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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2021}}
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| address = [[Poonamallee]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600056
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| electrified = Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
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==Depot==
==Depot==
The Poonamallee Bypass metro station will feature a depot, which will be one of the five depots of the Chennai Metro.<ref name="IE_ByJune2024"/> Built at a cost of {{INR}}2,250 million, the depot will have 24 tracks<ref name="TH_BallastTracks"/> and will be used for the repair, maintenance and cleaning of trains and will exclusively serve the trains to be operated on the Poonamallee–Light House stretch.<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Metro finalises contractor for phase II's Poonamallee depot | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | pages = | language = | publisher = Kasturi & Sons | date = 24 September 2021 | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metro-finalises-contractor-for-phase-iis-poonamallee-depot/article36640878.ece | access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref> The depot will feature ballast tracks to save on capital expenditure, since laying ballastless track my cost an additional {{INR}}800 to 900 million.<ref name="TH_BallastTracks">{{cite news | last = | first = | title = CMRL may decide to build ballast tracks at Poonamallee depot | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | pages = | language = | publisher = Kasturi & Sons | date = 28 January 2021 | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cmrl-may-go-for-ballast-tracks-at-poonamalle-depot/article33679919.ece | access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref>
The Poonamallee Bypass metro station will feature a depot, which will be one of the five depots of the Chennai Metro.<ref name="IE_ByJune2024"/> Built at a cost of {{INR}}2,250 million, the depot will have 24 tracks<ref name="TH_BallastTracks"/> and will be used for the repair, maintenance and cleaning of trains and will exclusively serve the trains to be operated on the Poonamallee–Light House stretch.<ref>{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Metro finalises contractor for phase II's Poonamallee depot | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | pages = | language = | publisher = Kasturi & Sons | date = 24 September 2021 | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metro-finalises-contractor-for-phase-iis-poonamallee-depot/article36640878.ece | access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref> The depot will feature ballast tracks to save on capital expenditure, since laying ballastless track my cost an additional {{INR}}800 to 900 million.<ref name="TH_BallastTracks">{{cite news | last = | first = | title = CMRL may decide to build ballast tracks at Poonamallee depot | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | pages = | language = | publisher = Kasturi & Sons | date = 28 January 2021 | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cmrl-may-go-for-ballast-tracks-at-poonamalle-depot/article33679919.ece | access-date = 30 December 2021}}</ref>

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| title = Poonamallee Bypass track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Orange}}
| legend = track
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cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to [[Poonamallee metro station|Poonamallee]]
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| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
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{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=30 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=30 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Orange}}>'''Platform 1'''<br>'''Westbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards ← {{stl|Chennai Metro|Parandur Airport}}<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Poonamallee Depot metro station|Poonamallee Depot]]</small>
|-
|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Metro|Orange}}>'''Platform 2'''<br>'''Eastbound'''</span>
|Towards → {{stl|Chennai Metro|Lighthouse}}<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Poonamallee metro station|Poonamallee]]</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 align=center|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=30 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|
|-
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==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 16 August 2024


Poonamallee Bypass
Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationPoonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600056
India
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)Orange Line
PlatformsIsland platforms
Platform-1 → Lighthouse
Platform-2 → Parandur Airport
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
OpenedUnder construction
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Terminus Orange Line Poonamallee
towards Lighthouse
Nazarethpet
towards Parandur Airport
 Orange Line
(Future Service)

Poonamallee Bypass metro station is a metro railway station on the Orange Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the 30 stations of corridor IV and 18 elevated stations along corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of Poonamallee.

History

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Construction of the station began in 2021. The construction is being funded by Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.[1]

Depot

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The Poonamallee Bypass metro station will feature a depot, which will be one of the five depots of the Chennai Metro.[1] Built at a cost of ₹2,250 million, the depot will have 24 tracks[2] and will be used for the repair, maintenance and cleaning of trains and will exclusively serve the trains to be operated on the Poonamallee–Light House stretch.[3] The depot will feature ballast tracks to save on capital expenditure, since laying ballastless track my cost an additional ₹800 to 900 million.[2]

Poonamallee Bypass track layout
Legend
to Poonamallee
to Poonamallee Depot
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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Westbound 		Towards ← Parandur Airport
Next Station: Poonamallee Depot
Platform 2
Eastbound 		Towards → Lighthouse
Next Station: Poonamallee
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kodambakkam to Poonamalee Chennai Metro stretch to be operational by June 2024". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CMRL may decide to build ballast tracks at Poonamallee depot". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Metro finalises contractor for phase II's Poonamallee depot". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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