Lighthouse metro station

 Orange Line PlatformsIsland platforms Platform-1 → Lighthouse metro station
Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass metro stationConstructionStructure typeUnderground, Double TrackHistoryOpenedUnder constructionElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryServices

Preceding station	Chennai Metro			Following station
Kutchery Road towards Lighthouse		Orange Line		Terminus towards Poonamallee Bypass

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.

History

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

Construction

The station

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

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

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2	Side 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

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

Lighthouse track layout
Legend
Train Terminates Here to Foreshore Estate Road
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

See also

References

External links

• Official website