Nanganallur Road is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Alandur, Nanganallur and St. Thomas Mount, among others.
Construction edit
The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.[1]
The station edit
The station is located near Officers Training Academy where the stretch between the station and the Meenambakkam station dips below the ground for a brief distance to negotiate the air funnel area of the second runway of the airport.[1]
Station layout edit
Nanganallur Road 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 | |
Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Meenambakkam (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) | |
Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Green Line | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L2 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b TNN (15 February 2015). "Chennai metro rail airport line takes shape". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 February 2015.