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Thirumangalam metro station is a Metro railway station on the Line 2 of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro through Anna Nagar stretch. The station will serve the neighbourhoods where the old village of Thirumangalam once stood and now the area where the Thirumangalam Flyover, a prominent landmark and referred to by residents when giving directions.

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Thirumangalam Metro
Chennai Metro Station
General information
Location	L Block, Anna Nagar West, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600040
Coordinates	13.085194°N 80.199950°E / 13.085194; 80.199950
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
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	May 14, 2017; 5 years ago (2017-05-14)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
2019	10,000[1]
Rank	1
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Anna Nagar Tower towards Chennai Central Green Line Koyambedu 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
Thirumangalam metro station Location within Chennai

Construction history

The station is being constructed by the Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station was opened for public on May 14, 2017.[2]

The station

The station is being constructed as an underground station near Koyambedu. The station has a capacity to handle about 23,000 passengers an hour. The station has four entry and exit points.[3]

Traffic

As of December 2019, about 10,000 passengers board trains at the station, making it the busiest metro station in Chennai.[1]

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 Koyambedu
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Platform 2 ← Towards ← Chennai Central next station is Anna Nagar Tower

Thirumangalam track layout
Legend
to Anna Nagar Tower to Koyambedu
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Facilities

List of available ATM at Thirumangalam metro station are

Connections

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Entry/Exit

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There are four entry exits. All are on second Avenue. The exits in the left side while traveling towards airport or Koyambedu is best suited for reaching Tirumangalam, Mogappair, Padi, Koyambedu. Additionally, Lalitha and GRT jewellers are in the same side.

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. "Thirumangalam metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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