Nanganallur Road metro station

OTA-Nanganallur Road
Chennai Metro station
OTA-Nanganallur Road metro station (Entrance A1)
General information
Location	Mathas Nagar, St. Thomas Mount, Tamil Nadu 600016 India
Coordinates	12.999843°N 80.193975°E / 12.999843; 80.193975
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line  Inter Corridor Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SOT
History
Opened	21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Alandur towards Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line Meenambakkam towards Chennai International Airport Blue Line (Future Service) Meenambakkam towards Kilambakkam
Route map Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Thiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Toll Gate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line M.G.R Central Green Line Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights Purple Line AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Orange Line Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Green LineRed Line Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Pallavaram Kothandam Nagar Chromepet Mahalakshmi Colony Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Tambaram Irumbuliyur Peerkankaranai Perungalathur Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park Kilambakkam Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location

OTA-Nanganallur Road is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Alandur, Nanganallur and St. Thomas Mount, among others.

Construction

The construction work of the station was awarded to URC Construction Company Private Limited, Erode.

The station

The station is located near Officers Training Academy where the stretch between the station and the Meenambakkam station dips below the ground for a brief distance to negotiate the air funnel area of the second runway of the airport.

Station layout

Nanganallur Road track layout
to Arignar Anna Alandur Green Line P2 P1 to Meenambakkam
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Chennai International Airport Next Station: Meenambakkam (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Green Line
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

See also

• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Chennai International Airport

External links

• Official Website for Chennai Metro Rail Limited