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{{Short description|Chennai Metro's Green Line metro station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|50px]] Vadapalani
| type = {{Chennai Metro Infobox station line|line = Green|line2 = Inter|line3 = Yellow}}
| style = Chennai Metro
| image = Vadapalani metro station.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600026
| coordinates = {{coord|13.05050|80.21208|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|18|m|ft}}
| line = {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Green|croute}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Yellow|croute}} {{color box|#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}; font-size:100%|[[Green Line (Chennai Metro)#Inter Corridor Line|'''Inter Corridor Line''']]|}}
| other =
| structure = [[Elevated]], [[Double-track railway|Double track]]
| platform = [[Side platform]] 
Platform-1 → [[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO metro station|St. Thomas Mount]] Platform-2 → [[Chennai Central metro station|M.G.R Chennai Central]] Platform-3 → Train Terminates Here * Platform-4 → {{stl|Chennai Metro|Poonamallee Bypass}} * ''(Further extension to '''{{stl|Chennai Metro|Lighthouse}}''' in the future)''
| depth =
| levels = 3
| tracks = 4
| parking = {{parking symbol}} available
| bicycle = Free bicycle {{parking symbol}} available
| baggage_check =
| opened = {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Green|croute}} - {{start date and age|2015|June|29}}
| opening = {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Yellow|croute}} - {{start date and age|2026|June|df=yes}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[Single-phase electric power|Single-phase]] {{25 kV 50 Hz}} [[overhead catenary]]
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| status = {{color box|#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}}} - Staffed and Operational {{color box|#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Yellow}}}} - Final Stages before Commercial Operations - 95% complete
| code = SVA
| owned = [[Chennai Metro]]
| operator = Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
| zone =
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| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_rank =
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| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Chennai Metro|line1=Green|left1=Arumbakkam|right1=Ashok Nagar|line2=Blue|left2=Arumbakkam|to-left2=Chennai Central|note-mid2=''(Inter-Corridor Service)''|right2=Ashok Nagar|to-right2=Kilambakkam|line3=Yellow|left3=Porur Junction|to-left3=Poonamallee Bypass|note-mid3=''(Operational around June 2026)''|right3=|to-right3=Vadapalani|line4=Yellow|left4=Saligramam|to-left4=Poonamallee Bypass|note-mid4=''(Operational around Q2 of 2027)''|right4=Kodambakkam Powerhouse|to-right4=Lighthouse|line5=Yellow|left5=Saligramam|to-left5=Parandur Airport|note-mid5=''(Extension in the future)''|right5=Kodambakkam Powerhouse|to-right5=Lighthouse}}
| route_map = {{Chennai Metro Green Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}

'''Vadapalani''' is an elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of the [[Green Line (Chennai Metro)|Green Line]] of [[Chennai Metro]] in [[Chennai]], India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of [[Vadapalani]] and [[Kodambakkam]] and is one of the major stations on the Koyambedu-Alandur stretch and became operational by early 2015.<ref name="Hindu_StationToBeConnectedToMall" />

==Construction history==
The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of [[Koyambedu metro station|Koyambedu]], [[Arumbakkam metro station|Arumbakkam]], [[CMBT metro station|CMBT]], 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==
The station is an elevated station at the junction of Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Arcot Road. At 16 metres above the street level,<ref>{{cite news | title = வடபழனியில் இரண்டு மேம்பாலங்கள் | newspaper = Dinamalar | location = Chennai | language = ta | date = 22 December 2014 }}</ref> the station is the highest elevated station of the Chennai Metro.<ref name="Hindu_HighwaysToFlagOffFlyover"/>

According to CMRL, the station was projected to have at least 12,000 people passing through.<ref name="Hindu_StationToBeConnectedToMall">{{cite news | last = Sekar | first = Sunitha | title = Vadapalani Metro station to be connected to mall | newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 19 November 2014 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-infra/vadapalani-metro-station-to-be-connected-to-mall/article6612195.ece| access-date = 7 Dec 2014}}</ref>

===Station layout===
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = Vadapalani track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Green}}
| title-color = white
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTgfa
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Arumbakkam metro station|Arumbakkam]]
*'''P1'''\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT\*'''P2'''
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Ashok Nagar metro station|Ashok Nagar]]
vCONTgfe
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}|{{Routemap
| title = Vadapalani track layout ''(TBC)''
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Yellow}}
| title-color = blue
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTgfa
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Kodambakkam Powerhouse metro station|Kodambakkam Powerhouse]] **
*'''P3'''\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT\*'''P4'''
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Saligramam metro station|Saligramam]] **
vCONTgfe
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms '''''** Under Construction'''''</div>
}}}}
{|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]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 2''' '''Northbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → [[Chennai Central metro station|Chennai Central]] '''Next Station:''' [[Arumbakkam metro station|Arumbakkam]]
|-
|'''Platform 1''' '''Southbound'''
|Towards ← [[St. Thomas Mount railway station#Integrated Terminus for suburban.2C MRTS .26 METRO|St. Thomas Mount]] '''Next Station:''' [[Ashok Nagar metro station|Ashok Nagar]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L3'''
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 3''' '''Eastbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → [[Lighthouse metro station|Lighthouse]] '''Next Station:''' [[Kodambakkam Powerhouse metro station|Kodambakkam Powerhouse]]
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 4''' '''Westbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards ← [[Poonamallee Bypass metro station|Poonamallee Bypass]] ** '''Next Station:''' [[Saligramam metro station|Saligramam]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="30" valign="top" |'''L3'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="85" valign="top" |'''''Note:'''''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" valign="top" |'''''** (Further extension to {{stl|Chennai Metro|Parandur Airport}} in the future)'''''
|}

===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.<ref name="Hindu_StationToBeConnectedToMall"/>

==Supportive infrastructure==
[[File:Vadapalani Junction, Chennai.jpg|left|thumb|Vadapalani Junction below the Vadapalani Metro station]]
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.<ref name="Hindu_HighwaysToFlagOffFlyover"/>

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.<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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141101204455/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Metro-Rail-Stations-to-Sport-Snazzy-Look/2014/10/30/article2499052.ece| url-status = dead| archive-date = 1 November 2014| access-date = 1 Nov 2014}}</ref>

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 {{INR}} 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.<ref name="Hindu_HighwaysToFlagOffFlyover">{{cite news
| last = Ramakrishnan | first = Deepa H. | title = Highways to soon flag off work on Vadapalani flyover | newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 30 May 2013 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/highways-to-soon-flag-off-work-on-vadapalani-flyover/article4763693.ece| access-date = 19 Jan 2014}}</ref>

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

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[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==
{{reflist|30em}}

==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.
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Vadapalani/@13.0504018,80.2110769,383m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3a5266e99a6a354f:0xcc49995757e816dd!2sVadapalani!8m2!3d13.050493!4d80.212088!3m4!1s0x3a5266e99a6a354f:0xcc49995757e816dd!8m2!3d13.050493!4d80.212088|title= Vadapalani metro station}}

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