Lighthouse metro station


Lighthouse Metro
Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationKamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates13°02′30″N 80°16′47″E / 13.0417°N 80.2797°E / 13.0417; 80.2797
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Yellow Line
PlatformsIsland platforms
Platform-1 → Lighthouse metro station
Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass metro station
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
History
OpeningMarch 2027; 18 months' time (March 2027) (TBC)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Kutchery Road Yellow Line
(Under Construction)
Terminus
Kutchery Road Yellow Line
(Future Service)
Location
Map

Lighthouse Metro station is a Metro railway station under construction in Yellow Line of the Chennai Metro Phase-2. The station is one among the 30 stations along Line 4 of the Chennai Metro and one of the 12 underground stations in that corridor. It is the terminal station for the stretch between Lighthouse and Poonamallee Bypass. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Triplicane, Mylapore, and Santhome.

History

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Construction of the station began in 2021. The construction is being funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).[1] It is expected to open in 2026.[2]

Station

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Lighthouse is an underground metro station situated on Line 4. It will be built at a depth of about 18 to 20 metres below the ground. It will be built at the Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai and Kamarajar Salai junction, beneath the Gandhi statue on the Marina beach.[3]

Station layout (TBC)

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There will be two entrances for the Lighthouse metro station, one of which will be near the lighthouse.[3]

Lighthouse track layout (TBC)
to Train Terminates Here
P#
P#
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
** Under Construction
G Street level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform #
Northbound
Towards → Train Terminates Here
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform #
Southbound
Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass
Next Station: Kutchery Road
(to be further extended to Parandur Airport in the future)

Facilities

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It was originally estimated that by 2025, about 5,000 people would be using the Lighthouse metro station every day.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kodambakkam to Poonamalee Chennai Metro stretch to be operational by June 2024". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Metro Rail's Light House to Poonamallee corridor likely to be opened by end of 2027". The Hindu. 3 February 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sekar, Sunitha (26 April 2019). "Soon, Marina on the Metro map". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.