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Meenambakkam Metro Station is a metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Meenambakkam and Tirusulam.


Meenambakkam
Chennai Metro station
Meenambakkam metro station (Entrance B1)
General information
LocationMeenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600016
India
Coordinates12.987664°N 80.176459°E / 12.987664; 80.176459
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s) Blue Line 
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station
Nanganallur Road
towards Wimco Nagar
 Blue Line Chennai International Airport
Terminus
Location
Meenambakkam
Location within Chennai

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


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 → Chennai International Airport
Northbound Towards ← Wimco Nagar next station is Nanganallur Road
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2
Meenambakkam track layout
Legend
to Nanganallur Road
to Chennai International Airport
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

See also



References


  1. TNN (15 February 2015). "Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. Sekar, Sunitha (28 December 2019). "Meenambakkam Metro to get multilevel two-wheeler parking". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2019.




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