Ekkattuthangal metro station
 Ekkattuthangal Metro | |||||||||||||||
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 Chennai Metro station | |||||||||||||||
 Chennai Ekkattuthangal Metro Station
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| Location | Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Labour Colony, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Ekkattuthangal, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600032 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13.017128°N 80.205302°E / 13.017128; 80.205302, | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes 
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| Station code | SSI | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 29, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||
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Ekkattuthangal 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 Ekkattuthangal, West Mambalam, Guindy Industrial Estate and West Saidapet.
History
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.
Station layout
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Ekkattuthangal 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 Ashok Nagar | |
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Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount next station is Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Blue Line | |
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Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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Facilities
Connections
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 10E, 18F, 18M, 70/70A, 70C, 70D, 70G, 70K, 70S, 70T, 70V, 70W, 77J, 111, 113, 114, 154E, 170, 170A, 170B, 170C, 170CET, 170G, 170K, 170L, 170M, 170P, 170S, 170T, 270J, 500C, 554B, 568C, 568T, 570, 570AC, 570S, A70, B70, D70, D70CUT, D70NS, D170, F70, G70, L18, L51, L70, M70, M70CNS, M70D, M70F, M70NS, M70S, M170T, M270, T70 serves the station from nearby Ekkattuthangal bus stand.
Commercial hub
Ekkattuthangal 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, Arumbakkam, and Ashok Nagar. A 106,000 sq ft building with nine floors has been planned at the station, opposite Hilton Chennai hotel.