Thousand Lights metro station
Thousand Lights metro station is a metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Washermanpet–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Greams Road, and Gopalapuram.
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Location | Thousand Lights East, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006 India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°03′29″N 80°15′26″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Chennai Metro | ||||||||||
Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited | ||||||||||
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Platforms | Island platforms
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport metro station Platform-2 → Washermanpet metro station | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground, Double Track | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | 10 February 2019 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||
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History
Etymology
The station is named so because of the presence of the Thousand Lights Mosque in the vicinity.
Construction
The station
The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.[1]
Thousand Lights metro station | |
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ஆயிரம் விளக்கு மெட்ரோ | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Metro station |
Location | Anna Salai |
Town or city | Chennai |
Country | India |
Elevation | 10.0m |
Completed | 2019 |
Opened | 10 February 2019 |
Inaugurated | 10 February 2019 |
Design and construction | |
Main contractor | L&T-SUCG JV |
Website | |
http://chennaimetrorail.org/ |
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
P | Southbound | Platform 1 → Toward Chennai International Airport metro station |
Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Northbound | Platform 2 Toward ← Washermanpet metro station |
Facilities
List of available ATM at Thousand Lights metro station are
Connections
Bus
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1A, 1B, 3A, 5C, 11, 11A, 11ACT, 11G, 11H, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 21, 23C, 23V, 24A, 26, 26B, 26CUT, 26J, 26M, 26R, 27D, 27DGS, 27L, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54M, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88A, 88Ccut, 88K, 88R, 118A, 188, 221, 221H, A51, B18, D51, E18, M51R, T29, serves the station from nearby Anand Theatre bus stand.[2]
Rail
Entry/Exit
Thousand Lights metro station Entry/exits | ||||
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Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 | |
Gallery
See also
References
- Sekar, Sunitha (21 January 2019). "Work on LIC, Thousand Lights Metro stations still on". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- http://www.mtcbus.org/
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro. |
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai. |
- Official website
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "Thousand Lights metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.