Meenambakkam is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in

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 ...

, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of

Meenambakkam Meenambakkam is a southern neighbourhood of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is home to Chennai International Airport, the Airports Authority of India regional office, and the DGQA Complex. It was under the reign of the Pallava kin ...

and

Tirusulam Tirusulam is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. For administrative purposes, it is a census town in Chennai. The Chennai International Airport is located here opposite the Tirusulam Railway station, with the cargo terminal located at the adja ...

Construction

The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.

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.

Traffic

As of 2019, Meenambakkam Metro had a footfall of nearly 2,500 a day.

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.

Station layout

References

External links

Official Website for Chennai Metro Rail Limited
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