Kodambakkam metro station

Kodambakkam
Template:Chennai Metro Infobox station line
Coordinates	13.05251°N 80.23121°E / 13.05251; 80.23121
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operated by	Chennai Metro
Line(s)	Template:Rcb
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Template:Stl Platform-2 → Template:Stl
Tracks	2
Connections	Kodambakkam
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Platform levels	2
Other information
Status	Under Construction
History
Opening	March 2027 (March 2027) (TBC)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Route map Template:Chennai Metro Yellow Line Route
Location

Kodambakkam is an upcoming underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Yellow Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 30 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This metro station is a key station in Yellow Line having Chennai Suburban Railway station connectivity. It is slated to be operational by March 2027 along with remaining underground stations in yellow line till Light house.

History

In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Kodambakkam metro station situated on the underground section stretching from Kodambakkam Flyover to Boat Club, which also forms a part of Corridor 4 under Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro network.

Apart from this metro station, this package includes four other stations, namely Kodambakkam Flyover, Panagal Park, Nandanam, and Boat Club. The group of bidders participated in this package as well, namely ITD Cementation India Ltd., Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Gulermak, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC), and a joint venture of J Kumar Infraprojects–Patel Infrastructure.

Upon evaluation, ITD Cementation India Ltd., submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was consequently awarded the contract. They commenced underground construction in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4. The tunneling work from Template:Stl to Kodambakkam station is completed by March 2025.

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

style="color:blue;background:#Template:Rail color;text-align:center;padding:5px"| Kodambakkam track layout (TBC)
to Template:Stl ** P1 P2 to Template:Stl **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform ** Under Construction

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Template:Stl ** Next Station: Template:Stl
L2	Note:	** (Further extension to Template:Stl in the future)

See also

• List of Chennai metro stations
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems

External links

• chennaimetrorail.org
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.