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Panagal Park is an upcoming underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Yellow Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 30 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This metro station is slated to be commercialized on June 2028.[1][2]

Coordinates13.04076°N 80.23336°E / 13.04076; 80.23336
System
Chennai Metro station
OwnerChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
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Panagal Park
General information
Coordinates13.04076°N 80.23336°E / 13.04076; 80.23336
System
Chennai Metro station
OwnerChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
OperatorChennai Metro
LineYellow Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Lighthouse
Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
Underground, Double track
Platform levels
2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
History
OpeningJune 2028; 19 months' time (June 2028) (TBC)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Kodambakkam Yellow Line
(Under Construction)
Nandanam
towards Lighthouse
Kodambakkam
towards Parandur Airport
Yellow Line
(Future Service)
Location
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History

In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Panagal Park metro station situated on the underground section stretching from Kodambakkam Flyover to Boat Club, which also forms a part of Corridor 4 under Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro network. [3]

Apart from this metro station, this package includes four other stations, namely Kodambakkam Flyover, Kodambakkam, Nandanam, and Boat Club. The group of bidders participated in this package as well, namely ITD Cementation India Ltd., Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Gulermak, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC), and a joint venture of J Kumar Infraprojects–Patel Infrastructure.

Upon evaluation, ITD Cementation India Ltd., submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was consequently awarded the contract.[4] They commenced underground construction in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.[5]

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Panagal Park track layout (TBC)
P1
P2
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
** Under Construction
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2 Platform 1
Eastbound
Towards → Lighthouse
Next Station: Nandanam
Change at the next station for Blue Line
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass **
Next Station: Kodambakkam
L2 Note: ** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future)

Entry/Exit

Panagal Park metro station is set to be the largest metro station constructed in Phase 2 of Chennai Metro. It will have 5 Entry/Exit points to serve the crowd in commercial hub of T. Nagar.[6]

  • The 5 entry points are planned at Sivagnanam Street, Pinjala Subramaniam Street, Prakasam Street, Bashyam Street and Nageswaran Road.[6]

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