Lighthouse metro station

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Lighthouse Metro
Chennai Metro Station
LocationKamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

Lighthouse Metro station is a Metro railway station under construction in phase II of the Chennai Metro. The station is one among the 30 stations along Line 4 of the Chennai Metro. It is the terminal station for the stretch between Lighthouse and Poonamallee. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Triplicane, Mylapore, and Santhome.

History[edit]

Construction[edit]

The station[edit]

Lighthouse is an underground metro station situated on Line 4. It will be built at a depth of about 18 to 20 metres below the ground. It will be built at the Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai and Kamarajar Salai junction, beneath the Gandhi statue on the Marina beach.[1]

Station layout[edit]

There will be two entrances for the Lighthouse metro station, one of which will be near the lighthouse.[1]

Facilities[edit]

It has been estimated that by 2025, about 5,000 people would be using the Lighthouse metro station everyday.[1]

See also[edit]


References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sekar, Sunitha (26 April 2019). "Soon, Marina on the Metro map". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

External links[edit]


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