Ekkattuthangal metro station

Ekkattuthangal Metro ஈக்காட்டுத்தாங்கல் மெட்ரோ इक्कट्टूथंगल मेट्रो स्टेशन
Chennai Metro Station
Location	Ekkattuthangal, Chennai
Coordinates	,
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	29 June 2015
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station Alandur toward St. Thomas Mount Green Line Ashok Nagar toward Chennai Central

Ekkattuthangal Metro station is a Metro railway station on the Line 2 of the Chennai Metro, which is operational. The station is among the elevated stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Ekkattuthangal, West Mambalam, Guindy Industrial Estate and West Saidapet.

The station

The station is being constructed as an elevated station on the arterial Inner Ring Road. The station will have ground, concourse and platform levels.

Commercial hub

Ekkattuthangal 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 CMBT, Alandur, Arumbakkam, and Ashok Nagar. A 106,000 sq ft building with nine floors has been planned at the station, opposite Hilton Chennai hotel.

See also

• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai

External links

• Official Website for Chennai Metro Rail Limited