Ashok Nagar
Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationSector 10, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600083
Coordinates13°02′08″N 80°12′41″E / 13.035483°N 80.211329°E / 13.035483; 80.211329
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Green Line  Inter Corridor Line 
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeSAN
History
OpenedJune 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Vadapalani
towards Chennai Central
 Green Line Ekkattuthangal
towards St. Thomas Mount
Blue Line
(Inter-Corridor Service)
 Ekkattuthangal
towards Kilambakkam
Location

Ashok Nagar is an elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Ashok Nagar and Mambalam.

History

Construction history

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Koyambedu, Arumbakkam, CMBT, and Vadapalani was ₹ 1,395.4 million.[1]

The station

Upon completion, Ashok Nagar Metro Rail station will be the highest elevated station in the entire Chennai Metro Rail system. Initially planned to have a ground floor, a concourse floor and a platform floor, four additional floors have been planned to the original plan to make it a six-storey structure, chiefly to generate revenue by letting out the floors to offices and commercial establishments. After completion, the station will have a height of more than 40 metres, which will be higher than the Alandur metro rail elevated station where the two corridors of Phase I of the Chennai Metro Rail (viz. Washermenpet-Airport and Central-St Thomas Mount lines) converge.[2]

Unlike other stations of the system which are located in the middle of busy main roads, the station is located a little away from 100-Feet Road in the middle of a residential area.[2]

Station layout

Ashok Nagar track layout
to Vadapalani
P1
P2
to Ekkattuthangal
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform
Northbound		 Towards → Chennai Central next station is Vadapalani
Platform 1
Southbound		 Towards ← St. Thomas Mount next station is Ekkattuthangal
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Facilities

Supportive infrastructure

Along with Koyambedu and Vadapalani Metro stations, Ashok Nagar Metro station will be developed by leasing out space either for shops or office spaces. As part of fire safety measures, underground water tanks of 50,000 to 100,000 litre capacity will be set up at the station.[3]

The station has a skywalk that connects Udayam Theatre with the Metro station.[4][5]

Connections

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 5E, 5T, 11G, 11H, 12G, 18F, 18M, 49A, 77J, 111, 113, 114, 170, 170A, 170B, 170C, 170CET, 170K, 170L, 170M, 170P, 170S, 270J, 500C, 568C, 568T, 570, 570AC, 570S, A70, B70, D70, D70CUT, D70NS, D170, F70, M70, M70CNS, M70D, M70NS, M70S, M170T, M270, S20, S26, S86 serves the station from nearby Udhayam Theatre (Ashok Pillar) bus stand.[6]

Entry/Exit

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arumbakkam metro station almost complete". The Hindu. Chennai. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ayyappan, V. (8 August 2014). "At 40m, Ashok Nagar to be highest metro station". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Express News Service (30 October 2014). "Metro Rail Stations to Sport Snazzy Look". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (13 August 2014). "Skywalks for three Chennai Metro stations". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Skywalk opened". Live Chennai. Chennai. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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