Thirumangalam metro station

Construction history[edit]

The station[edit]

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Traffic[edit]

Underground Station layout[edit]

Elevated Station layout[edit]

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Route map
	Legend
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Blue Line
	MRTS
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line

Thirumangalam
; Thirumangalam
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	L Block, Anna Nagar West, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600040
Coordinates	13°05′07″N 80°12′00″E / 13.085194°N 80.199950°E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Green Line Red Line Inter Corridor Line
Platforms	Island platform; (Underground); Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount; Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central; (Elevated); Platform 1 → Sholinganallur; Platform 2 → Madhavaram Depot
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	STI
History
Opening	May 14, 2017; 6 years ago
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Passengers
2019	10,000
Rank	1
Services
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Blue Line
	MRTS
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
Location

Thirumangalam is an underground metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods where the old village of Thirumangalam once stood and now the area where the Thirumangalam Flyover, a prominent landmark and referred to by residents when giving directions.

The station is being constructed by the Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station was opened for public on May 14, 2017.^[2]

The station is being constructed as an underground station near Koyambedu. The station has a capacity to handle about 23,000 passengers an hour. The station has four entry and exit points.^[3]

As of December 2019, about 10,000 passengers board trains at the station, making it the busiest metro station in Chennai.^[1]

Thirumangalam track layout

Legend

Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards → Chennai Central next station is Anna Nagar Tower
	Island platform \| Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount next station is Koyambedu

Thirumangalam track layout

Legend

Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Sholinganallur next station is Kendriya Vidyalaya
	Island platform \| Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Madhavaram Depot next station is Anna Nagar

List of available ATM at Thirumangalam metro station are

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 7E, 7F, 7H, 7K, 7M, 7MET, 15C, 34, 40A, 40H, 40L, 40N, 41D, 47C, 47CX, 47D, 47J, 147A, 147B, 147C, 147V, A47 serve the station.^[4] Also Share Autos serve the station.

On 30 June 2023, a Minibus Service S70k was launched which will connect Thirumangalam Metro Station to Korattur Water Canal Road via Anna Nagar West Depot, Padi Saravana Stores, Korattur Bus Stand, Bus Railway Station. also, 10 Electric Autorickshaws are available for a fixed price of Rs.25 per km.^[5]

There are four entry exits. All are on second Avenue. The exits in the left side while traveling towards airport or Koyambedu is best suited for reaching Tirumangalam, Mogappair, Padi, Koyambedu. Additionally, Lalitha and GRT jewellers are in the same side.

^ ^a ^b Sekar, Sunitha (25 December 2019). "After a slow start, Metro sees steady uptick in ridership". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
^ Sekar, Sunitha (14 May 2017). "Naidu, Palaniswami flag off underground stretch of Chennai Metro". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Metro stretch to have fewer entry points". The Hindu. Chennai. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ "Chennai Bus Routes Stage Wise".
^ "Thirumanagalam Metro Station New Connectivity".

to Anna Nagar Tower

to Koyambedu

Official website

UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
Google. "Thirumangalam metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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[TH_UptickInRidership-1] Sekar, Sunitha (25 December 2019). "After a slow start, Metro sees steady uptick in ridership". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

[2] Sekar, Sunitha (14 May 2017). "Naidu, Palaniswami flag off underground stretch of Chennai Metro". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[3] "Metro stretch to have fewer entry points". The Hindu. Chennai. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[4] "Chennai Bus Routes Stage Wise".

[5] "Thirumanagalam Metro Station New Connectivity".

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v t e Chennai Metro
Green Line 2	Chennai Central ■ Egmore Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Koyambedu Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Ekkattuthangal Arignar Anna Alandur ■ St. Thomas Mount
Red Line 5	Madhavaram Milk Colony ■ Madhavaram Depot Assisi Nagar Manjambakkam Velmurugan Nagar Madhavaram Bus Terminus Shastri Nagar, Chennai Retteri Junction Kolathur Junction Srinivasa Nagar Villivakkam Vikkivakkam Bus Terminus Vikkivakkam MTH Road Anna Nagar West Thirumangalam Junction Anna Nagar KV Koyambedu Koyambedu Market Natesan Nagar Virugambakkam Alwarthiru Nagar ■ Valasaravakkam ■ Karambakkam ■ Alapakkam ■ Mugalivakkam Ramapuram Manapakkam Chennai Trade Centre Butt Road Alandur ■ ■ St. Thomas Mount ■ Adambakkam Vanuvampet Ulagaram Madipakkam Kilkattalai Echangadu Kovilambakkam Vellakkal Medavakkam I Medavakkam II Perumbakkam Classical Tamil Institute Elcot Park Sholinganallur
Depot(s)	■ Koyambedu ■ Madhavaram (TBC)
See also	List of Chennai Metro stations Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Bold represents terminal station on the respective main or branch line Stations in italics* are Under Construction