Royapettah metro station

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Royapettah
Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationWestcott Road, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600014
India
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited
PlatformsIsland platforms Platform-1 →
Platform-2 →
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes Disabled access
History
OpenedUnder construction
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
Thousand Lights
toward 
toward 

Royapettah metro station is a metro railway station on the Purple Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor III of the Chennai Metro, – stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Triplicane, and Gopalapuram.

History[]

Construction of the station began in October 2021.[1] The old YMCA building was demolished for the construction purpose, and the entrance and exit points of the station would be built on 239 square meters of land.[1]

See also[]

  • List of Chennai metro stations
  • Railway stations in Chennai
  • Transport in Chennai
  • Urban rail transit in India
  • List of metro systems

References[]

  1. ^ a b Sekar, Sunitha (3 October 2021). "Work begins on Metro underground station at Royapettah". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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