Lighthouse metro station

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Lighthouse Metro
Chennai Metro Station
LocationKamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
PlatformsIsland platforms Platform-1 → Lighthouse metro station
Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass metro station
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
History
OpenedUnder construction
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
toward Lighthouse

Lighthouse Metro station is a Metro railway station under construction in phase II of the Chennai Metro. The station is one among the 30 stations along Line 4 of the Chennai Metro and one of the 12 underground stations in that corridor. It is the terminal station for the stretch between Lighthouse and Poonamallee Bypass. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Triplicane, Mylapore, and Santhome.

History[]

Construction of the station began in 2021. The construction is being funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).[1]

Construction[]

The station[]

Lighthouse is an underground metro station situated on Line 4. It will be built at a depth of about 18 to 20 metres below the ground. It will be built at the Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai and Kamarajar Salai junction, beneath the Gandhi statue on the Marina beach.[2]

Station layout[]

There will be two entrances for the Lighthouse metro station, one of which will be near the lighthouse.[2]

Facilities[]

It has been estimated that by 2025, about 5,000 people would be using the Lighthouse metro station every day.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kodambakkam to Poonamalee Chennai Metro stretch to be operational by June 2024". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Sekar, Sunitha (26 April 2019). "Soon, Marina on the Metro map". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

External links[]

  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.


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