Korukkupet

Korukkupet[1][2][3] is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Chennai. It is served by the Korukkupet railway station.[4][5]

Korukkupet
Neighbourhood
Korukkupet railway station
Korukkupet railway station
Korukkupet is located in Chennai
Korukkupet
Korukkupet
Korukkupet (Chennai)
Korukkupet is located in Tamil Nadu
Korukkupet
Korukkupet
Korukkupet (Tamil Nadu)
Korukkupet is located in India
Korukkupet
Korukkupet
Korukkupet (India)
Coordinates: 13.1186°N 80.2780°E / 13.1186; 80.2780
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
TalukTondiarpet
MetroChennai
ZoneChennai
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600021
Vehicle registrationTN-03

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 which is expected to ease congestion in the area; however, it has been delayed.[6] In Korukkupet, due to the proposed construction of Railway Over Bridge near Korukkupet railway station, on Manali road, the movements of Heavy vehicles, buses, for-wheelers, three-wheelers and two-wheelers are restricted towards Korukkupet railway crossing, till the year 2025 from the last week of January, 2023.[7]

Transport

MTC routes
Route Number Start End Via
B18 Korukkupet Tambaram Pallavaram, Guindy, Saidapet, SIET, DMS, TVS, Central, Beach station, Stanley, Vallalar nagar
32B Korukkupet V.House Vallalar nagar, Broadway, Central, Zimson, Triplicane

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,[8] in Thiruvottiyur highway.

References
  1. India Parliament Public Accounts Committee (1971). Report - Public Accounts Committee. Lok Sabha Secretariat.
  2. Corporation of Madras: Divisions and Streets. Geethalakshmi Commercial Law Publications. 1988.
  3. Rina Kamath (2000). Chennai. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-1378-5.
  4. T S Atul Swaminathan (11 January 2020). "Residents seek vehicular subway near Korukkupet railway station". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. "Korukkupet Railway Station Map/Atlas SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. Mariappan, Julie (25 June 2010). "Korukkupet flyover remains on paper". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  7. "Traffic diversions for two years in Chennai's Korukkupet for railway overbridge construction". The Indian Express. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  8. "Work on North Chennai underground metro to get over soon". The Times of India. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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