completed	2017 (2017)
Opened	15 May 2017 (2017-05-15)
Inaugurated	14 May 2017 (2017-05-14)
Design and construction
Main contractor	L&T-SUCG JV
Other information
Parking	available
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Southbound	Platform 1 → Towards → St. Thomas Mount next station is Pachaiyappa's College
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Platform 2 ← Towards ← Chennai Central next station is Nehru Park

Kilpauk Medical College track layout
Legend
to Nehru Park to Pachaiyappa's College
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Facilities

List of available ATM at Kilpauk Medical College metro station are

Connections

Bus

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 15, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15F, 15FCT, 15G, 27B, 27C, 29B, 29C, 29N, 37D, 37G, 40, 40A, 50, 53A, 53B, 53E, 53P, 54V, 56G, 59, 59A, 71C, 71D, 71E, 71F, 71H, 71V, 101, 101NS, 127B, 129C, 150, 153, 159, 159A, 159ANS, 159B, 159D, 159E, 159F, 159K, 553, 571, B29NGS, J29C, M15LCT, M29B, M29C, M54V, serves the station from nearby K.M.C Hospital bus stand.[4]

Rail

Chetput railway station

Entry/Exit

Kilpauk Medical College metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No-A3	Gate No-A4

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. "Kilpauk Medical College metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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