Lighthouse metro station

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.


Lighthouse 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 platformsPlatform-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 stationLogo of Chennai Metro Chennai MetroFollowing station
Kutchery Road
towards Lighthouse
Orange LineTerminus

History

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Construction of the station began in 2021. The construction is being funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).[1]

Construction

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The 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.[2]

Station layout

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There will be two entrances for the Lighthouse metro station, one of which will be near the lighthouse.[2]

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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
L2

Facilities

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It has been estimated that by 2025, about 5,000 people would be using the Lighthouse metro station every day.[2]

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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  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.