Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station | |
| Other Name: | Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station |
| Style: | Chennai Metro |
| Address: | Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Coordinates: | 13.0684°N 80.2063°W |
| Elevation: | 8m (26feet) |
| Structure: | Elevated, doubletrack |
| Platform: | Side platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central |
| Levels: | 2 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | Available |
| Bicycle: | Free Bicycle Available |
| Opened: | (Green Line) |
| Electrified: | Single-phase overhead catenary |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Connections: | Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Code: | SCM |
| Owned: | Chennai Metro Rail Limited |
| Operator: | Chennai Metro Rail Limited |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Marker: | rail |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
CMBT Metro, officially known as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro, is an important elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India, which will chiefly serve the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in front of the main facade. On 31 July 2020, It has been named by Government of Tamil Nadu as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro to honor the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa,[1] who inaugurated the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus, Asia's biggest bus terminus and the metro station.
The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in December 2012. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Arumbakkam, Koyambedu, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was 1,395.4 million.[2]
Elevation of the platforms is about from the ground level and the total length of the platforms is . The station can handle about 23,000 passengers an hour.
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance | |||
| valign=top | L1 | valign=top | Mezzanine | valign=top | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |||
| Platform 2 Northbound | Towards → Chennai Central Next Station: Koyambedu | ||||
| Platform 1 Southbound | Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Arumbakkam | ||||
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left |
The station lies within from the Koyambedu Junction. At least three pedestrian underpass has been planned on Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Kaliamman Koil Street.[3]
The station is one of the five stations in the first phase of the Chennai Metro project identified to be converted into commercial hubs, the others being Arignar Anna Alandur, Arumbakkam, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two buildings are planned on either ends of the station depending on the availability of land.[4]