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	\| address = [[Koyambedu]], Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600107		\| address = [[Koyambedu]], Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600107
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|13.073249\|80.191584\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|13.073249\|80.191584\|display=inline,title}}
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	\| structure = [[Elevated]], [[Double-track railway\|Double track]]		\| structure = [[Elevated]], [[Double-track railway\|Double track]]
	\| platform = [[Side ~~platforms~~]]		\| platform = [[Side platform]]<br />
	Platform-1 → [[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO\|St. Thomas Mount]]<br />Platform-2 → [[~~Nehru Park~~ metro station\|~~Nehru Park~~]]		Platform-1 → [[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO metro station\|St. Thomas Mount]]<br />Platform-2 → [[Chennai Central metro station\|M.G.R Chennai Central]]
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	~~{{S-line~~\|system=Chennai Metro\|line=Green\|~~previous~~=Thirumangalam\|~~next~~=CMBT}}
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	\| title = Koyambedu track layout		\| title = Koyambedu track layout
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	\| bottom = <div style="width:~~10em~~;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>		\| bottom = <div style="width:35em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
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	\|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2\|<small>[[Side platform]] No- 1, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>		\|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2\|<small>[[Side platform]] No- 1, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
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	\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100\|<span style=color:#{{Chennai Metro ~~color~~\|Green}}>'''Southbound'''</span>		\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100\|<span style=color:#{{rail color\|Chennai Metro\|Green}}>'''Southbound'''</span>
	\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500\|Towards →[[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO\|St. Thomas Mount]]		\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500\|Towards → [[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO\|St. Thomas Mount]] <small>next station is [[CMBT metro station\|Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J.Jayalalithaa CMBT]]</small>
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	\|<span style=color:#{{Chennai Metro ~~color~~\|Green}}>'''Northbound'''</span>		\|<span style=color:#{{rail color\|Chennai Metro\|Green}}>'''Northbound'''</span>
	\|<span style=color:white>→</span>Towards ←[[Chennai Central metro station\|Chennai Central]]		\|<span style=color:white></span>Towards ← [[Chennai Central metro station\|Chennai Central]] <small>next station is [[Thirumangalam metro station\|Thirumangalam]]</small>
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	\|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2\|<small>[[Island platform]] No- 2, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>		\|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2\|<small>[[Island platform]] No- 2, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
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	\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50\|'''L2'''		\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50\|'''L2'''
	\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100\|''' Track 3'''		\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100\|<span style=color:#>''' Track 3'''</span>
	\|~~<span~~ style=~~color~~:~~white>→</span>~~Towards → Koyambedu Depot~~<small>~~		\|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500\|Towards → Koyambedu Depot
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|50px]] Koyambedu Metro
| type = [[Chennai Metro]] station
| style = Chennai Metro
| image = Chennai Metro (20330377438).jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Koyembedu Station
| address = [[Koyambedu]], Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600107
| coordinates = {{coord|13.073249|80.191584|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{color box|#{{Chennai Metro color|Green}}}} [[Green Line (Chennai Metro)]]
| other =
| structure = [[Elevated]], [[Double-track railway|Double track]]
| platform = [[Side platforms]]
Platform-1 → [[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO|St. Thomas Mount]] Platform-2 → [[Nehru Park metro station|Nehru Park]]
| depth =
| levels = 2
| tracks = 3
| parking = {{parking symbol}} available
| bicycle = Free bicycle {{parking symbol}} available
| baggage_check =
| opened = {{start date and age|2015|June|29|mf=yes}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| ADA = Yes {{access icon}}
| code =
| status = Staffed
| owned = [[Chennai Metro]]
| operator = Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
| zone =
| smartcardname =
| smartcardstatus =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_rank =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{S-rail|title=Chennai Metro}}
{{S-line|system=Chennai Metro|line=Green|previous=Thirumangalam|next=CMBT}}
| map_type = India Chennai
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Koyambedu metro station
| route_map = {{Chennai Metro Green Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
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'''Koyambedu Metro station''' is a [[Rapid transit|Metro]] railway station on the Line 2 of the [[Chennai Metro]], which is one terminal of the current open metro line from St Thomas Mount. The station is among the elevated stations along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, [[Chennai Central metro station|Chennai Central]]–[[St. Thomas Mount metro station|St. Thomas Mount]] stretch. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of [[Koyambedu]], [[Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex|Koyambedu vegetable market]], and [[Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus|Koyambedu Private Bus Terminus]].

==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 metro station|Arumbakkam]], [[CMBT metro station|CMBT]], [[Vadapalani metro station|Vadapalani]] and [[Ashok Nagar metro station|Ashok Nagar]] was {{INR}} 1,395.4 million.<ref name="Hindu_ArukbnakkamStnAlmostComplete">{{cite news| title = Arumbakkam metro station almost complete| newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai | date = 10 September 2013| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/arumbakkam-metro-station-almost-complete/article5110276.ece| access-date = 2 Feb 2015}}</ref>

==The station==
This is an elevated station near Koyambedu vegetable market. The station will be able to handle about 23,000 passengers an hour. Elevation of the platforms will be about 15 m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140 m.<ref name="TOI_AllRoadsLeadToMetro"/>

===Layout===
{{Routemap
| title = Koyambedu track layout
|title-bg=#{{Chennai Metro color|Green}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map =
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cBS\vSTR\cBS ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Thirumangalam metro station|Thirumangalam]]
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| bottom = <div style="width:10em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
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{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] No- 1, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Southbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards →[[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO|St. Thomas Mount]]
|-
|'''Northbound'''
|→Towards ←[[Chennai Central metro station|Chennai Central]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]] No- 2, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|''' Track 3'''
|→Towards → Koyambedu Depot
|-

|}

===Facilities===
List of available [[Cash machine|ATM]] at Koyambedu metro station are

==Supportive infrastructure==
Along with [[Chennai Central metro station|Chennai Central]] and [[Alandur metro station|Alandur]] stations, the station will have a 230-kV receiving sub-station for power supply from the state's electricity grid.<ref name="TOI_MetroRailSetsUpUnitsToPowerTrains">{{cite news
| title = Metro rail sets up units to power trains, stations to meet year-end deadline to start services| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai| date = 15 April 2014 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Metro-rail-sets-up-units-to-power-trains-stations-to-meet-year-end-deadline-to-start-services/articleshow/33757188.cms| access-date = 18 Apr 2014}}</ref> The sub-station will supply 25-kV of electricity to the trains and 33-kV to the stations.<ref>{{cite news| title = தயார் நிலையில் மெட்ரோ ரயிலுக்கான துணை மின் நிலையம் | newspaper = Dinamani| location = Chennai| language = ta| date = 25 December 2014 | url = http://www.dinamani.com/edition_chennai/chennai/2014/12/25/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81/article2587860.ece| access-date = 25 Dec 2014}}</ref>

Along with Ashok Nagar and Vadapalani Metro stations, Koyambedu 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.<ref>{{cite news| last = Express News Service| title = Metro Rail Stations to Sport Snazzy Look
| newspaper = The New Indian Express | location = Chennai| publisher = Express Publications | date = 30 October 2014 | url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Metro-Rail-Stations-to-Sport-Snazzy-Look/2014/10/30/article2499052.ece
| access-date = 1 Nov 2014}}</ref>

The station lies within 1 km from the [[Koyambedu Junction]]. The highways department has proposed a 1-km flyover that passes through [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Jawaharlal Nehru Road]]–Kaliamman Koil Street Junction. A skywalk has also been planned near the station across the Ponamallee High Road.<ref name="TOI_AllRoadsLeadToMetro">{{cite news| last = Hemalatha| first = Karthikeyan |author2=V Ayyappan| title = All roads to lead to metro stations| newspaper = The Times of India | location = Chennai| publisher = The Times Group | date = 17 January 2013| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/01/17&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML| access-date = 18 Jan 2013}}</ref> The skywalk will link Rohini theatre with the Koyambedu Metro station.<ref>{{cite news| last = Sekar | first = Sunitha | title = Skywalks for three Chennai Metro stations| newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 13 August 2014| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/skywalks-for-three-chennai-metro-stations/article6309756.ece
| access-date = 4 October 2014}}</ref>

==Connections==
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==See also==
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* [[List of Chennai metro stations]]
* [[Chennai Metro]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]
* [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System]]
* [[Chennai Monorail]]
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Transport in Chennai]]
* [[List of metro systems in India]]
* [[Rapid transit in India|List of rapid transit systems in India]]
* [[List of metro systems]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://chennaimetrorail.org/}}
{{Commons|Chennai Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Chennai}}
* [http://www.urbanrail.net ''UrbanRail.Net''] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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