| Korukkupet | |
| Native Name Lang: | Tamil |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Korukkupet (Chennai) |
| Coordinates: | 13.1186°N 80.278°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Korukkupet&params=13.1186_N_80.2780_E_type:city_region:IN-TN |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tondiarpet |
| Subdivision Type4: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name4: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type5: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name5: | Chennai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 52 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600021 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-03 |
Korukkupet[1] [2] [3] is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Chennai. It is served by the Korukkupet railway station.[4] [5]
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.
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]
| Route Number | Start | End | Via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B18 | Korukkupet | Pallavaram, Guindy, Saidapet, SIET, DMS, TVS, Central, Beach station, Stanley, Vallalar nagar | ||
| 32B | Korukkupet | V.House | Vallalar nagar, Broadway, Central, Zimson, Triplicane |
The Korukkupet railway station is on the Chennai Central-Gummidipoondi/Sulurpet line.
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.