Kutchery Road metro station
Kutchery Road is an upcoming underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Orange Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 30 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This metro station is slated to be commercialized on March 2027.[1]
History
[edit]In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) initiated the bidding process for the construction of this Kutchery Road metro station, which falls within the underground stretch from Light House to Bharathidasan Road, forming part of Corridor 4 under Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro project. [2]
Apart from this metro station, this package includes three other stations, namely Light House, Alwarpet, and Bharathidasan Road. The tender attracted competitive bids from major infrastructure firms including ITD Cementation India Ltd., Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Gulermak, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC), and a joint venture of J Kumar Infraprojects–Patel Infrastructure.
After careful technical and financial assessment, ITD Cementation India Ltd. emerged as the lowest bidder and was awarded the contract.[3] The company commenced civil construction activities, including site clearance and preparatory excavation, aligned with the project’s underground engineering specifications. [4]
Station layout
[edit]Station Layout - To Be Confirmed
Kutchery Road track layout (TBC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
** Under Construction |
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
L2 | Platform # Eastbound |
Towards → Lighthouse |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
Platform # Westbound |
Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass ** Next Station: Thirumayilai Change at the next station for Purple Line | |
L2 | Note: | ** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future) |
Entry/Exit
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See also
[edit]- List of Chennai metro stations
- Railway stations in Chennai
- Transport in Chennai
- Urban rail transit in India
- List of metro systems
References
[edit]- ^ "Chennai Metro Phase 2 – Information, Route Maps, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "6 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4's Underground Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "ITD Cem Wins Chennai Metro Line-4's Underground Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "ITD Cem Awarded Chennai Metro Line-4's Underground Contracts". The Metro Rail Guy. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.