Koyambedu metro station

Koyambedu is an important 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 Koyambedu, Koyambedu vegetable market, and Koyambedu Private Bus Terminus.

Koyambedu
Chennai Metro station
Koyembedu Station
General information
Location	Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600107
Coordinates	13.073249°N 80.191584°E / 13.073249; 80.191584
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Green Line Red Line  Inter Corridor Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central New Station building Platform 3 → Sholinganallur Platform 4 → Madhavaram Depot Platform 5 → Avadi
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	available
Bicycle facilities	Free bicycle available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	SKO
History
Opened	June 29, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-29)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Thirumangalam towards Chennai Central Green Line CMBT towards St. Thomas Mount Blue Line (Inter-Corridor Service) CMBT towards Kilambakkam Annanagar KV towards Madhavaram Depot Red Line Koyambedu Market towards Sholinganallur Padi Pudhu Nagar towards Avadi Red Line Branched Corridor Koyambedu market towards Sholinganallur
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Purple Line Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Red Line Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Expressway Cooum River NH 4: EVR Periyar Salai Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Red Line Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Orange Line Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue LineRed Line Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Red Line Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line
Location

Construction history

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in December 2012. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Arumbakkam, CMBT, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.^[1]

The station

The station will be able to handle about 23,000 passengers an hour. Elevation of the platforms will be about 15 m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140 m.^[2]

Station layout

Koyambedu track layout
Legend
to Thirumangalam P1 P2 to Jayalalithaa CMBT
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

Koyambedu track layout
Legend
P# P# to Padi Pudhu Nagar to Annanagar KV P# to Koyambedu Market
Station with three tracks, island platform and a side platform

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
	Platform 2 Eastbound	Towards → Chennai Central Next Station: Thirumangalam
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J.Jayalalithaa CMBT
	Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left
L2	Track 3	Towards → Koyambedu Depot
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 3 Southbound	Towards → Sholinganallur Next Station: Koyambedu Market
	Platform 4 Northbound	Towards ← Madhavaram Depot Next Station: Anna Nagar KV
	Platform 5 Northbound	Towards ← Avadi Next Station: Padi Pudhu Nagar

Facilities

List of available ATM at Koyambedu metro station are

Supportive infrastructure

Along with Chennai Central and Alandur stations, the station will have a 230-kV receiving sub-station for power supply from the state's electricity grid.^[3] The sub-station will supply 25-kV of electricity to the trains and 33-kV to the stations.^[4]

Along with Ashok Nagar and Vadapalani Metro stations, Koyambedu Metro station will be developed by leasing out space either for shops or office spaces. As part of fire safety measures, underground water tanks of 50,000 to 100,000 litre capacity will be set up at the station.^[5]

The station lies within 1 km from the Koyambedu Junction. The highways department has proposed a 1-km flyover that passes through Jawaharlal Nehru Road–Kaliamman Koil Street Junction. A skywalk has also been planned near the station across the Ponamallee High Road.^[2] The skywalk will link Rohini theatre with the Koyambedu Metro station.^[6]

Connections

Entry/Exit

See also

• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Transport in Chennai
• List of metro systems in India
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
2. Hemalatha, Karthikeyan; V Ayyappan (17 January 2013). "All roads to lead to metro stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
3. "Metro rail sets up units to power trains, stations to meet year-end deadline to start services". The Times of India. Chennai. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
4. "தயார் நிலையில் மெட்ரோ ரயிலுக்கான துணை மின் நிலையம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Chennai. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
5. Express News Service (30 October 2014). "Metro Rail Stations to Sport Snazzy Look". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
6. Sekar, Sunitha (13 August 2014). "Skywalks for three Chennai Metro stations". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

External links

• Official website

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