Adambakkam | |
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 City Link Road, Adambakkam | |
  Adambakkam  Adambakkam  Adambakkam | |
| Coordinates:12°59′N80°12′E / 12.99°N 80.20°E /12.99; 80.20 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Ward | 163,165 |
| District | Chennai district |
| Government | |
| • Body | CMDA |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600088 |
| Telephone code | 44 - 225, 233, 234 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-22 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sriperumbathur |
| Legislative Assembly constituency | Alandur |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
Adambakkam is a neighbourhood ofChennai,India. It is primarily a residential locality situated inSouth Chennai. Adambakkam area comes underVelachery taluk andAlandur taluk,Chennai District of Chennai Corporation. Adambakkam is surrounded by areas namely,Alandur in the North-West,Nanganallur in the West,Madipakkam in the South,Velachery in the East andGuindy in the North. Earlier, one part of Adambakkam was under the direct governance of Chennai Corporation. From October 2011 onwards, the entire area was merged with the Chennai Corporation.[1] Upon completion of theMRTS extension line, the neighbourhood will be served byAdambakkam railway station. Its Proximity to commercial localities likeVelachery, accessible railway stations, Metro Stations and road transport routes makes Adambakkam an ideal choice of location to live.
Adambakkam is located at12°59′N80°12′E / 12.99°N 80.20°E /12.99; 80.20.[2] It has an average elevation of 7 metres (23 feet). TheAdambakkam Lake situated in Jeevan Nagar and theVelachery Lake situated in Kakkan Nagar are the two lakes present in the locality.
Adambakkam has a population with diverse cultures and religions where Hindus, Muslims and Christians co-exist. Prominent Hindu temples are the famous Pazhandi Amman temple near St. Thomas Mount railway station, Sundara Vinayagar Temple in NGO COLONY, Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple in EB Colony,Lord Subramanya temple in Brindavan Nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Amman temple in Andal Nagar and Nandeeswarar temple near St. Thomas Mount railway station. Viswaroopa SarvamangalaShaneeswara Bhagawan Sannidhi is located inside Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple. Prominent Mosque is the Masthan Gori Masjid in Masthan Ghori street. Prominent Church is St. Mark's Catholic Church in Brindavan Nagar. Adhinath Digambar Jain Temple at Indira Gandhi street, Vanuvampetttai near Adambakkam is a Jain place of worship.
Adambakkam has a fully functional MTC Bus Terminus/Depot at NGO Colony in City Link Road. MTC uses this depot to park, maintain and refuel most of its buses serving nearby areas.
TheSt. Thomas Mount Railway Station between Alandur and Adambakkam, part of theChennai suburban railway serves this area. The phase II extension of the elevatedMass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) railway project is progressing at full pace and Adambakkam Station is expected to be built in Medavakkam main road junction near Vanuvampet (Madippakam).St. Thomas Mount subway (underpass) andThillai Ganga Nagar subway (underpass) connects Adambakkam withGST Road. The Kakkan Bridge connects Ramakrishnapuram and Brindavan Nagar. Another underpass exclusive for two wheeler traffic that connects the link road of Adambakkam and the Velachery road ofAlandur is under construction.
Summary of Transport facilities in Adambakkam:
Important Roads:
The Jawaharlal Nehru road (inner ring road) that outlines Adambakkam in the southern side is becoming a hot spot for real estate and commercial establishments.
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