Tiruvottriyur metro station

Thiruvottriyur is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Line 1 Extension of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Thiruvottriyur and other northern suburbs of Chennai.


Thiruvottriyur
Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationRettai Malai Srinivasan Nagar, Manickam Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600019
Coordinates13°10′18″N 80°18′19″E
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
Opened14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Wimco Nagar Blue Line Thiruvottriyur Theradi
Blue Line
(Future Service)
Thiruvottriyur Theradi
towards Kilambakkam
Location

History

The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.[1]

Station layout

Tiruvottriyur track layout
P2
P1
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Tiruvottriyur Theradi (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Wimco Nagar
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

See also

References

  1. Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal. IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.


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