Meenambakkam metro station

Meenambakkam
மீனம்பாக்கம்
Chennai Metro station
Line(s)
Platforms Side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
toward Washermanpet
Blue Line
Terminus

Meenambakkam metro station is a metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Meenambakkam and Tirusulam.

Construction

The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]

The station

The station is an elevated one although the stretch after the station dips below the ground for a brief distance to negotiate the air funnel area of the second runway of the airport.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 TNN (15 February 2015). "Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

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