CMBT Metro, officially known as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro, is an elevated
metro
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of the
Chennai Metro, which is currently under operation. The station is among the elevated stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro,
Chennai Central –
St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station will chiefly serve the
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) (officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus) is a bus terminus located in Chennai, India, providing inter-state bus transport services. It is located on the Inner Ring Road, Chennai, inner-ring ...
. On 31 July 2020, It has been named by
Government of Tamil Nadu as ''Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro'' to honor the former
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa
Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...
, who inaugurated the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus, Asia's biggest bus terminus and the metro station.
Construction history
The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in December 2012. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of
Arumbakkam,
Koyambedu,
Vadapalani and
Ashok Nagar was 1,395.4 million.
The station
The station is an elevated station within the bus terminus in front of the main facade. Elevation of the platforms is about from the ground level and the total length of the platforms is . The station can handle about 23,000 passengers an hour.
Layout
Supportive infrastructure
The station lies within from the
Koyambedu Junction. At least three pedestrian underpass has been planned on
Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Chowringhee Road (also spelt ''Chourangi Road''), located in the Chowringhee neighbourhood of Kolkata, is the arterial road running from the eastern fringes of Esplanade southwards up to the crossing with Lower Circular Road (AJC Bose Road) ...
and Kaliamman Koil Street.
Commercial hub
The station is one of the five stations in the first phase of the Chennai Metro project identified to be converted into commercial hubs, the others being Arignar Anna Alandur, Arumbakkam, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two buildings are planned on either ends of the station depending on the availability of land.
See also
References
External links
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''UrbanRail.Net''– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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{{Transport in Chennai
Chennai Metro stations
Railway stations in Chennai