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Vadapalani Metro station is a Metro railway station on the Line 2 of the Chennai Metro, which is currently under operation. The station is among the elevated stations along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Vadapalani and Kodambakkam.

Vadapalani Metro Station
Chennai Metro Station
General information
Location	Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600026
Coordinates	13.05050°N 80.21208°E / 13.05050; 80.21208
Elevation	14 metres (46 ft)
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	3
Parking	available
Bicycle facilities	Free bicycle available
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 29, 2015; 7 years ago (2015-06-29)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Arumbakkam towards Chennai Central Green Line Ashok Nagar 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
Vadapalani metro station Location in Chennai Show map of Chennai Vadapalani metro station Location in India Show map of India

Vadapalani station is one of the major stations on the Koyambedu-Alandur stretch and became operational by early 2015.[1]

Construction history

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, CMBT, and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.[2]

The station

The station is an elevated station at the junction of Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Arcot Road. At 16 metres above the street level,[3] the station is the highest elevated station of the Chennai Metro.[4]

According to CMRL, the station was projected to have at least 12,000 people passing through.[1]

Layout

Vadapalani track layout
Legend
to Arumbakkam to Ashok Nagar
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 Ashok Nagar
	Northbound	Towards ← Chennai Central next station is Arumbakkam
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities

Connectivity

In 2014, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) announced plans to connect Vadapalani Metro station with Forum Vijaya mall by means of a service road adjacent to the station.[1]

Supportive infrastructure

As of 2013, about 11,000 vehicles pass through the section on Jawaharlal Nehru Salai between Kathipara and Vadapalani and 12,000 vehicles pass through the Vadapalani-Koyambedu section during peak hours. A total of 185,000 vehicles use the road every day.[4]

Along with Koyambedu and Ashok Nagar Metro stations, Vadapalani Metro station will be developed by leasing out space either for shops or office spaces. As part of fire safety measures, underground water tanks of 50,000 to 100,000 litre capacity will be set up at the station.[5]

The station will have an integrated flyover to bypass the junction. The 450-metre-long four-laned flyover will be built at a cost of ₹ 694.3 million and the central portion will be integrated with the Vadapalani Metro rail station. A separate bay will be constructed inside the station to enable MTC buses to drop and pick up passengers.[4]

The flyover is being built jointly by the CMRL and the highways department.

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

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