Kilpauk Medical College metro station explained


Kilpauk Medical College
Style:Chennai Metro
Address:New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600031
Coordinates:13.0775°N 80.2429°W
Structure:Underground, Double Track
Platform:Island platform
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount, Kilambakkam
Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Platform-3 → SIPCOT 2
Platform 4 → Madhavaram Milk Colony
Depth:18m (59feet)
Tracks:4
Parking: Available
Bicycle:Free bicycle
Electrified:Single-phase overhead catenary
Accessible:Yes
Code:SKM
Owned:Chennai Metro
Operator:Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Kilpauk Medical College is an underground metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This was inaugurated on 14 May 2017. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Kilpauk and Chetput. The station has four entry and exit points.[1]

History

Construction

The Chennai Metro Rail project took 2,756 square meters of land from the Kilpauk Medical College for the construction of the Metro station.[2]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2Platform 2
Northbound
Towards → Chennai Central
Next Station: Nehru Park
Island platform Doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount
Next Station: Pachaiyappa's College
L3Side platform Doors will open on the left
Platform 3
Southbound
Towards → SIPCOT 2
Next Station: Chetpet
Platform 4
Northbound
Towards ← Madhavaram Milk Colony
Next Station: Kellys
Side platform Doors will open on the left

Facilities

List of available ATM at Kilpauk Medical College metro station are

Connections

Bus

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 15, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15F, 15FCT, 15G, 27B, 27C, 29B, 29C, 29N, 37D, 37G, 40, 40A, 50, 53A, 53B, 53E, 53P, 54V, 56G, 59, 59A, 71C, 71D, 71E, 71F, 71H, 71V, 101, 101NS, 127B, 129C, 150, 153, 159, 159A, 159ANS, 159B, 159D, 159E, 159F, 159K, 553, 571, B29NGS, J29C, M15LCT, M29B, M29C, M54V, serves the station from nearby K.M.C Hospital bus stand.[3]

Rail

Chetput railway station

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Metro stretch to have fewer entry points . The Hindu. Chennai. 8 May 2017. 10 May 2017.
  2. News: Josephine M.. Serena. KMC gets Rs. 3.54 crore from CMRL . 22 July 2018. The Hindu. 18 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Home . mtcbus.org.