Kilpauk Medical College metro station

Kilpauk Medical College is an underground metro station on the South-East Corridor of the Green Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This was inaugurated on 14 May 2017. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Kilpauk and Chetput. The station has four entry and exit points.

Kilpauk Medical College
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	New Bupathy Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600031
Coordinates	13°04′39″N 80°14′34″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Green Line Purple Line  Inter Corridor Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount, Kilambakkam Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central Platform-3 → SIPCOT 2 Platform 4 → Madhavaram Milk Colony
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double Track
Depth	18 metres (59 ft)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Free bicycle
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SKM
History
Opened	15 May 2017 (2017-05-15)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Nehru Park towards Chennai Central Green Line Pachaiyappa's College towards St. Thomas Mount Blue Line (Inter-Corridor Service) Pachaiyappa's College towards Kilambakkam Kellys towards Madhavaram Milk Colony Purple Line (Future Service) Chetpet towards SIPCOT 2
Route map Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Purple Line Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Red Line Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Expressway Cooum River NH 4: EVR Periyar Salai Koyambedu depot Koyambedu Red Line Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Orange Line Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue LineRed Line Blue Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS  Red Line Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line
Location

History

Construction

The Chennai Metro Rail project took 2,756 square meters of land from the Kilpauk Medical College for the construction of the Metro station.

Station layout

Kilpauk Medical College track layout
to Nehru Park P1 P2 to Pachaiyappa's College
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Kilpauk Medical College track layout
to Kellys P# P# to Chetpet
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards → Chennai Central Next Station: Nehru Park
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Pachaiyappa's College
L3	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 3 Southbound	Towards → SIPCOT 2 Next Station: Chetpet
	Platform 4 Northbound	Towards ← Madhavaram Milk Colony Next Station: Kellys
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left

Facilities

List of available ATM at Kilpauk Medical College metro station are

Connections

Bus

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 15, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15F, 15FCT, 15G, 27B, 27C, 29B, 29C, 29N, 37D, 37G, 40, 40A, 50, 53A, 53B, 53E, 53P, 54V, 56G, 59, 59A, 71C, 71D, 71E, 71F, 71H, 71V, 101, 101NS, 127B, 129C, 150, 153, 159, 159A, 159ANS, 159B, 159D, 159E, 159F, 159K, 553, 571, B29NGS, J29C, M15LCT, M29B, M29C, M54V, serves the station from nearby K.M.C Hospital bus stand.

Rail

Chetput railway station

Entry/Exit

Kilpauk Medical College metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No-A3	Gate No-A4

See also

• Chennai
• Chetput (Chennai)
• Chetput Lake
• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Chetput railway station
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems

External links

• Official website

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