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Ekkattuthangal metro station

Coordinates: 13°01′02″N 80°12′19″E / 13.017128°N 80.205302°E / 13.017128; 80.205302
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Ekkattuthangal Metro
Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro station
Chennai Ekkattuthangal Metro Station
General information
LocationJawaharlal Nehru Rd, Labour Colony, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600032
Coordinates13°01′02″N 80°12′19″E / 13.017128°N 80.205302°E / 13.017128; 80.205302,
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Green Line  Inter Corridor Line 
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double Track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeSSI
History
OpenedJune 29, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-29)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Ashok Nagar Green Line Alandur
Blue Line
(Inter-Corridor Service)
Alandur
towards Kilambakkam
Location
Map

Ekkattuthangal 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 Ekkattuthangal, West Mambalam, Guindy Industrial Estate and West Saidapet.

History

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The station

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The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial Inner Ring Road. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels.

Station layout

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Ekkattuthangal track layout
P1
P2
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 Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards → Chennai Central
Next Station: Ashok Nagar
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount
Next Station: Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Blue Line
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Facilities

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Connections

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Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 10E, 18F, 18M, 70/70A, 70C, 70D, 70G, 70K, 70S, 70T, 70V, 70W, 77J, 111, 113, 114, 154E, 170, 170A, 170B, 170C, 170CET, 170G, 170K, 170L, 170M, 170P, 170S, 170T, 270J, 500C, 554B, 568C, 568T, 570, 570AC, 570S, A70, B70, D70, D70CUT, D70NS, D170, F70, G70, L18, L51, L70, M70, M70CNS, M70D, M70F, M70NS, M70S, M170T, M270, T70 serves the station from nearby Ekkattuthangal bus stand.[1]

Commercial hub

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Ekkattuthangal 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, Arumbakkam, and Ashok Nagar. A 106,000 sq ft building with nine floors has been planned at the station, opposite Hilton Chennai hotel.[2]

Entry/Exit

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". mtcbus.org.
  2. ^ 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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