Arumbakkam metro station
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 Chennai Metro station | |||||||||||||||
 Arumbakkam metro station
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| Location | Jawaharlal Nehru Rd,Vinayagapuram, Arumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600106 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°3′44″N 80°12′42″E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chennai Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Green Line Inter Corridor Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms |
Side platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central |
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| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated, Double Track | ||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Parking |
 Available |
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| Bicycle facilities | Free Bicycle Available |
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| Accessible | Yes 
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| Station code | SAR | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 29, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||
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Arumbakkam is an elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Vinayagapuram, Choolaimedu and MMDA Colony.
Construction history
The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in September 2013. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Koyambedu, CMBT, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was ₹ 1,395.4 million.
The station
The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial Inner Ring Road. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels. The station will have four entry and exit points, four lifts and eight escalators; there will also be a ramp to facilitate the movement of disabled people from the ground level to the concourse level. Elevation of the platforms will be about 15 m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140 m.
Station layout
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Arumbakkam track layout |
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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| 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
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Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards → Chennai Central next station is Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J.Jayalalithaa CMBT | |
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Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount next station is Vadapalani | |
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Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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Facilities
- Elevator
- Ticket booking Machines
- Refreshmentaries
- Atm
Commercial hub
Arumbakkam 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 CMBT, Alandur, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two nine-floor buildings, measuring 51,379 sq ft and 32,721 sq ft, are proposed to be built at the Arumbakkam station.