Korukkupet

Korukkupet^[1][2][3] is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is served by the Korukkupet railway station.^[4][5]

Korukkupet
Neighbourhood
Korukkupet railway station
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Coordinates: 13.1186°N 80.2780°E / 13.1186; 80.2780
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

Location

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.

Infrastructure

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]

Transport

MTC routes

Route Number	Start	End	Via
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

Rail

The Korukkupet railway station is on the Chennai Central-Gummidipoondi/Sulurpet line.

Metro Rail

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.