Thousand Lights metro station
13°03′29″N 80°15′26″E / 13.0581433°N 80.2571455°E / 13.0581433; 80.2571455
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Platform-3 → SIPCOT 2
Platform 4 → Madhavaram Milk Colony
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LIC towards Wimco Nagar Depot | Blue Line | AG – DMS towards Chennai International Airport | ||
Blue Line (Future Service) | AG – DMS towards Kilambakkam | |||
Anna flyover Gemini towards Madhavaram Milk Colony | Purple Line (Future Service) | Royapettah towards Siruseri sipcot 2 |
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Thousand Lights is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Royapettah, Greams Road, and Gopalapuram. The station is named so because of the presence of the Thousand Lights Mosque in the vicinity. The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.[1]
History
Station layout
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G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
P1 | Platform 1 Southbound | Towards → Chennai International Airport Next Station: AG-DMS (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 2 Northbound | Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: LIC | |
P2 | Platform 3 Southbound | Towards ← SIPCOT 2 Next Station: Royapettah Government Hospital |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 4 Northbound | Towards ← Madhavaram Milk Colony Next Station: Gemini |
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Status | Completed |
Type | Metro station |
Location | Anna Salai |
Town or city | Chennai |
Country | India |
Elevation | 10.0m |
Completed | 2019 (2019) |
Opened | 10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) |
Inaugurated | 10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) |
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Main contractor | L&T-SUCG JV |
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http://chennaimetrorail.org/ |
Facilities
List of available ATM at Thousand Lights metro station are
Connections
Bus
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1A, 1B, 3A, 5C, 11, 11A, 11ACT, 11G, 11H, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 21, 23C, 23V, 24A, 26, 26B, 26CUT, 26J, 26M, 26R, 27D, 27DGS, 27L, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54M, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88A, 88Ccut, 88K, 88R, 118A, 188, 221, 221H, A51, B18, D51, E18, M51R, T29, serves the station from nearby Anand Theatre bus stand.[2]
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Entry/Exit
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Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 | |
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- "Thousand Lights metro station" (Map). Google Maps.
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