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Chennai Central metro station

Coordinates:13°04′53″N80°16′22″E/ 13.081464°N 80.272752°E/13.081464; 80.272752
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Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro Station
Logo of Chennai MetroChennai Metrostation
Entrance of the station
General information
Other namesMGR Central Metro / Chennai Central Metro
LocationKannappar Thidal, Poongavanapuram,
Chennai – 600003,Tamil Nadu,
India
Coordinates13°04′53″N80°16′22″E/ 13.081464°N 80.272752°E/13.081464; 80.272752
Owned byChennai Metro Rail Limited
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)Blue LineGreen LineInter Corridor Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 to 4 →St. Thomas Mount
Platform-5 →Chennai International Airport(to be extended toKilambakkamin the future)
Platform-6 →Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, 3xDouble track
Depth28 metres (92 ft)
Platform levels3
ParkingCar parkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesFree BicycleCar parkingAvailable
AccessibleYesDisabled access
Other information
Station codeSCC
Websitehttp://chennaimetrorail.org
History
Opened25 May 2018;6 years ago(2018-05-25)(Green Line)
10 February 2019;5 years ago(2019-02-10)(Blue Line)
Electrified2xSingle-phase25 kV 50 Hz ACoverhead catenary
Passengers
201910,500[1]
Rank2
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai MetroChennai Metro Following station
High Court
towardsWimco Nagar Depot
 Blue Line Government Estate
towardsChennai International Airport
Blue Line
(Future Service)
 Government Estate
towardsKilambakkam
Terminus Green Line Egmore
towardsSt. Thomas Mount
Location
Map

Chennai Central Metro,officially known asPuratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station,is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of theBlue LineandGreen LineofChennai MetroinChennai,India.[2][3]Central metro station is spread over an area of 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft).[2]On 31 July 2020, It has been named byGovernment of Tamil NaduasPuratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metroto honor theAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamfounder and the formerChief Minister of Tamil NaduM. G. Ramachandran.[4]

The station

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Central Metro Station Chennai

The station is an underground, two-level station[5]on Poonamallee High Road in front of theChennai Central railway stationand theRipon Building.The station is one of the two metro stations where Corridor I (Airport–Wimco Nagar) of the project will intersect with Corridor II (Chennai Central Metro–St Thomas MountviaEgmoreand CMBT Metro), the other being theAlandur metro station.The metro station, being constructed at a depth of 28 m (92 ft), will be the largest of all metro stations in the city with an area of over 30,000 m2(320,000 sq ft).[2]The three-level metro station will cover a length of 410 metres and will have a width of 35 metres.[3]Unlike the other metro stations which have four entry points, the Chennai Central Railway Station will have six entry/exit points for access toPark suburbanandPark Town MRTS stations,Ripon Building,Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,and Chennai Central railway station.[6][7]The station will act as a transit point for passengers from the Chennai Central railway station,Park Town,andParkrailway stations.[8]It is estimated that more than 100,000 commuters will use the station daily.[9]

The station is one of the few in the corridor that will have parking facilities.[10]Space will be allocated for parking in a basement area for about 500 cars and 1,000 two-wheelers. There are also plans to have the airport check-in facility in one of the basement levels at the station, which will allow air passengers to complete the check-in procedures at the station itself.[11]A bus bay has also been planned opposite the station.[12]

The station is one of the three stations in the Chennai Metro Rail network that will have 230-kV receiving sub-stations for power supply from the state's electricity grid. The other two areKoyambeduandArignar Anna Alandur Metro.[13]

The station was opened on 25 May 2018.[3]As of December 2019, the station had a daily footfall of about 9,500 passengers,[1]up from about 7,700 in February 2019,[14]making it the second busiest metro station in the city afterThirumangalam.

Station layout

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Chennai Central track layout
Legend
toHigh Court
P6
P5
toGovernment Estate
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
Chennai Central track layout
Legend
to Train Terminates Here
P4
P2
P1
P3
toChennai Egmore
Station with four tracks and two Island platforms
G Street Level Exit / Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
B1 Platform 1
Westbound 		Towards ←St. Thomas Mount
Next Station:Chennai Egmore
Island platform| Doors will open on the rightDisabled access
Platform 2
Eastbound 		Towards ←St. Thomas Mount
Next Station:Chennai Egmore
B2 Platform 3
Westbound 		Towards ←St. Thomas Mount
Next Station:Chennai Egmore
Island platform| Doors will open on the rightDisabled access
Platform 4
Eastbound 		Towards ←St. Thomas Mount
Next Station:Chennai Egmore
B3 Platform 5
Southbound 		Towards →Chennai International Airport
Next Station:Government Estate
(to be further extended toKilambakkamin the future)
Island platform| Doors will open on the rightDisabled access
Platform 6
Northbound 		Towards ←Wimco Nagar Depot
Next Station:High Court

Landscape

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See also:Central Square, Chennai

The Chennai Corporation has plans to develop a park over the Chennai Central Metro. Chennai Metro Rail Limited has agreed to a proposal by the Chennai Corporation of extending the Ripon Buildings Park over the Chennai Central underground metro station. Waterproof structures will be created over the station to facilitate the creation of the park. A portion of the park, which will cover more than six acres of the premises of Ripon Buildings and Victoria Public Hall, will be developed on a waterproof concrete slab area, measuring 210 metres by 10 metres. Visitors to the Ripon Buildings Park, Amma Maaligai and Victoria Public Hall will have access to the Chennai Central Metro through some of its seven entry points.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abSekar, Sunitha (25 December 2019)."After a slow start, Metro sees steady uptick in ridership".The Hindu.Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 4.Retrieved28 December2019.
  2. ^abc"After snatching case, CMRL to install more cameras in stations".The Times of India.7 June 2019.Retrieved9 June2019.
  3. ^abcdXavier Lopez, Aloysius (14 September 2014)."Civic body plans spot of greenery over Metro station".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved2 October2014..
  4. ^"Tamil Nadu government to rename three metro rail stations in Chennai after late Chief Ministers".The New Indian Express.31 July 2020.Retrieved31 July2020.
  5. ^"Entry to Ripon Buildings from P.H. Road opens up".The Hindu.Chennai. 4 February 2014.Retrieved16 February2014.
  6. ^Sekar, Sunitha (11 December 2013)."When Chennai Central becomes the city's transport hub".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved19 January2014.
  7. ^Sekar, Sunitha (12 July 2018)."New entry point for Central Metro opens".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved15 July2018.
  8. ^"Metro rail seals fate of shops near Central".The Hindu.Chennai. 22 July 2012.Retrieved5 August2012.
  9. ^Ayyapan, V; Christin Mathew Philip (30 August 2011)."Chennai Central, the hulk among Metro stations".The Times of India.Chennai. Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2013.Retrieved24 November2012.
  10. ^"Single train trip to equal 16 buses, 300 cars and 600 bikes".The Hindu.Chennai. 29 August 2012.Retrieved25 November2012.
  11. ^Sekar, Sunitha (20 December 2013)."Parking lot for Chennai Metro station to come up under land".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved19 January2014.
  12. ^Ayyappan, V. (8 August 2014)."At 40m, Ashok Nagar to be highest metro station".The Times of India.Chennai: The Times Group.Retrieved4 October2014.
  13. ^"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.Retrieved18 April2014.
  14. ^Sekar, Sunitha (21 February 2019)."Metro users jump to 90,000".The Hindu.Retrieved1 March2019.
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