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Lighthouse Metro
Logo of Chennai 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

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.

History

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Construction of the station began in 2021. The construction is being funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).[1] It is expected to open in 2027.[2]

Station

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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.[3]

Station layout

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There will be two entrances for the Lighthouse metro station, one of which will be near the lighthouse.[3]

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

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It was originally estimated that by 2025, about 5,000 people would be using the Lighthouse metro station every day.[3]

Lighthouse track layout
Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (3 February 2024). "Metro Rail's Light House to Poonamallee corridor likely to be opened by end of 2027". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b c Sekar, Sunitha (26 April 2019). "Soon, Marina on the Metro map". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.