Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT metro station


Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station, is a Metro railway station on the Line 2 of the Chennai Metro, which is currently under operation. The station is among the elevated stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro – St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station will chiefly serve the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus. On 31 July 2020, It has been named by Government of Tamil Nadu as Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro to honor the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa who opened Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus, Asia's biggest bus terminus and the metro station.

Construction history

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium. The station attained structural completion in December 2012. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations of Arumbakkam, Koyambedu, Vadapalani and Ashok Nagar was 1,395.4 million.

The station

The station is being constructed as an elevated station within the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus in front of the main facade. Elevation of the platforms will be about 15 m from the ground level and the total length of the platforms will be 140 m. The station will be able to handle about 23,000 passengers an hour.

Layout

Supportive infrastructure

The station lies within 1 km from the Koyambedu Junction. At least three pedestrian underpass has been planned on Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Kaliamman Koil Street.

Commercial hub

The station is one of the five stations in the first phase of the Chennai Metro project identified to be converted into commercial hubs, the others being Alandur, Arumbakkam, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two buildings are planned on either ends of the station depending on the availability of land.