Chennai Metro Rail will construct an at-grade station in the northern part of the city at Venugopal Nagar as part of the upcoming 118.9 km Phase II project. The station will be half underground and half on land.
According to Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials, the Venugopal Nagar station is located on Corridor 5 of the Phase II project, which connects Madhavaram to Sholinganallur. In this station alone, concourse or ticketing level will be made at ground level and platform will be made underground.
“A passenger can enter the station at the ground level, buy their ticket and have to go down one level via lift, escalator or stair to reach the platform and board the train. All other stations in the Phase II project are planned to be either elevated stations or underground stations, but in Venugopal Nagar alone, it will be half underground and half overground. The station serves as a link to connect the elevated corridor in Corridor 5 (Assisi Nagar to Retteri Junction) and the underground section in Corridor 3 (Madhavaram to Taramani), and hence will be built as such,” said an official. Said.
Sources said that the construction of this station is going on for the last few months. Officials said that there will be two entry/exits and adequate parking space will be provided for the passengers.
While CMRL initially plans to start operations between Poonamallee and Power House, it has asked contractors to speed up work on other stretches as well.