Kilambakkam

Kilambakkam is a suburban locality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located between Vandalur and Urapakkam along Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST Road). It is the entrance gateway for the Chennai City from the southern end. CMDA is constructing a bus terminus for South bound buses and Extension of Metro Rail Phase 1 of Chennai Metro Rail Limited.^[1]

Kilambakkam
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 12.869480°N 80.074160°E / 12.869480; 80.074160
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Metro	Chennai
Taluk	Vandalur
District	Chengalpattu
City	Tambaram
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
PIN	600048
Vehicle registration	TN-11

Kilambakkam will be part of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.

Developments

Due to heavy congestion in Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in Koyambedu and High traffic within Chennai City, CMDA has planned to construct a satellite bus terminus on the outskirts of Chennai.^[2]

All the buses bounding to southern districts will departs from the proposed Kilambakkam Mofussil Bus Terminus (KMBT) and also halts at this place instead of plying towards CMBT in Koyambedu. The new bus terminus will be located very close to Chennai Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur.^[3]

Chennai Metro Rail Limited also announced the extension of Corridor 1 in Chennai Metro Rail Phase I from Airport to Kilambakkam via Pallavaram, Tambaram, Perungalathur and Vandalur to connect the areas within the city to the proposed new bus terminus.^[4] Chennai Airport - Kilambakkam metro line project is under active consideration of the State Government of Tamil Nadu.^[5]

With Kilambakkam railway station under construction, the neighborhoods of Kilambakkam are currently served by Vandalur Railway Station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network.