Nanganallur Road metro station explained


Nanganallur Road
Style:Chennai Metro
Address:Mathas Nagar, St. Thomas Mount, Tamil Nadu 600016
Country:India
Coordinates:12.9998°N 80.194°W
Owned:Chennai Metro
Operator:Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Platforms:Side platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated, Double track
Code:SOT
Electrified:Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Accessible:Yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Nanganallur Road is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Alandur, Nanganallur and St. Thomas Mount, among others.

Construction

The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]

The station

The station is located near Officers Training Academy where the stretch between the station and the Meenambakkam station dips below the ground for a brief distance to negotiate the air funnel area of the second runway of the airport.[1]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
valign=topL1valign=topMezzaninevalign=topFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform Doors will open on the left
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Chennai International Airport
Next Station: Meenambakkam
(to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot
Next Station: Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for
Side platform Doors will open on the left
L2

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: TNN . Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape . The Times of India . Chennai . The Times Group . 15 February 2015 . 15 February 2015.