Nanganallur Road metro station
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[edit]
The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]
The station[edit]
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[edit]
Nanganallur Road track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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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 1 Southbound |
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Meenambakkam (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) | |
Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Green Line | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L2 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b TNN (15 February 2015). "Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 February 2015.