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Arumbakkam
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	Arumbakkam metro station
Location	Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Vinayagapuram, Arumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600106
Coordinates	13°3′44″N 80°12′42″E / 13.06222°N 80.21167°E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Template:Rcb Inter Corridor 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	2
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Free Bicycle Available
Other information
Station code	SAR
History
Opened	June 29, 2015; 11 years ago
Electrified	Single-phase Template:25 kV 50 Hz overhead catenary
Services
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Arumbakkam is an elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Vinayagapuram, Choolaimedu and MMDA Colony.

A view of the platforms inside the station

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in September 2013. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Koyambedu, CMBT, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.^[1]

The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial Inner Ring Road. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels. The station will have four entry and exit points, four lifts and eight escalators; there will also be a ramp to facilitate the movement of disabled people from the ground level to the concourse level.^[1] Elevation of the platforms will be about 15 m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140 m.^[2]

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Arumbakkam track layout

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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 \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards → Chennai Central Next Station: Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J.Jayalalithaa CMBT
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Vadapalani
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2

Elevator
Ticket booking Machines
Refreshmentaries
Atm

Entrance of the Arumbakkam Metro Station

Arumbakkam station is one of the five stations in the first phase of the Chennai Metro project identified to be converted into commercial hubs, the others being CMBT, Alandur, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two nine-floor buildings, measuring 51,379 sq ft and 32,721 sq ft, are proposed to be built at the Arumbakkam station.^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
↑ Hemalatha, Karthikeyan; V Ayyappan (17 January 2013). "All roads to lead to metro stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
↑ TNN (23 September 2014). "In less than a year, you can park, shop and ride at metro rail stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

to Jayalalithaa CMBT

to Vadapalani

chennaimetrorail.org

UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
Google. "Arumbakkam metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[Hindu_ArukbnakkamStnAlmostComplete-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[TOI_AllRoadsLeadToMetro-2] Hemalatha, Karthikeyan; V Ayyappan (17 January 2013). "All roads to lead to metro stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

[3] TNN (23 September 2014). "In less than a year, you can park, shop and ride at metro rail stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

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-'''Arumbakkam Metro station''' is a [[Rapid transit|Metro]] railway station on the Line 2 of the [[Chennai Metro]], which is currently under operation. The station is among the elevated stations coming up 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 [[Vinayagapuram]], [[Choolaimedu]] and [[MMDA Colony]].
+'''Arumbakkam''' 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 will serve the neighbourhoods of [[Vinayagapuram]], [[Choolaimedu]] and [[MMDA Colony]].
 ==Construction history==
+[[File:Arumbakkam metro station 02.jpg|thumb|left|220px|A view of the platforms inside the station]]
 The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in September 2013. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of [[Koyambedu metro station|Koyambedu]], [[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>
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 The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial [[Inner Ring Road, Chennai|Inner Ring Road]]. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels. The station will have four entry and exit points, four lifts and eight escalators; there will also be a ramp to facilitate the movement of disabled people from the ground level to the concourse level.<ref name="Hindu_ArukbnakkamStnAlmostComplete"/> Elevation of the platforms will be about 15&nbsp;m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140&nbsp;m.<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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201161554/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH%2F2013%2F01%2F17&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML| archive-date = 1 February 2015| url-status = dead}}</ref>
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 ==Commercial hub==
+[[File:Arumbakkam Metro Station.jpg|thumb|Entrance of the Arumbakkam Metro Station]]
 Arumbakkam station is one of the five stations in the first phase of the Chennai Metro project identified to be converted into commercial hubs, the others being [[CMBT metro station|CMBT]], [[Alandur metro station|Alandur]], [[Ekkattuthangal metro station|Ekkattuthangal]], and [[Ashok Nagar metro station|Ashok Nagar]]. Two nine-floor buildings, measuring 51,379&nbsp;sq&nbsp;ft and 32,721&nbsp;sq&nbsp;ft, are proposed to be built at the Arumbakkam station.<ref>{{cite news| last = TNN | title = In less than a year, you can park, shop and ride at metro rail stations | newspaper = The Times of India | location = Chennai
 | publisher = The Times Group | date = 23 September 2014 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/In-less-than-a-year-you-can-park-shop-and-ride-at-metro-rail-stations/articleshow/43194300.cms| access-date = 3 February 2015}}</ref>
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v t e Chennai Metro stations
Blue Line	Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Tiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Tollgate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Little Mount Guindy Arignar Anna Alandur Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport
Green Line	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Egmore Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Koyambedu Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Ekkattuthangal Arignar Anna Alandur St. Thomas Mount