Ekkattuthangal metro station

 Inter Corridor Line PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai CentralTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevated, Double TrackPlatform levels2AccessibleYes Other informationStation codeSSIHistoryOpenedJune 29, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-29)ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenaryServices

Preceding station	Chennai Metro			Following station
Ashok Nagar towards Chennai Central		Green Line		Alandur towards St. Thomas Mount
		Blue Line (Inter-Corridor Service)		Alandur towards Kilambakkam

Route map

Legend Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Purple Line Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Red Line Inner Ring Road Cooum River NH4 Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Red Line Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Orange Line Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue LineRed Line Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Red Line Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line

Location

Ekkattuthangal is an elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Ekkattuthangal, West Mambalam, Guindy Industrial Estate and West Saidapet.

History

The station

The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial Inner Ring Road. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	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 is Ashok Nagar
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount next station is Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Blue Line
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities

Connections

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 10E, 18F, 18M, 70/70A, 70C, 70D, 70G, 70K, 70S, 70T, 70V, 70W, 77J, 111, 113, 114, 154E, 170, 170A, 170B, 170C, 170CET, 170G, 170K, 170L, 170M, 170P, 170S, 170T, 270J, 500C, 554B, 568C, 568T, 570, 570AC, 570S, A70, B70, D70, D70CUT, D70NS, D170, F70, G70, L18, L51, L70, M70, M70CNS, M70D, M70F, M70NS, M70S, M170T, M270, T70 serves the station from nearby Ekkattuthangal bus stand.^[1]

Commercial hub

Ekkattuthangal 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 CMBT, Alandur, Arumbakkam, and Ashok Nagar. A 106,000 sq ft building with nine floors has been planned at the station, opposite Hilton Chennai hotel.^[2]

Entry/Exit

See also

References

External links

• Official website