Royapettah metro station
Appearance
Chennai Metro station | |
General information | |
Location | Westcott Road, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600014 India |
Owned by | Chennai Metro |
Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground, Double track |
Parking | No |
Accessible | Yes ![]() |
History | |
Opened | Under construction |
Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary |
Royapettah metro station is a metro railway station on the Purple Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor III of the Chennai Metro, Madhavaram Milk Colony–Siruseri Sipcot 2 stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Triplicane, and Gopalapuram.
History
Construction of the station began in October 2021.[1] The old YMCA building was demolished for the construction purpose, and the entrance and exit points of the station would be built on 239 square meters of land.[1]
See also
- List of Chennai metro stations
- Railway stations in Chennai
- Transport in Chennai
- Urban rail transit in India
- List of metro systems
References
- ^ a b Sekar, Sunitha (3 October 2021). "Work begins on Metro underground station at Royapettah". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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