Korukkupet | |
|---|---|
 Korukkupet railway station | |
  Korukkupet Korukkupet (Chennai)  Korukkupet Korukkupet (Tamil Nadu)  Korukkupet Korukkupet (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°07′07″N 80°16′41″E / 13.1186°N 80.2780°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Taluk | Tondiarpet |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Zone | Chennai |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600021 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-03 |
Korukkupet[1][2][3] is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is served by the Korukkupet railway station.[4][5]
Location[edit | edit source]
Korukkupet shares its boundaries with Mint and Basin Bridge in the south, Tondiarpet in the north, Washermanpet in the east and Buckingham Canal and Vyasarpadi in the west.
Infrastructure[edit | edit source]
As of 2010, a flyover is under construction at the Cocraine Basin Road level crossing which is expected to ease congestion in the area; however, it has been delayed.[6] In Korukkupet, due to the proposed construction of Railway Over Bridge near Korukkupet railway station, on Manali road, the movements of Heavy vehicles, buses, for-wheelers, three-wheelers and two-wheelers are restricted towards Korukkupet railway crossing, till the year 2025 from the last week of January, 2023.[7]
Transport[edit | edit source]
MTC routes[edit | edit source]
| Route Number | Start | End | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| B18 | Korukkupet | Tambaram | Pallavaram, Guindy, Saidapet, SIET, DMS, TVS, Central, Beach station, Stanley, Vallalar nagar |
| 32B | Korukkupet | V.House | Vallalar nagar, Broadway, Central, Zimson, Triplicane |
Rail[edit | edit source]
The Korukkupet railway station is on the Chennai Central-Gummidipoondi/Sulurpet line.
Metro Rail[edit | edit source]
The area is located around 2 km distance from Washermanpet metro station. Now under construction of Korukkupet metro rail station in under Sir Thiyagaraya college campus,[8] in Thiruvottiyur highway.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ India Parliament Public Accounts Committee (1971). Report - Public Accounts Committee. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
- ↑ Corporation of Madras: Divisions and Streets. Geethalakshmi Commercial Law Publications. 1988.
- ↑ Rina Kamath (2000). Chennai. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-1378-5.
- ↑ T S Atul Swaminathan (11 January 2020). "Residents seek vehicular subway near Korukkupet railway station". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ↑ "Korukkupet Railway Station Map/Atlas SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ↑ Mariappan, Julie (25 June 2010). "Korukkupet flyover remains on paper". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Traffic diversions for two years in Chennai's Korukkupet for railway overbridge construction". The Indian Express. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ↑ "Work on North Chennai underground metro to get over soon". The Times of India. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Central Railside Warehouse Company Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
