Kilpauk Medical College metro station
Kilpauk Medical College Metro station is a Metro railway station on Line 2 of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount stretch inaugurated on 14 May 2017. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Kilpauk and Chetput.
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| Location | New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600031 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°04′39″N 80°14′34″E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chennai Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Green Line Inter Corridor Line Purple Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central Platform-3 → Kilambakkam Platform 4 → Madhavaram Milk Colony | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground, Double Track | |||||||||||||||
| Depth | 18 metres (59 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking |  Available | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Free bicycle | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||
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  Kilpauk Medical College metro station Location within Chennai | ||||||||||||||||
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.[1]
The station
The station has four entry and exit points.[2]
Structure
Kilpauk Medical College is underground Metro station situated on Green Line (Chennai Metro).
| Kilpauk Medical College metro station | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Metro station |
| Location | Chetpet |
| Town or city | Chennai |
| Country | India |
| Construction started | 2011 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Opened | 15 May 2017 |
| Inaugurated | 14 May 2017 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | L&T-SUCG JV |
| Other information | |
| Parking | available |
| Website | |
| http://chennaimetrorail.org/ | |
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| L2 | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → St. Thomas Mount next station is Pachaiyappa's College |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Chennai Central next station is Nehru Park | |
| L3 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 3 Southbound |
Towards → Kilambakkam next station is Chetpet | |
| Platform 4 Northbound |
Towards ← Madhavaram Milk Colony next station is Kellys | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
Kilpauk Medical College track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kilpauk Medical College track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Entry/Exit
| Kilpauk Medical College metro station Entry/exits | ||||
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| Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 | |
See also
References
- Josephine M., Serena (18 July 2018). "KMC gets Rs. 3.54 crore from CMRL". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Metro stretch to have fewer entry points". The Hindu. Chennai. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Home". mtcbus.org.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai.
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "Kilpauk Medical College metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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