Meenambakkam metro station

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Meenambakkam
Chennai Metro station
Coordinates12°59′16″N 80°10′35″E / 12.987664°N 80.176459°E / 12.987664; 80.176459Coordinates: 12°59′16″N 80°10′35″E / 12.987664°N 80.176459°E / 12.987664; 80.176459
Line(s)
  Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
toward Washermanpet
Blue Line
Terminus
Location
Meenambakkam metro station is located in Chennai
Meenambakkam metro station
Meenambakkam metro station
Location within Chennai

Meenambakkam Metro Station is a metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Meenambakkam and Tirusulam.

Construction[edit]

The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]

Station[edit]

The station is an elevated one although the stretch after the station dips below the ground for a brief distance to negotiate the air funnel area of the second runway of the airport.[1]

Traffic[edit]

As of 2019, Meenambakkam Metro had a footfall of nearly 2,500 a day.[2]

Parking[edit]

The station has a parking lot with a capacity of 200 to 250 vehicles. In December 2019, the CMRL introduced multi-level two-wheeler parking at the station.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 TNN (15 February 2015). "Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sekar, Sunitha (28 December 2019). "Meenambakkam Metro to get multilevel two-wheeler parking". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

External links[edit]

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