Meenambakkam metro station
Meenambakkam Metro Station is a metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Meenambakkam and Tirusulam.
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| Coordinates | 12.987664°N 80.176459°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 September 2016 | ||||||||||
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  Meenambakkam metro station Location within Chennai | |||||||||||
Construction
The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]
Station
The station is an elevated one although the stretch after the station dips below the ground for a brief distance to negotiate the air funnel area of the second runway of the airport.[1]
Traffic
As of 2019, Meenambakkam Metro had a footfall of nearly 2,500 a day.[2]
Parking
The station has a parking lot with a capacity of 200 to 250 vehicles. In December 2019, the CMRL introduced multi-level two-wheeler parking at the station.[2]
References
- TNN (15 February 2015). "Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Sekar, Sunitha (28 December 2019). "Meenambakkam Metro to get multilevel two-wheeler parking". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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