Panagal Park metro station
Panagal Park 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][2]
History
[edit]In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Panagal Park metro station situated on the underground section stretching from Kodambakkam Flyover to Boat Club, which also forms a part of Corridor 4 under Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro network. [3]
Apart from this metro station, this package includes four other stations, namely Kodambakkam Flyover, Kodambakkam, Nandanam, and Boat Club. The group of bidders participated in this package as well, namely 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.
Upon evaluation, ITD Cementation India Ltd., submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was consequently awarded the contract.[4] They commenced underground construction in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.[5]
Station layout
[edit]Station Layout - To Be Confirmed
Panagal Park 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 Next Station: Nandanam Change at the next station for Blue Line |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
Platform # Westbound |
Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass ** Next Station: Kodambakkam | |
L2 | Note: | ** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future) |
Entry/Exit
[edit]Panagal Park metro station is set to be the largest metro station constructed in Phase 2 of Chennai Metro. It will have 5 Entry/Exit points to serve the crowd in commercial hub of T. Nagar.[6]
- The 5 entry points are planned at Sivagnanam Street, Pinjala Subramaniam Street, Prakasam Street, Bashyam Street and Nageswaran Road.[6]
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]- ^ Sampath, Nirupa (23 January 2025). "Metro to T Nagar to be operational by March 2027". DT Next. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Sampath, Nirupa (23 January 2025). "CMRL plans 5 entry points at Panagal Park Metro station to serve T Nagar crowd". DT Next. Retrieved 14 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.