Korukkupet
Neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Korukkupet[1][2][3] is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Chennai. It is served by the Korukkupet railway station.[4][5]
Korukkupet | |
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Coordinates: 13.1186°N 80.2780°E | |
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 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.
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]
Route Number | Start | End | Via |
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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 |
The Korukkupet railway station is on the Chennai Central-Gummidipoondi/Sulurpet line.
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.
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