Kilpauk Medical College is an underground metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This was inaugurated on 14 May 2017. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Kilpauk and Chetput. The station has four entry and exit points.[1]
History
Construction
The Chennai Metro Rail project took 2,756 square meters of land from the Kilpauk Medical College for the construction of the Metro station.[2]
Station layout
Kilpauk Medical College track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
L2 | Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards → Chennai Central Next Station: Nehru Park |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Pachaiyappa's College | |
L3 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | |
Platform 3 Southbound |
Towards → SIPCOT 2 Next Station: Chetpet | |
Platform 4 Northbound |
Towards ← Madhavaram Milk Colony Next Station: Kellys | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() |
Facilities
List of available ATM at Kilpauk Medical College metro station are
Connections
Bus
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 15, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15F, 15FCT, 15G, 27B, 27C, 29B, 29C, 29N, 37D, 37G, 40, 40A, 50, 53A, 53B, 53E, 53P, 54V, 56G, 59, 59A, 71C, 71D, 71E, 71F, 71H, 71V, 101, 101NS, 127B, 129C, 150, 153, 159, 159A, 159ANS, 159B, 159D, 159E, 159F, 159K, 553, 571, B29NGS, J29C, M15LCT, M29B, M29C, M54V, serves the station from nearby K.M.C Hospital bus stand.[3]
Rail
Entry/Exit
Kilpauk Medical College metro station Entry/exits | ||||
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Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Metro stretch to have fewer entry points". The Hindu. Chennai. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Josephine M., Serena (18 July 2018). "KMC gets Rs. 3.54 crore from CMRL". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Home". mtcbus.org.
External links
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "Kilpauk Medical College metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.