Korukkupet is a neighbourhood in the northern part of
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
. It is served by the
Korukkupet railway station.
Location
Korukkupet shares its boundaries with Mint and Basin Bridge in the south, Tondiarpet in the north, Washermanpet in the east and Buckingham Canal and Vyasarpadi in the west.
Infrastructure
As of 2010, a
flyover is under construction at the Cocraine Basin Road
level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
which is expected to ease congestion in the area; however, it has been delayed.
Transport
;
MTC routes:
;Rail
The Korukkupet railway station is on the Chennai Central-Gummidipoondi/Sulurpet line.
; Metro Rail
The area is located around 2 km distance from
Washermanpet metro station.
Now under construction of Korukkupet metro rail station in under Sir Thiyagaraya college campus in Thiruvottiyur highway.
References
External links
Central Railside Warehouse Company(13 dec 2019)
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