Lighthouse metro station

Lighthouse Metro station is a Metro railway station under construction in phase II of the Chennai Metro. 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.


Lighthouse Metro
Chennai Metro Station
General information
LocationKamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s) Orange Line 
PlatformsIsland platforms Platform-1 → Lighthouse metro station
Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass metro station
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
History
OpenedUnder construction
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Kutchery Road
towards Lighthouse
 Orange Line Terminus
towards Poonamallee Bypass

History

Construction of the station began in 2021. The construction is being funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).[1]

The station

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.[2]

Station layout

There will be two entrances for the Lighthouse metro station, one of which will be near the lighthouse.[2]

G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1
Southbound		 Towards → Poonamalle Bypass next station is Foreshore Estate Road
Platform 2
Northbound		 Towards ← Lighthouse Terminus
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Facilities

It has been estimated that by 2025, about 5,000 people would be using the Lighthouse metro station every day.[2]

Lighthouse track layout
Train Terminates Here
to Foreshore Estate Road
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

See also

References
  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. Sekar, Sunitha (26 April 2019). "Soon, Marina on the Metro map". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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